The Best Ranger Competition 2024 is the 40th anniversary of this grueling competition, featuring the most elite 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, Lieutenant General (R) David E. Grange, Jr.

Leandri wanted to recognize his friend, past director of the Ranger Department and 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.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

• 40th Annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition Memorandum (expected December 2023)

• Team Allocation

• Administrative Instructions

• Timeline and Competition Events

The competition has evolved over the past forty years from one that was originally created to salute the best two-man “buddy” team in the Ranger Department. Every year the competition is reviewed and tweaked, to what is currently in place for this year, to determine the best two-man team from the entire United States Armed Forces.

The Best Ranger Competition is held on Fort Moore and is open to the public. For more information call 706-718-9520 or ARTB at 706-544-6451.

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 at rgrassociation@gmail.com for more information on how you can contribute to The National Ranger Association.