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Ranger Open House [PICTORIAL]

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The 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event was held on May 11, 2019, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The event was a chance for the public to learn how Rangers train and operate.

The open house displays showed equipment, weapons, a reptile zoo, face painting and weapon firing among others. The demonstrations showed off hand-to-hand combat, a parachute jump, snake show, and Rangers in action. US Air Force Photos by Samuel King.

 

A Soldier helps a young recruit fire a rifle during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event May 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
A new recruit practices rowing during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event May 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
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An Army Blackhawk helicopter at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house.
A new recruit helps a Soldier pull a medical sled during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event May 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

 

A potential Soldier aims down the barrel of a machine gun during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event.
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A mother and son watch as Soldiers perform post-flight checks on a Blackhawk helicopter at the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event May 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

 

A new recruit gets her face painted up like a Ranger during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house.

 

A couple receives a tour of a Blackhawk helicopter during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event.
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A Soldier helps a young recruit fire a machine gun during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house.

 

A Soldier helps two young recruits try on helmets during the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s open house event May 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla
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