19 FORT BENNING, Ga. The top rangers from across the Army gathered at Fort Benning, Georgia, to compete in the 37th annual Best Ranger Competition, from April 16-18, 2021.
The Best Ranger Competition consists of a series of physically grueling events such as swimming, ruck marching, and running long distances, along with various obstacle courses that best showcase the competence, physical and mental endurance, and competitive spirit, of the Army Ranger.
Thousands of miles away from the warmth of Hawaii, stands six rangers huddled around the starting line in the brisk Georgia air. The competing Light Fighters exchanged palm trees for pine, but their focus remained constant: to win. Surrounding them are 96 other rangers representing the best the Army has to offer. The morning is quiet and the intensity of what lies ahead rests juxtaposed to the stillness of the morning. It truly is the calm before the storm an appropriate setting for the Tropic Lightning competito
SIG Sauer M17 Trophy Pistols: Why They Are a Really Rare Gun
The competition is a famous and grueling event in which the winning team gets a pair of special sidearms. This year those were M17s rather than the old 1911s.
First lieutenants Vince Paikowski and Alastair Keys, both from the 75th Ranger Regiment, each won a very special trophy. For this year’s U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition, New Hampshire based SIG Sauer created a pair of U.S. Army Best Ranger Competition M17 Trophy Pistols.
The custom M17 pistols, which are based on the standard sidearm of the U.S. Army, were designed and built by SIG Custom Works earlier this year. In years past, the winning teams received Colt M1911-style pistols, which were presented in a ceremony at the end of the competition. This year, to reflect the change in the standard issued sidearm, the winners received the M17s.
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FORT BENNING, Ga. Some of the the U.S. Army’s most elite soldiers are on a new mission to find out who s the best among them.
After a one-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Best Ranger Competition has returned.
The grueling three-day team competition underway at Fort Benning will test soldiers physically and mentally as they work their way through a series of obstacle courses that simulate combat scenarios.
On Friday, the competition kicked off early, at 6 a.m. The 52 two-member teams drawn from across the country and overseas bunched together at the starting point and got their legs moving on a 9-mile run.
21 Dogface Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team have spent countless hours preparing mentally and physically over the last four months across two continents for what will be one of the biggest tests of personal strength and endurance of their lives. First Lt. Jeremy Tuggle and 1st Lt. Austin Rutledge recently traveled over 7,000 miles from South Korea to compete against the rest of the Army’s most elite Rangers at the 37th Annual Lieutenant General David E. Grange, Jr. Best Ranger Competition, 16 through 18 April, at Fort Benning, Georgia.
The event is open to all qualified Rangers, but each division is allocated a select number of teams, so battalions must first battle it out to ensure the best of the best represent their division in the competition.
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