An Army Ranger student scans the treeline while on watch duty in the woods of the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range. Students complete the final phase of the Army Ranger course with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Instructors expose the students to 18-day field training that includes airborne and helicopter assaults, small boat operations, river and swamp crossings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
An Army Combat copy of the New Testament is secured with a Ranger student’s gear in the woods of the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range. Students complete the final phase of the Army Ranger course with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Instructors expose the students to 18-day field training that includes airborne and helicopter assaults, small boat operations, river and swamp crossings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
Army Ranger students practice their rope tying procedures prior to a river crossing during a field training exercise in the woods of the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range. Students complete the final phase of the Army Ranger course with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Instructors expose the students to 18-day field training that includes airborne and helicopter assaults, small boat operations, river and swamp crossings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
An Army Ranger student takes a breather during a moment of down time prior to a field training exercise in the woods of the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range. Students complete the final phase of the Army Ranger course with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Instructors expose the students to 18-day field training that includes airborne and helicopter assaults, small boat operations, river and swamp crossings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
Army Ranger students scan the treeline while on watch duty in the woods of the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range. Students complete the final phase of the Army Ranger course with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Instructors expose the students to 18-day field training that includes airborne and helicopter assaults, small boat operations, river and swamp crossings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
Army Ranger students discuss maneuvers in the woods of the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range. Students complete the final phase of the Army Ranger course with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Instructors expose the students to 18-day field training that includes airborne and helicopter assaults, small boat operations, river and swamp crossings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
An Army Ranger student cleans his weapon prior during some down time in the woods of the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range. Students complete the final phase of the Army Ranger course with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Instructors expose the students to 18-day field training that includes airborne and helicopter assaults, small boat operations, river and swamp crossings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
An Army Ranger student watches as Soldiers discuss strategy before an upcoming maneuver in the woods of the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., range. Students complete the final phase of the Army Ranger course with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Instructors expose the students to 18-day field training that includes airborne and helicopter assaults, small boat operations, river and swamp crossings. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)