Best Ranger Competition

The Best Ranger Competition is an annual competition held in Fort Benning, Georgia. It is a two-man team competition where competitors must be active military who are Airborne Ranger School Qualified While competitors must meet the aforementioned qualifications, the event itself is open to the public.

History
In 1981, a civilian organization was formed under the name of Chairborne Rangers, Inc. The organization was formed under Dick Leandri,who was a personal friend of the former Commanding General of Fort Benning, Lieutenant General David E. Grange, Jr. Leandri wanted to honor Grange, so he and several other businessmen formed Chairborne with the purpose of supporting an event. The popularity of the event has grown so much since its inception, that many bases hold Pre Best Ranger competitions to select the best teams available.

Cancellations
The events has been cancelled two times since 1982. The first was in 1991, due to Operation Desert Storm, and the second was in 2003 during the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom.