Army 1st Lt. Kristen Griest prepares for a static-line jump as part of an airborne exercise during the Ranger Course April 25, 2015 in Fort Benning, Georgia. Griest and fellow soldier 1st Lt. Shaye Haver became the first women to graduate from the 61-day-long Ranger course considered one of the most intense and demanding in the military.

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Army 1st Lt. Kristen Griest prepares for a static-line jump as part of an airborne exercise during the Ranger Course April 25, 2015 in Fort Benning, Georgia. Griest and fellow soldier 1st Lt. Shaye Haver became the first women to graduate from the 61-day-long Ranger course considered one of the most intense and demanding in the military.

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Location: Fort Benning, Georgia
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