One rousing way to start the day is to work out with your squadron and take a run through Hawk Mountain Ranger School's obstacle course. If that didn't wake you up, then the squadron running or the game of Three Ball Soccer, all to the sound of upbeat music, surely will. That adrenaline-inducing morning routine was how students started their day today. After they finished with the physical training, they went straight into their classes and hands-on training. The squadrons ro

Early in the morning, students at Hawk Mountain Ranger School were up and about, doing physical training and running through the obstacle course. Following morning formation, students jumped right into classes and training exercises. The students had plenty to occupy both body and mind from Squadron Charlie's search line practice to Squadron Bravo's navigation class to Squadron Delta's fire building class. Midway through the day, a MedEvac helicopter came from Lehigh Valley H

Hawk Mountain Ranger School is rich in history and service dating back to the 1950’s. Current students often have many questions about the origins of the school. Luckily, HMRS is grateful to have several pieces of living history still fostering the learning of today’s students. Lt Col Thomas Jenson was one of the early leaders of the program, and much of his work is still relevant decades later. Among other things, he wrote one of the early manuals on land search theory that

Stories of longevity abound here at Hawk Mountain Ranger school! Today I had the privilege of spending time with Charles Peters at the base exchange. I have learned the true meaning of “paying it forward” from someone who attended the first Ranger school right here at Hawk Mountain! Peters recalls when Pennsylvania search and rescue teams formerly trained at Westover Air Force Base. Westover students did not come from all over the nation, they could only come from the stat

The day dawned bright and sunny, ready to usher in a new generation of Hawk Mountain Rangers. Approximately 140 students arrived at Hawk Mountain Ranger School to begin a nine-day-long journey in training, discipline, and teamwork. After sign-in, area set-up, opening formation, and the initial briefings, students launched straight into their training. They learned things such as the basics of survival, proper gear, and the history of the Ranger program. They also gathered tog