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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Skaggs and Michael Ayotte conduct an air assault over water as part of the helo cast event during the 2010 Best Ranger Competition, Camp Darby, Fort Benning, Ga., May 09, 2010. Skaggs and Ayotte are assigned to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Teams were required to construct a poncho raft and use it to get their gear to the shores to complete the event.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Skaggs and Michael Ayotte conduct an air assault over water as part of the helo cast event during the 2010 Best Ranger Competition, Camp Darby, Fort Benning, Ga., May 09, 2010. Skaggs and Ayotte are assigned to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Teams were required to construct a poncho raft and use it to get their gear to the shores to complete the event.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Skaggs and Michael Ayotte conduct an air assault over water as part of the helo cast event during the 2010 Best Ranger Competition, Camp Darby, Fort Benning, Ga., May 09, 2010. Skaggs and Ayotte are assigned to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. Teams were required to construct a poncho raft and use it to get their gear to the shores to complete the event.

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