( CNN ) -- They are widely considered among the top in the U.S. military . But for three Army Rangers who got stuck in trees while parachuting Thursday afternoon in Washington state , their only aim was to get down . The members of the 75th Ranger Regiment -- a U.S. special operations force -- were training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord when they jumped from a plane and got entangled in towering evergreen trees that canvass the sprawling military installation between Tacoma and Olympia . Video from CNN affiliate KOMO showed rescue workers climbing the trees to reach the stranded soldiers . They were ultimately brought down safely and with only minor injuries , said base spokesman Lt. Col. Gary Dangerfield . `` ( The soldiers had ) a couple of bumps and bruises , '' Dangerfield said . Dangerfield noted that this was the second time in the past year alone that parachutists have gotten hung up in tall trees around the base . The Rangers were training on the West Coast facility , nearly 3,000 miles from the regiment 's home base in Fort Benning , Georgia . According to the regiment 's website , its members make up `` the Army 's premier raid force '' and they are `` always combat ready . ''
3 Army Rangers get stuck in tall evergreens while parachuting at Joint Base Lewis - Clark . They 're rescued safely with only ` ` bumps and bruises , '' a base spokesman said . The Rangers were participating in a training exercise at the base between Seattle and Tacoma , Washington .