Mountain Phase 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.

Roger Laney McDonald, Jr., aka “Ranger Mac,” aka “Sarge,” was born on August 31, 1935, on the Native American Reservation of Inger, MN. He is preceded in death by his

Two Army Ranger candidates killed during a training exercise on a mountain in north Georgia were hit by a falling tree while sheltering from a storm Tuesday, base officials confirmed Wednesday.

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...

Share This: LTC Scott Basso, the Ranger Training Battalion Commander overseeing Ranger School’s Mountain Phase in Georgia was relieved on November 20 after an investigation substantiated that he made “derogatory comments to subordinates,” according to Army officials. Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) and Fort Benning, said in a statement that he relieved the battalion commander on Nov. 20 “due to his inability to uphold professional standa...

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...

Ranger Training Battalion CO Relieved for Allegedly Making Derogatory Comments About Subordinates A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 5th Ranger Training Battalion, walks in chalk order and prepares to board a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter at Stringer Drop Zone, Dahlonega, GA., October 11, 2019. (Austin Berner/U.S. Army Reserve) 18 Dec 2020 Task & Purpose | By Haley Britzky This article by Haley Britzky originally ap...

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...

I would be sitting there in the mud with a machine gun hammering by my ears and i would say, it could be worse. i could be in ranger school. so, you know, we used to call it by the onion theory. it peels back the layers of personality, and you start seeing what your fellow soldiers and yourself are made of. si so a lot of this ability to get through the course is in your head. these two women, great athletes, west point graduates, have really got it. its going to be fascinating, jose. listen up ...