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  FORT KNOX, Ky. – Cheers and whoops echo from the packed bleachers 30-feet below the top of Thunderbolt Tower on Fort Knox, Ky., July 18, 2025. Cadets assigned to 2nd Regiment, Basic Camp, shout out encouragement to their platoon [...]

  Fort Knox, Ky. – Peering over the edge of the 48-foot rappel tower, a chilling sense of fear sets in as Cadets are secured and ready to rappel. Thunderbolt rappel tower teaches Cadets to trust in [...]

FORT KNOX, KY. – Eyes filled with fear and legs shaking, Cadet Maxwell Ubriaco inched his heels off the edge of the 64-foot rappel tower. It was the fifth time he had faced the tower.  “Getting to [...]

  Fort Knox, Ky. – Cadets assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Regiment, Basic Camp, got comfortable with heights breaking-in the Thunderbolt rappel tower July 8, 2025. This exercise challenges Cadets to use a rope bridge to ascend [...]

FORT KNOX, KY. – Anxiety was palpable as Cadets walked up the stairs of the 64-foot rappel tower with sweat rolling down their faces, not just from the heat. The only way back down the tower: rappel. After that [...]

FORT KNOX, Ky. – There’s big smiles and laughter for some Cadets, assigned to 4th Regiment, Advanced Camp, as they peered over the ledge of the 64-foot rappel tower, June 21, 2025, the height doing nothing to phase them. [...]

FORT KNOX, KY. – Trust in yourself, trust in the equipment and trust the process. The three things that Maj. Derek Rondeau, the officer in charge of the rappel tower and confidence course, emphasized to Cadets [...]

Fort Knox, Ky. – The rappel tower is a test of courage. Despite the stairs - ropes and a carabiner are your only way off the 64-foot structure. Cadets with Charlie Company, 3rd Regiment, Advanced Camp, [...]

FORT KNOX, KY.– Staring straight ahead at the 64-foot-tall tower they were about to jump off of, anxiety and excitement flowed through the Cadets assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Regiment, Advanced Camp.  “Are you scared?” one Cadet [...]

FORT KNOX, Ky. – Cadets with 1st Regiment, Advanced Camp, conquered rappel training, June 6, 2025. The daunting 64-foot tower helps Cadets build confidence in themselves, their equipment and their company. For many, the rappel [...]