Gabby White is a U.S. Military Academy graduate and member of American Legion Post 572 in Ohio.
A Department of Ohio Legionnaire recently made U.S. Army history, becoming the first female Army Ranger to compete in the Best Ranger Competition.
According to the Associated Press, Army First Lt. Gabrielle White and her teammate, Capt. Seth Deltenre, were among the 16 teams that made it through the final events of the competition that seeks to determine the best of the elite military force. A total of 52 teams competed; White and Deltenre finished 14th.
During the competition, soldiers must move more than 60 miles during the three days, with little rest. The competition includes helicopter missions, physical fitness tests, land navigation, weapons qualification, obstacle course and other tests.
White, a 2021 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, is a member of Joseph J. Jacubic Post 572 in Parma and the daughter of Department Assistant Chaplain Robert White. She currently is stationed at Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of Excellence, which is focused on supporting the Army and Training and Doctrine Command’s (TRADOC) missions and initiatives.
White is the 135th woman to graduate and earn her Ranger tab and is just the eighth woman to be double-tabbed with Ranger and Sapper tabs. A Sapper is a combatant skilled in a variety of military engineering duties, including minefield placement or clearing, bridge-building, demolitions, field defenses, and road and airfield construction.
White is no stranger to athletic success. At North Royalton High School, she was a four-year letterwinner on the basketball team, scoring 1,000 points over four years and leaving the school with the career free-throw percentage record. She was her conference player of the year, as well as receiving all-district honors and earning all-state honorable mention consideration.
White went on to play for two years on Army’s women’s basketball team. Her senior year she was the Class of 2021 Regimental Command Sergeant Major.
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