【5月30日】看軍聞學英語
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原文：
The 11th Airborne Division, headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, made history this year by fielding teams in every major event during U.S. Army Infantry Week 2026, including the Best Ranger Competition, International Sniper Competition, Best Mortar Competition, Best Jumpmaster Competition, and the Lacerda Cup Army Combatives Championship.
Among the highlights, one of the division’s three Best Ranger teams finished an impressive fifth place out of 61 teams, competing against the Army’s most elite Ranger-qualified officers, NCOs, and Soldiers.
"Best Ranger competition is where we find out who the best Ranger-qualified soldiers in the United States Army are," said Maj. Gen. John P. Cogbill, commanding general of the 11th Airborne Division. "We bring them together into a 60-hour grueling competition, where they get very little sleep, very little chow, and just demonstrate expertise in all the fundamentals."
The events, which mirror many of the tasks performed in Ranger School, test not only physical endurance but also mental toughness and technical proficiency.
There’s a lot of technical tasks on top of that. Some they can prepare for, but then there’s the unknown, and that’s where the mental aspect comes in. Layer on top of that fatigue and the adrenaline that comes with competition, and you really get to differentiate the competitors and find the best of the best.
中譯：
總部位於阿拉斯加州艾爾曼道夫—理查森聯合基地（JBER）與韋恩萊特堡的第11空降師，今年在美國陸軍「步兵週」各項主要賽事全面派隊參賽，創下歷史紀錄，參與項目包括「最佳突擊兵競賽」、「國際狙擊手競賽」、「最佳迫擊砲競賽」、「最佳跳傘指導員競賽」，以及「拉塞達盃陸軍格鬥錦標賽」。
在眾多亮點中，該師3支「最佳突擊兵競賽」參賽隊伍之一，與全軍最精銳、具突擊兵資格的軍官、士官及士兵同場競技，在61支隊伍中勇奪第5名，表現亮眼。
第11空降師師長柯比爾少將表示：「『最佳突擊兵競賽』是用來評選美國陸軍中最優秀突擊兵資格官兵的重要平臺。我們將他們集中進行一場長達60小時的高強度競賽，在極度缺乏睡眠與糧草的條件下，全面檢驗其各項基礎戰鬥技能。」
這些賽事項目高度模擬突擊兵學校的訓練內容，不僅考驗體能耐力，也檢驗心理韌性與專業技術能力。
其中包含大量技術性課目，有些可事先準備，但亦存在不可預測的挑戰，這正是心理層面的關鍵所在。再加上疲勞累積與競賽壓力所帶來的腎上腺素反應，最終能有效區分參賽者實力，選出精英中的精英。
-關鍵軍語-
※Airborne Division：空降師
※Ranger：突擊兵