Army Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein, left, with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and Army Capt. Robert Killian, with the Colorado Army National Guard, cool down after negotiating an obstacle course during the Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Friedlein and Killian competed against 53 teams in the grueling three-day competition, hoping to take home top honors like they did last year when they were named the Army’s Best Rangers. (

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