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    Pa. Guardsmen seek selection for Ranger and Sapper schools [Image 10 of 10]

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    A soldier in camouflage uniform is low-crawling through deep mud and water puddles beneath strands of barbed wire during what appears to be a military training exercise. The conditions are wet and rainy, with the soldier carrying a rifle and a backpack while keeping his body as flat as possible to clear the wire obstacle. A second figure is faintly visible in the foggy background.

    FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES

    04.23.2022

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Smith 

    109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

    Spc. Patrick Kusik, an indirect fire infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard low crawls under barbed wire while navigating an individual movement technique lane April 23 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Kusik attended a four-day Ranger Sapper Assessment Program and the IMT lane was an evaluated event. This event was designed to prepare the trainees for the infamous Malvesti obstacle course, a wet and muddy confidence course that they will encounter if selected to attend Ranger School. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Smith)

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    Date Taken: 04.23.2022
    Date Posted: 04.24.2022 14:32
    Photo ID: 7157661
    VIRIN: 220423-Z-AM608-010
    Resolution: 4583x3055
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    Location: FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA, US
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    A soldier in camouflage uniform is low-crawling through deep mud and water puddles beneath strands of barbed wire during what appears to be a military training exercise. The conditions are wet and rainy, with the soldier carrying a rifle and a backpack while keeping his body as flat as possible to clear the wire obstacle. A second figure is faintly visible in the foggy background.

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