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Latest "ranger" stories
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Father and son, both active duty officers, graduate Ranger School exactly 35 years apart
“I’ve served in the best units in the Army," Chaplain (Maj.) Charlie Shields said. "But I told my wife, I think I’m prouder of the fact that my son is a second-generation Ranger than of anything I did.”
By Harm Venhuizen
Army’s Best Sapper Competition to feature all-female team among other ‘firsts’
Capt. Hilary Thomas and 1st Lt. Alyvia Orsini, both with the 21st Brigade, 3rd Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, will comprise the first all-female team of combat engineers to participate in the three-day competition.
By Dylan Gresik
First female Air Force airman earns Army Ranger tab
The Army Ranger Course is one of the most challenging leadership courses offered by the Army, and focuses on small-unit tactics and combat leadership. Approximately half of those who attend Ranger School, which involves three phases of training, pass requirements to graduate.
New FN MK48 machine gun could address SOCOM’s desire for 6.5 mm round and assault machine gun
The new MK48 MOD 2 is chambered in the 6.5 Creedmoor, which might increase accuracy and reduce recoil.
By Shawn Snow