{"id":40116,"date":"2023-10-17T18:04:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/17\/space-ranger-guardian-becomes-services-first-to-earn-ranger-tab\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:16:32","slug":"space-ranger-guardian-becomes-services-first-to-earn-ranger-tab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/10\/17\/space-ranger-guardian-becomes-services-first-to-earn-ranger-tab\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Ranger \u2014\u00a0guardian becomes service\u2019s first to earn Ranger tab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space Force Capt. Daniel Reynolds recently graduated from the Army\u2019s demanding Ranger School, making him the first guardian to complete the course, the service announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reynolds was pinned with the distinguished Ranger Tab by his father \u2014 and fellow Ranger \u2014 Army Col. John Reynolds, according to an Oct. 13 post from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARNGWTC\/posts\/pfbid02ZqRdTZKgWVv1gQV5hgwfNzsVFwMKP3gt2yGDrZr8be7mNSGdQXnv8Kwba838oVKtl\" target=\"_blank\">the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Space Force, which <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceForceDoD\/status\/1713936598771835253\" target=\"_blank\">called the accomplishment<\/a> \u201ca huge achievement\u201d on social media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/12\/21\/the-space-force-is-officially-the-sixth-military-branch-heres-what-that-means\/\" target=\"_blank\">only emerged as a service<\/a> in 2019, Reynolds has quickly ascended in his career to achieve out-of-this-world successes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1447\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/space-force-dude-two.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/space-force-dude-two.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/space-force-dude-two.jpg.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/space-force-dude-two.jpg.jpg?resize=768,543 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/space-force-dude-two.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,724 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/space-force-dude-two.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1085 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Space Force Capt. Daniel Reynolds, pictured on the right in front of the flag, recently graduated from the military\u2019s demanding Ranger School. (Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade\/Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, he became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/image\/7091514\/1-lt-reynolds-graduates-air-assault-school\" target=\"_blank\">the first guardian to graduate<\/a> from the Army\u2019s Air Assault School. In 2022, he followed that feat by becoming the first guardian to complete the Army\u2019s 28-day Sapper Leader Course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starcom.spaceforce.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3004222\/capt-daniel-reynolds-space-force-first-sapper\/\" target=\"_blank\">according to a Space Force release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGuardians succeed despite stressful circumstances,\u201d Reynolds said at the time. \u201cGuardians are our nation\u2019s vanguards in the defense of the global space domain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally from Aschaffenburg, Germany, Reynolds graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2017 with a degree in astronautical engineering, according to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Feature-Stories\/story\/Article\/3081438\/face-of-defense-a-guardian-with-serious-ground-game\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Defense Department release<\/a>. He then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a master\u2019s degree in aeronautics and astronautics while completing a fellowship with NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reynolds transferred from the Air Force to the Space Force in 2021, the DoD release noted, and has since gone on to serve as a test director with the Colorado-based 4th Test and Evaluation Squadron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just over 350 airmen have graduated from Ranger School since 1955, when the service first began sending select personnel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3511082\/airmen-guardian-soldiers-lead-the-way-during-ranger-assessment-course\/#:~:text=Since%201955%20when%20the%20Air,knowledge%20and%20experience%20in%20leading.\" target=\"_blank\">according to the Air Force<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moore.army.mil\/infantry\/artb\/student-information\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of the toughest military courses<\/a>, the multi-phase school puts service members through more than 60 days of grueling physical and mental challenges. Trainees endure sleep and food deprivation as well as extreme weather conditions, factors underscored by the immense pressure to succeed, Air Force Capt. Daniel Mack, a Ranger Assessment Course instructor, said in the Air Force release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnyone can lead in good conditions, but can you lead when you are hungry, tired, and fatigued?\u201d Mack said. \u201cCan you get others to perform when they are in the same conditions? Completing the course or not, Airmen and Guardians go back to the Air and Space Force as a better leader.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the first Space Force guardian to graduate from the Army&#8217;s elite Ranger 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