Raven applicants refuse to quit in preparation to become one

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Trevor Holman, 7th Reconnaissance Squadron area supervisor and Raven applicant, stationed at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, practices his baton strike with Airman 1st Class Jalen Branch, 7th RS internal security response member and Raven applicant, during a week-long Raven pre-qualification course held on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 15, 2020. The baton training teaches how to maximize deterrence of a hostile individual, minimize exposure to the attacker, and ensure a baton strike falls within the realm of a legal strike. The Ramstein Air Base Ravens pre-qualification course tests an applicant’s ability to endure extreme mental and physical strain in preparation for the 26-day Raven qualification course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)