2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment training in Yakima and Ft Lewis, Wa

[MikeL]

Rangers from D Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, pause from a live fire excersize to discuss after actions review during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 26 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Justin English/Released by LTC Brian DeSantis Regimental Public Affairs Officer)

Rangers from D Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, pause from a live fire excersize to discuss after actions review during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 26 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Justin English/Released by LTC Brian DeSantis Regimental Public Affairs Officer)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, receives mission guidance from the weapons squad leader prior to conducting 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Mikki Sprenkle)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Mikki Sprenkle)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Mikki Sprenkle)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Mikki Sprenkle)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Mikki Sprenkle)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Mikki Sprenkle)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, overwatches his target during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Liam Mulrooney)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, overwatches his target during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Liam Mulrooney)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Mikki Sprenkle)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts Mortar live fire and night operation training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Liam Mulrooney)

 

[MikeL]

Rangers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepares to fire the Gustav 84 mm man-portable reusable multi-role recoilless rifle during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Milton Lopez)

A 3 man Ranger team from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, rehearse battle drills for actions on the objective during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Milton Lopez)

Rangers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for actions on the objective during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Milton Lopez)

Rangers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for actions on the objective during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Milton Lopez)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire and night operation training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Liam Mulrooney)

Rangers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conducts live fire and night operation training during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Liam Mulrooney)

Rangers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to assault an obective during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, March 2013 (U.S. Army Photo by SGT Robert Brown III/Released by LTC Brian DeSantis)

Rangers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to assault an obective during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, March 2013 (U.S. Army Photo by SGT Robert Brown III/Released by LTC Brian DeSantis)

Rangers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare to assault an obective during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, March 2013 (U.S. Army Photo by SGT Robert Brown III/Released by LTC Brian DeSantis)

A Ranger and his working dog from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for actions on the objective during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Michael Spoor)

A Ranger and his working dog from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for actions on the objective during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Michael Spoor)

U.S. Army Rangers with 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment conduct training during Task Force Training on Yakima Training Center, Wa. Mar. 29, 2013. During Task Force Training, the Rangers collaborate and fine tune their procedures. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert B. Brown IV / Released by LTC Brian DeSantis Regimental Public Affairs Officer)

Rangers from D Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, pause from a live fire excersize to discuss after actions review during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 29 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Justin English/Released by LTC Brian DeSantis Regimental Public Affairs Officer)

U.S. Army Rangers with 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment conduct a Live Fire Exercise during Task Force Training on Yakima Training Center, Wa. Mar. 31, 2013. During Task Force Training, the Rangers collaborate and fine tune their procedures. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert B. Brown IV / Released by LTC Brian DeSantis Regimental Public Affairs Officer)

U.S. Army Rangers with 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment conduct a Live Fire Exercise during Task Force Training on Yakima Training Center, Wa. Mar. 31, 2013. During Task Force Training, the Rangers collaborate and fine tune their procedures. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert B. Brown IV / Released by LTC Brian DeSantis Regimental Public Affairs Officer)

 

[Danjanou]

The pics with the trees and buildings don't really look like Yakima, more like Ft Lewis IIRC. Mind they could have build a village/MOUT site there since I was last on the gorund in 1980, but I don't think you could have put a pine forrest like that in a dessert in just over three decades

 

[Canadian.Trucker]

Awesome photos Skeletor, thanks again.

Makes me jealous though, as I'm chained behind this damn desk!  *throws desk over*

 

[Jammer]

Great pics.

Everyone is wearing Multi-Cam. Does this mean the US Army has come to it's senses and binned the ACU.

The US Army folks I was recently serving with stated that Multi-Cam is for deployed ops only....

 

[MikeL]

The pics with the trees and buildings don't really look like Yakima, more like Ft Lewis IIRC

I believe you are correct, as some captions(for the wooded area and MOUT site) say they are training in Joint Base Lewis-McCord, other captions may be saying Yakima by mistake.

Everyone is wearing Multi-Cam. Does this mean the US Army has come to it's senses and binned the ACU.

The UCP pattern's days are numbered.  Right now the US Army is nearing the end of deciding on the next camo patterns - 1 for woodland, 1 for arid and 1 for transitional areas.  I believe they will announce the new camo patterns in June.

The US Army folks I was recently serving with stated that Multi-Cam is for deployed ops only....

For the conventional Army,  Multicam/OEF-P is only for pers deployed to Afghanistan.

 

[Jammer]

It was intersting to see USAF and USN folks wearing Multi-Cam in theater as well. USMC is wearing thier original desert "cadpat"

 

[MikeL]

It was intersting to see USAF and USN folks wearing Multi-Cam in theater as well. USMC is wearing thier original desert "cadpat"

Multicam is pretty popular for deployed pers now it seems(plus SOF for the last few years),  not sure if some USAF pers are wearing their tiger stripe uniforms while deployed or not anymore. When the US Army chooses the new patterns,  I wonder if the USAF, etc will follow and adopt the same patterns.  Seems some US Gov't people aren't too impressed that every service has it's own individual camo patterns.  I heard some people also want the US Navy blue/black digital camo to go away, due to safety.. as a man/woman overboard blends in very well with that pattern in the water.

I know MARSOC wears Crye Precision made woodland(old school US woodland) uniforms in Afghanistan as well, not sure if their Recon/FR pers are doing the same or sticking with MARPAT like the rest of the USMC.

 

[dimsum]

Multicam is pretty popular for deployed pers now it seems(plus SOF for the last few years),  not sure if some USAF pers are wearing their tiger stripe uniforms while deployed or not anymore. When the US Army chooses the new patterns,  I wonder if the USAF, etc will follow and adopt the same patterns.  Seems some US Gov't people aren't too impressed that every service has it's own individual camo patterns.  I heard some people also want the US Navy blue/black digital camo to go away, due to safety.. as a man/woman overboard blends in very well with that pattern in the water.

I know MARSOC wears Crye Precision made woodland(old school US woodland) uniforms in Afghanistan as well, not sure if their Recon/FR pers are doing the same or sticking with MARPAT like the rest of the USMC.

A few months ago in KAF (and I'm assuming Bagram, etc.) the US Army and USAF wore Multicam.  The USMC kept their MARPAT and the USN generally wore their "woodland" version of that NWU Blue-Gray thing.  Of course, things may have changed.

 

[MikeL]

A few months ago in KAF (and I'm assuming Bagram, etc.) the US Army and USAF wore Multicam.  The USMC kept their MARPAT and the USN generally wore their "woodland" version of that NWU Blue-Gray thing.  Of course, things may have changed.

Yea, I forgot about their AOR(?) camo patterns,  kind of hard to keep track of it all.