Pre-Ranger course helps top ‘Dragon’ Battalion soldiers prepare to attend elite school [Image 3 of 3]

BAGHDAD, IRAQ

07.21.2011

Courtesy Photo

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Public Affairs

Sgt. Ian Sharer (left), a team leader with Company A, 1st “Dragon” Battalion, 63rd Armored Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a Malvern, Pa., native, motivates a fellow candidate while doing pull-ups as part of a Pre-Ranger Course July 21, 2011 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. The Ranger Physical Fitness Test, unlike the Army PFT, requires soldiers to have enough upper body strength to do six perfect pull-ups. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Werthmann)

• Date Taken: 07.21.2011
• Date Posted: 09.09.2011 03:25
• Photo ID: 453367
• VIRIN: 110721-A-8617M-003
• Resolution: 3072x1728
• Size: 1.41 MB
• Location: BAGHDAD, IQ