3/6/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Edgar Corona, right, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron; Airman 1st Class Vicente Mattocks, center, 606th Air Control Squadron; and Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, place their valuables in ziplock bags for safe keeping before the Ranger training course began inside Bldg. 603 here March 1. The required three-day course prepares Airmen for what they will be tested on during the U.S. Army Ranger pre-assessment training course. The pre-assessment course tests service members physically and mentally with challenges ranging from ruck marching to battle survival tactics. Out of the five Airmen enrolled in the training, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, were the only participants to qualify to continue on to Ranger pre-assessment training at Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

3/6/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Vicente Mattocks, left, 606th Air Control Squadro; Staff Sgt. Edgar Corona, center, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron; and Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, set up cots inside a Tent Extendable Modular Personnel tent during a Ranger training course here March 1. The required three-day course prepares Airmen for what they will be tested on during the U.S. Army Ranger pre-assessment training course. The pre-assessment course tests service members physically and mentally with challenges ranging from ruck marching to battle survival tactics. Out of the five Airmen enrolled in the training, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, were the only participants to qualify to continue on to Ranger pre-assessment training at Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

3/6/2012 - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Airmen assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base receive instructions during the water survival training portion of the Ranger training course inside the Ramstein Aquatic Center here March 2. The required three-day course prepares Airmen for what they will be tested on during the U.S. Army Ranger pre-assessment training course. The pre-assessment course includes water survival training, which takes place at Ramstein AB, as well as ruck marching and battle survival tactics that took place at Spangdahlem AB. Out of the five Airmen enrolled in the training, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, were the only participants to qualify to continue on to Ranger pre-assessment training at Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

3/6/2012 - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Edgar Corona, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, swims 15 meters while keeping his rifle above water during the water survival training portion of the Ranger training course inside the Ramstein Aquatic Center here March 2. The required three-day course prepares Airmen for what they will be tested on during the U.S. Army Ranger pre-assessment training course. The pre-assessment course includes water survival training, which takes place at Ramstein AB, as well as ruck marching and battle survival tactics that took place at Spangdahlem AB. Out of the five Airmen enrolled in the training, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, were the only participants to qualify to continue on to Ranger pre-assessment training at Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

3/6/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airmen assigned to Spangdahlem AB ruck march down a road outside Bldg. 630 here before they begin the bag drag portion of the Ranger training course March 2. Any male Airman can volunteer for the annual training if they are serious about becoming a U.S. Army Ranger and their chain of command allows him to participate. The required three-day course prepares Airmen for what they will be tested on during the Ranger training school at U.S. Army Fort Benning, Ga. Out of the five Airmen enrolled in the training, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, were the only participants to qualify to continue on to Ranger pre-assessment training at Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

3/6/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – From left to right, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron; Airman 1st Class Vicente Mattocks, 606th Air Control Squadron; and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, take cover while ground burst simulators explode and simulated enemies return fire during the patrolling portion of the Ranger training course in a field next to Perimeter Road here March 3. Any male Airman can volunteer for the annual training if they are serious about becoming a U.S. Army Ranger and their chain of command allows him to participate. The required three-day course prepares Airmen for what they will be tested on during the Ranger training school at U.S. Army Fort Benning, Ga. Out of the five Airmen enrolled in the training, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, were the only participants to qualify to continue on to Ranger pre-assessment training at Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

3/6/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Vicente Mattocks, left, 606th Air Control Squadron; and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, advance on the enemy in a field next to Perimeter Road here during the patrolling training portion of the Ranger training course March 3. Any male Airman can volunteer for the annual training if they are serious about becoming a U.S. Army Ranger and their chain of command allows him to participate. The required three-day course prepares Airmen for what they will be tested on during the Ranger training school at U.S. Army Fort Benning, Ga. Out of the five Airmen enrolled in the training, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, were the only participants to qualify to continue on to Ranger pre-assessment training at Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

3/6/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Technical Sgt. Blake Eriksen, 52nd Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, gives commands to Airmen participating in the patrolling training portion of the Ranger training course in a field next to Perimeter Road here March 3. The three-day course prepares Airmen for what they will be tested on during the U.S. Army Ranger pre-assessment training course. The course tests service members’ physical and mental abilities in a high-stress environment while still helping the Ranger learn new skills and improve existing knowledge. Out of the five Airmen enrolled in the training, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, were the only participants to qualify to continue on to Ranger pre-assessment training at Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

3/6/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – The required three-day Ranger training course, held here and at Ramstein AB March 2-4, prepares Airmen for what they will be tested on during the U.S. Army Ranger pre-assessment training course. The course tests service members’ physical and mental abilities in a high-stress environment while still helping the Ranger learn new skills and improve existing knowledge. Out of the five Airmen enrolled in the training, Senior Airman Sean Reval, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, and Senior Airman Coty Raphael, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron, were the only participants to qualify to continue on to Ranger pre-assessment training at Sembach Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)