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Best Ranger Competition
April 11-13, 2025
41st BEST RANGEr Competition
APRIL 11 - 13, 2025
The 2025 Best Ranger Competition, is the 41st annual celebration of this grueling competition, starring the best soldiers of the world, our United States Army, RANGERS! The Best Ranger Competition was started in 1982 after Dick Leandri found a way to honor his personal friend and Ranger legend, Lieutenant General (R) David E. Grange, Jr.
The competition has evolved over the past forty years from a competition that was originally created to salute the best two-man "buddy" team in the Ranger Department at Fort Benning, GA to today, where we determine the best two-man team from the entire United States Armed Forces.
Interested in contributing to the National Ranger Association and supporting the Best Ranger Competition? Please click here.
The Best Ranger Competition is a US Army event supported by The National Ranger Association, Inc. (501 c-3: 58-2023357). The Association 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 Ranger community activities which include The Best Ranger Competition, The Ranger Hall of Fame, and the Distinguished Member of the Brigade. Contact Shawn Gardner for more information on how you can contribute to The National Ranger Association.
