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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Fort Bragg MISO CSM Graduates, Earns Ranger Tab

By Sgt. Gabrielle Phillip-Purvis 6th MISB (A) Public Affairs Representative

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  • Wednesday, September 12, 2012

FORT BENNING, GA. -- Command Sgt. Maj. Courtney S. Mabus of the 6th Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne) Fort Bragg, N.C., graduated the U.S. Army Ranger Course on Friday Aug. 24. Mabus was one of 169 newly trained Ranger qualified Soldiers to graduate. At the age of 40, Mabus is one of the oldest and highest ranking Soldiers to ever graduate what is widely considered as one of the toughest school schools in the US Army. So why now, at his age, and with almost 22 years of service, would a command sergeant major attend Ranger School? "It was unfinished business," said Mabus. "It would have been career regret if I had not had the opportunity to attend. What made me decide to go was watching the seats go unfilled month after …

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Rangers ‘Surviving the Cut’ Episode Premieres on Discovery Channel

Media Advisory by the 75th Ranger Regiment Public Affairs

  FORT BENNING, Ga. (USASOC News Service, July 3, 2012) – The Discovery Channel is scheduled to release a one-hour documentary that follows a class through the 75th Ranger Regiment’s Assessment and Selection Program.  The program is titled 'Hell and Back, Special Ops Ranger.' The episode premieres July 8 at 9 p.m. on the Discovery Channel. Check your local listing for more information. This is an unprecedented glimpse of initial training that every enlisted Soldier must successfully complete before he is assigned to one of the four Ranger Battalions. Quick Facts: About the 75th Ranger Regiment The 75th Ranger Regiment is the Army’s premier direct action raid force. It is capable of planning, executing and commanding and controlling large …

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