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Crestview mayor, chamber members experience Ranger training Crestview Mayor JB Whitten joined committee chair Ryan Price and fellow members of the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee on a boots-on-the-ground – or rather, in the water – tour behind the gates of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion.
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Army offering bonuses for new infantry recruits FORT KNOX, Ky. — The U.S. Army is seeking qualified individuals to serve in the infantry and is offering signing bonuses up to $15,000 or student loan repayment up to $65,000, depending on the length of the term of service and the training […]
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Ranger Training: Batavia soldier striving to become ‘elite of the elite’ Sgt. Zachary Gibson joined the U.S. Army in 2011 as a petroleum supply specialist. While proud to serve his country in any capacity, the Batavia native said he always felt the need to strive for more. “I always wanted […]
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Watch This Guy Attempt the Army Rangers’ 12-Mile Ruck March The first week of training in the US Army Rangers, known as the Ranger Assessment Phase (RAP), consists of several grueling challenges, including the Physical Fitness Test, Combat Water Survival Training, Land Navigation, and on Day 5, the infamous Ruck […]
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5TH RANGER TRAINING BATTALION CH-47 CHINOOK AIRBORNE JUMP A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 5th Ranger Training Battalion, conducts an Airborne jump out of a CH-47 Chinook onto Stringer Drop Zone, Dahlonega, GA., February 20, 2020. These Army Rangers are jumping to stay current on jump status […]
