ABOUT BEST RANGER

The Best Ranger Competition was started in 1982 after Dick Leandri found a way to honor his personal friend, Lieutenant General David E. Grange, Jr.

Leandri wanted to recognize his friend, past director of the Ranger Department and former Commanding General of Fort Benning, Georgia, with a perpetual event. He and several other professional businessmen formed Chairborne Rangers, Inc., to help support the initiation of such an event.

The competition has evolved over the past twenty years from one that was originally created to salute the best two-man “buddy” team in the Ranger Department at Fort Benning. Every year the competition is reviewed and tweaked, to what is currently in place for 2009, to determine the best two-man team from the entire United States Armed Forces. The Best Ranger Competition is held on Fort Benning and is open to the public. For more information call 706-718-9520 or RTB at 706-544-6451.

NATIONAL RANGER ASSOCIATION

The National Ranger Association, Inc. was formed in 1998 and is governed by a board of six. The Association was established to recognize distinguished members in the Ranger community and to promote the values established in the Ranger Creed. The National Ranger Association helps to raise funds to support The Best Ranger Competition, The Ranger Hall of Fame and the Distinguished Member of the Brigade.

Contact Candyss Bryant for more information on how you can contribute to The National Ranger Association.

BEST RANGER ON FACEBOOK

The Best Ranger Competition Facebook page basically has a few key purposes. To spread the word about this great competition and to draw fans in from all over the world as well as to be able to post different pictures, videos and updates from everyone that will be attending to give constant updates for the fans that may not make it this year.

We thank you for visiting and welcome updates as we draw closer to the start of the Competition this year from May 7-9, 2010.