Rapid reaction challenge
The U.S. Naval Academy team participating in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 2011 Rapid Reaction Challenge, conducted in the southeastern portion of Kirtland Air Force Base, stands next to their Trailbreaker device, a two-wheel, all-terrain vehicle with a 172-cc engine with 6.6 horsepower that can achieve a top speed
of 35 miles per hour. The USNA won the Service Academies’ competition. The Rapid Reaction Challenge occurred April 15-27.