Army Captain Kristen Griest is congratulated by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley after becoming the first woman to graduate from Army Ranger school August 21, 2015 at 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 Captain Kristen Griest is congratulated by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley after becoming the first woman to graduate from Army Ranger school August 21, 2015 at 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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