Pvt. Mason Wilkes, an infantryman assigned to Company

Pvt. Mason Wilkes, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, descends the final obstacle at an obstacle course during long range surveillance selection, June 24, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Wilkes and 17 other candidates endured three days of rigorous training in sometimes triple-digit summer heat for a chance to join F Company (Long range surveillance), Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Paige Behringer, 10th Press Camp Headquarters)