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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.
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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 that Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur Burgoyne’s language “was not unprofessional and he did not exhibit c...
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 allegations were reported to the MCoE command and thoroughly investigated, substantiating the allegations ...