Camp Frank News Today

The military's toughest training challenges have a lot in common with outdoor sufferfests like the Barkley Marathons and the Leadville Trail 100: you have to be fit and motivated to make the starting line, but your mind and spirit are what carry you to the end. A Ranger graduate breaks down an ordeal that shapes some of the nation's finest soldiers.

Mountain Top Jeepers are holding a fundraiser to benefit Deputy Neil Holtzclaw on Saturday August 19th

The public can experience a glimpse into the world of the U.S. Army Rangers at the annual Ranger Open House on April 29 at Camp Frank D. Merrill in Dahlonega.

The spring National Leadership Challenge weekend is set for March 31 to April 2 to help high school students experience UNGs Corps of Cadets.

Raleigh Nayes, 99, died Thursday in Chippewa Falls, Wis., just one day after the Army veteran had received the Congressional Gold Medal for his role in fighting with the famed Merrill’s Marauders in Burma during World War II.

Top enlisted soldier at Fort Hood reinstated, cleared of wrongdoing, officials say January 22 Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur “Cliff” Burgoyne III was reinstated Friday, after an investigation cleared him of wrongdoing. (Army) The senior enlisted soldier at Fort Hood, Texas, has been reinstated following an investigation into allegations that he used unprofessional language toward subordinates, according to a brief statement on the matter. The investigation concluded Friday and determined th...

The commander in charge of training for the Ranger School’s Mountain Phase was relieved of command last month after an investigation determined he made “derogatory comments to subordinates.” In a statement to Task & Purpose this week, Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, the commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) and Fort Benning, Ga. confirmed he relieved the 5th Ranger Training Battalion commander “due to his inability to uphold professional standards of conduct.” “The allega...

Commander of Ranger training battalion relieved over ‘derogatory comments’ December 18, 2020 A ranger instructor explains the technical instructions of rappelling from the 50 ft rock to his left in Dahlonega, Georgia. (Army) The battalion commander overseeing Ranger School’s Mountain Phase at Camp Frank D. Merrill, Georgia, was relieved Nov. 20 after an investigation substantiated complaints that he made “derogatory comments to subordinates,” according to Army officials. Maj. Gen...

Commander of Ranger training battalion relieved over ‘derogatory comments’ December 18, 2020 A ranger instructor explains the technical instructions of rappelling from the 50 ft rock to his left in Dahlonega, Georgia. (Army) The battalion commander overseeing Ranger School’s Mountain Phase at Camp Frank D. Merrill, Georgia, was relieved Nov. 20 after an investigation substantiated complaints that he made “derogatory comments to subordinates,” according to Army officials. Maj. Ge...

Newton recently appointed three newly elected members to its Board of Directors: Annie Greene, Eric Boecher and Gloria Greene, a Newton native, joins the Board of Directors after 10 years of involvement at the Ys residential camp, Camp Frank A. Day. She attended Frank A. Day as a camper and then spent four years as a counselor. In 2018, she spoke about her camp experience at the Ys "A Night Under the Stars" fundraising gala. She is a graduate of St. Lawrence University and is currently wo...