Long Range Surveillance Selection

Long range surveillance selection candidates participate in the push-up event of a qualifying Ranger Physical Fitness Test, June 22 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The RPFT consisted of push-up and sit-up testing using the 17-21 age bracket, a five-mi... ... READ MORE

Long range surveillance selection candidates participate in the sit-up event of a qualifying Ranger Physical Fitness Test, June 22 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Nineteen candidates started their morning competing for a chance to be a part of F Compa... ... READ MORE

Pfc. Kyle Brantner, an infantryman assigned to D Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, runs across the finish line during a qualifying Ranger Physical Fitness Test five-mile run, J... ... READ MORE

Staff Sgt. Jamie Sanders, a Pre-Ranger Course instructor, dons a mismatched pair of boots during combat water survival testing, June 22 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Following a Ranger Physical Fitness Test, Sanders and 18 other candidates jumped in... ... READ MORE

Pfc. Nick Day, an infantryman assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, grimaces during the chin-up event of a qualifying Ranger Physical Fitness Test, June 22 at Fort Bra... ... READ MORE

Staff Sgt. Jamie Sanders, a Pre-Ranger Course instructor, makes a splash during combat water survival testing, June 22 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Following a Ranger Physical Fitness Test, Sanders and 18 other candidates jumped in the pool during ... ... READ MORE

Pfc. Aaron Sekas, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, jumps in a pool during a "don and ditch" exercise, combat water surv... ... READ MORE

Four long range surveillance selection candidates tread water during combat water survival testing, June 22 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Nineteen candidates started their morning competing for a chance to be a part of F Company (Long range surveill... ... READ MORE

Pfc. Aaron Sekas, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, climbs out of a pool during long range surveillance selection combat... ... READ MORE

By the red light of his headlamp, Pvt. Anthony Smith, an infantryman assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Airborne Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, studies a map of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during the land navigation po... ... READ MORE

Pvt. Mason Wilkes, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, studies a map of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, beneath the red glow of his headlamp, June 23. Wi... ... READ MORE

Spc. Colby Thomas, an infantryman assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division walks to the end of a land navigation course during long range surveillance selection for F Com... ... READ MORE

Staff Sgt. Michael Ballou, an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, runs to the end of a land navigation course during long range surveillance selection for F Company (Long ran... ... READ MORE

Led by Spc. Brandon Davis (front), an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, long range surveillance selection candidates begin a three-mile body armor run, June 23, a... ... READ MORE

Long range surveillance selection candidates participate in a three-mile body armor run in triple digit summer weather, June 23, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. By the afternoon of the second day, 17 remaining candidates were still in the running for ... ... READ MORE

Both infantrymen, Pfc. Aaron Sekas (left), and Pfc. Nick Day, respectively assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and C Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigad... ... READ MORE

Staff Sgt. Michael Ballou, an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, nears the end of a threw-mile body armor run during long range surveillance selection. Candidates were ideal... ... READ MORE

Pfc. Cole Hatcher, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, breaks into a run at the end of a 20-kilometer ruck march during the last leg of long range sur... ... READ MORE

Pfc. Nick Day, an infantryman assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, concentrates on a written exam during the last leg of long range surveillance selection, June 24, a... ... READ MORE

Both infantrymen, Pfc. Aaron Sekas (left), and Pfc. Harley George, respectively assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and 3rd Squadron, 73rd Airborne Cavalry Regi... ... READ MORE

Pvt. Anthony Smith, an infantryman assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Airborne Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and other candidates rest while taking a written exam following a 20-kilometer road march during the last le... ... READ MORE

Spc. Colby Thomas, an infantryman assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, ascends a rope at an obstacle course during the last leg of long range surveillance selection,... ... READ MORE

Pfc. Nick Day, an infantryman assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, vaults over a beam at an obstacle course during the last leg of long range surveillance selection, ... ... READ MORE

Sgt. Joe Anderson, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, low crawls through a sand pit underneath barbed wire at an obstacle course during the last leg ... ... READ MORE

Spc. Brandon Davis (front), an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, launches himself from an obstacle during the last leg of long range surveillance selection, June ... ... READ MORE

Spc. Colby Thomas, an infantryman assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division walks to the end of a land navigation course during long range surveillance selection for F Com... ... READ MORE