Cowboy up

A cowboy takes his horse to the corral during the Eglin Sand and Spurs club open house May 22. The club provided pony rides for kids and riding and training demonstrations. Those who attended got an up close and hands-on experience with many of the different breeds of horses housed at the stables on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Waiting game

Rangers wait for the helicopter to arrive before moving the injured during the Ranger Open House May 22. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate in extreme situations. The event displays such as dive equipment, weapons, and zodiac boats and demonstrations like hand-to-hand combat, parachute jump, and an urban operations demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Get to the chopper

Rangers run to a helicopter during a downed-pilot demonstration at the Ranger Open House May 22. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate in extreme situations. The event displays such as dive equipment, weapons, and zodiac boats and demonstrations like hand-to-hand combat, parachute jump, and an urban operations demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Airborne

Rangers drift down after jumping out of a helicopter as part of a parachute jump demonstration during the Ranger Open House May 22. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate in extreme situations. The event displays such as dive equipment, weapons, and zodiac boats and demonstrations like hand-to-hand combat, parachute jump, and an urban operations demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

Guards

Rangers guard their injured while waiting on the helicopter to arrive during a downed pilot demonstration at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion Open House May 22. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate in extreme situations. The event displays such as dive equipment, weapons, and zodiac boats and demonstrations like hand-to-hand combat, parachute jump, and an urban operations demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

New recruit

A “trainee” tests out the machine guns on display during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion Open House May 22. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate in extreme situations. The event displays such as dive equipment, weapons, and zodiac boats and demonstrations like hand-to-hand combat, parachute jump, and an urban operations demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)