Day 3 - Competition continues at Hurley Hill

There are now 24 teams left in the 2009 Best Ranger Competition. The teams are now on the Water Confidence Test followed by the helocast.

The team standings this morning, posted after last night's land nav course are -
1st - team 21 - Sgt 1st Class Blake A. Simms & Sgt 1st Class Chad E.W. Stackpole, 4th Ranger Training Bn, Ranger Training Brigade with 1914 points
2nd - team 22 - Master Sgt Walter E. Zajkowski and Master Sgt Daniel E. Jenkins, US Army Special Operations Command with 1857 points
3rd - Team 7 - Sgt Michael A. Malchow and Sgt. Jesse A, Collins, 75th Ranger Regiment with 1637 points
4th - Team 31 - Staff Sgt Michael C. Mutchie and Staff Sgt Miguel A. Antia, 4th Ranger Training Bn, Ranger Training Brigade
5th - Team 23 - Sgt Maj Jesse D. Boettcher and Master Sgt Eric J. Turk, US Army Special Operations Command
6th - Team 8 - Staff Sgt Brandon K. Farmer and Staff Sgt Luke R. McDowell, 75th Ranger Regiment
7th - Team 46 - Capt Samuel E. Linn and 1st Sgt Robert F. Carter, 2nd ID
8th - Team 29 - Sgt Jeremy K. Billings and Cpl Troy V. Jenkins, 75th Ranger Regiment
9th - Team 27 - Staff Sgt Benjamin C. Hunter and Staff Sgt Ian B. Hunter, 75th Ranger Regiment
10th - Team 43 - 1st Lt Thomas M. Halverson and 1st Lt Michael J. Luth, 4th Bde, 4th ID
11th - Team 24 - Maj Jose D. Salinas and Maj Edward A. Sedlock - 199th
12th - Team 33 - 1st Lt Chris S. Migliaro and Sgt 1st Class Jordan A. Martell, 4th Bde, 4th ID
13th - Team 16 - Staff Sgt Raylan J. Heck and Staff Sgt Adam J. Angrisanio, 6th Ranger Training Bn, Ranger Training Brigade
14th - Team 17 - Sgt Edward F. Killmeier and Spc Michael E. Pierce, 75th Ranger Regiment
15th - Team 20 - Maj Pete S. Kranenburg and Sgt 1st Class John S. Przytulski, 1st SWTG
16th - Team 26 - Capt Ronald L. Garberson and Capt Anthony B. Aguilar, US Army Special Operations Command
17th - Team 49 - Sgt 1st Class Mark E. Breyak and Sgt 1st Class Steve W. Fields, SWC NCOA
18th - Team 5 - Sgt 1st Class Derek G. Wise and Sgt David M. Paul, 25th ID
19th - Team 14 - Capt Stephen P. Magennis and Capt Todd M. Tompkins, 199th Inf
20th - Team 38 - 1st Lt Anthony J. Kivlehan and 1st Lt Alex B. Armstrong, 4th Bde 4th ID
21st - Team 35 - Capt David M. Cochrane and Staff Sgt Anthony L. Fuentes, 6th Ranger Training Bn, Ranger Training Brigade
22nd - Team 45 - Capt Lloyd B. Wohlschlegel and 1st Lt Raymond A. Kuderka, 2-27, 25th ID
23rd - Team 34 - 1st Lt Lauren A. Gore and 1st Lt Benjamin L. Juvinall, 4th Bde, 1st ID
24th Team 28 - Capt Ronald L. Garberson and Capt Anthony B. Aguilar, US Army Special Operations Command