The Lehigh Valley "Steel" Battalion competes each year in the Ranger Challenge competition. Nineteen schools vie for the Commander's Trophy at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA each fall semester.  In the past 16 years Lehigh has placed 3rd or better. Every year the "Steel" Battalion has a Ranger Challenge team which practices to get ready for the competition. Before the actual competition the team competes against one another to see who will get the coveted slots on the team that goes to the actual competition. This preliminary competition is called the "Best Ranger" competition. The pictures below are from 2005.



CPT Mills and MSG Pino grading two cadets' push-ups.


CPT Mills grading CDT Tossie's sit-ups as CDT Nigro holds his feet.


The cadets as they get ready to test their land-nav skills.


A cadet rejoices as he finishes the long ruck-run and the competition.

 
CDT Nigro and CDT Tier in the weapons assembly/disassembly phase of the competition.


One of the cadets taking the written land-nav test.


The cadets preparing to start the ruck run.


Two cadets in the middle of the ruck-run.


The Ranger Challenge team encouraging one of their comrades as he crosses the finish line.

 
The Ranger Challegen Team.