Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta listens to Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ferguson, with the Ranger Training Brigade, talk about the World War I portion of the "Last 100 Yards" display at the National Infantry Museum May 4.  The exhibit contains eight scenes from eight wars in U.S. Infantry history and features lifelike figures cast from Soldiers serving at Fort Benning. Six Soldiers acted as tour guides for the secretary. Photo by Lori Egan
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta watches Soldiers with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, negotiate the obstacle course on Sand Hill May 4 during his visit to Fort Benning, Ga. The 23rd secretary of Defense spoke to 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Soldiers, observed training across the installation, including demonstrations at the Clarke Simulation Center on Harmony Church involving dismounted squads, advanced situational awareness and leader immersion on the ELITE system. He also toured the National Infantry Museum and ate lunch with junior enlisted Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division, 75th Ranger Regiment, 11th Engineer Battalion and 209th Military Police Detachment. Photo by Lori Egan
1st Sgt. Robert Winters, left, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment, briefs Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta while A Company Soldiers negotiate the obstacle course on Sand Hill.  Also pictured are Maj. Gen. Robert Brown, commanding general of Fort Benning and the Maneuver Center of Excellence, and Capt. Charles Wolstein, A Company commander.  The first sergeant is carrying the obstacle course streamer, which Panetta attached to the platoon guidon after the Soldiers finished the course. Photo by Lori Egan
Staff Sgt. Lauren Bailey, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, talks about paratroopers during World War II with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta May 4 during a guided tour of the National Infantry Museum's exhibit "The Last 100 Yards."  Maj. Gen. Robert Brown, commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Command Sgt. Maj. Steven McClaflin and Col. Walter Piatt, Infantry School command sergeant major and commandant, and Brig. Gen. Thomas James, Armor School commandant, are also pictured. Photo by Lori Egan
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta uses Sgt. Alden Rodrigues's helmet mounted display, which is tethered to his CPU backpack, to experience the Dismounted Soldier Training System. The Soldiers, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company's Sniper Section, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, demonstrated the DSTS at the Clarke Simulation Center May 4 during the secretary's visit to Fort Benning. Photo by Lori Egan
Soldiers with D Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 192nd Infantry Brigade, use visualization exercises to prepare for the buddy team live-fire exercise. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta watched the training during his visit to Fort Benning May 4.  The secretary observed training across the installation, including demonstrations at the Clarke Simulation Center on Harmony Church involving dismounted squads, advanced situational awareness and leader immersion on the ELITE system. Photo by Lori Egan
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta listens to Sgt. 1st Class Michael Ferguson, with the Ranger Training Brigade, talk about the World War I portion of the "Last 100 Yards" display at the National Infantry Museum May 4.  The exhibit contains eight scenes from eight wars in U.S. Infantry history and features lifelike figures cast from Soldiers serving at Fort Benning. Six Soldiers acted as tour guides for the secretary. Photo by Lori Egan
On day two of the 2012 Best Ranger Competition, teams compete in round-robin day-stake events on Todd Field at Fort Benning, Ga.  Thirty-four teams are left in the running to take on events including the Tri-tower Challenge and the Ranger First Responder lanes.  Photo by 1st Lt. Mary Whitney Whittaker, MCoE Public Affairs Office
On day two of the 2012 Best Ranger Competition, teams compete in round-robin day-stake events on Todd Field at Fort Benning, Ga.  Thirty-four teams are left in the running to take on events including the Tri-tower Challenge and the Ranger First Responder lanes.  Photo by 1st Lt. Mary Whitney Whittaker, MCoE Public Affairs Office
On day two of the 2012 Best Ranger Competition, teams compete in round-robin day-stake events on Todd Field at Fort Benning, Ga. Thirty-four teams are left in the running to take on events including the Tri-tower Challenge and the Ranger First Responder lanes. Photo by 1st Lt. Mary Whitney Whittaker, MCoE Public Affairs Office
On day two of the 2012 Best Ranger Competition, teams compete in round-robin day-stake events on Todd Field at Fort Benning, Ga.  Thirty-four teams are left in the running to take on events including the Tri-tower Challenge and the Ranger First Responder lanes.  Photo by 1st Lt. Mary Whitney Whittaker, MCoE Public Affairs Office
On day two of the 2012 Best Ranger Competition, teams compete in round-robin day-stake events on Todd Field at Fort Benning, Ga. Thirty-four teams are left in the running to take on events including the Tri-tower Challenge and the Ranger First Responder lanes. Photo by 1st Lt. Mary Whitney Whittaker, MCoE Public Affairs Office
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