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I have put up more photos of this year's BRC at www.flickr.com/eleki_j/
The Bayonet and BenningTV are posting stories, video and photos. Look for links at www.army.mil. BenningTV has also posted coverage on YouTube throughout the weekend.
The Army Times had a reporter and videographer cover the 2009 BRC. Their website is www.armytimes.com
And please visit the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer's website at www.ledger-enquirer.com for extensive coverage of this year's competition.

The award ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, May 11 at 10 a.m. The location for the event is the Ranger Memorial on main post, however, due to weather conditions it may be moved to Freedom Hall.

This blog will be monitored for comments but no new posts will be put up shortly after the BRC awards ceremony. For all intents and purposes, other than monitoring comments, this blog will be inactive by the end of May. If you would like to contact me about the Best Ranger Competition or Fort Benning, you can reach me at the Fort Benning Public Affairs Office, 706-545-3512 or email me there at elsie.jackson@us.army.mil.

If the information posted here was helpful or of some interest to you, please feel free to post comments. This was the first year that our office used the internet to cover the BRC so the jury is still out on if we will try again next year.

Sentiment of the day

...pretty much says it all.

FINAL team standings

24 teams completed the 2009 David E. Grange Best Ranger Competition.
Final team standings are -

1st - Team 21 - 2483 points - Sgt 1st Class Blake A. Simms and Sgt 1st Class Chad E.W. Stackpole, 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, GA
2nd - Team 22- 2396 points - Master Sgt Walter J. Zajkowski and Master Sgt Daniel E. Jenkins, US Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC
3rd - Team 7 - 2165 points - Sgt Michael A. Malchow and Sgt Jesse A. Collins, 75th Ranger Regiment
4th - Team 8 - 2151 points - Staff Sgt Brandon K. Farmer and Staff Sgt Luke R. McDowell, 75th Ranger Regiment
5th - Team 31 - 2138 points - Staff Sgt Michael C. Mutchie and Staff Sgt Miguel A. Antia, 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, GA
6th - Team 46 - 2094 points - Capt Samuel E. Linn and 1st Sgt Robert F. Carter, 5th Bde, 2nd ID
7th - Team 23 - 2050 points - Sgt Maj Jesse D. Boettcher and Master Sgt Eric J. Turk, US Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC
8th - Team 29 - 1976 points - Sgt Jeremy K. Billing and Cpl Troy V. Jenkins, 75th Ranger Regiment
9th - Team 43 - 1970 points - 1st Lt Thomas M. Halverson and 1st Lt Michael J. Luth, 4th Bde, 4th ID
10th - Team 27 - 1920 points - Staff Sgt Benjamin C. Hunter and Staff Sgt Ian B. Hunter, 75th Ranger Regiment
11th - Team 16 - 1904 points - Staff Sgt Raylan J. Heck and Staff Sgt Adam J. Angisanio, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade, Camp Rudder, FL
12th - Team 33 - 1864 points - 1st Lt Chris S. Migliaro and Sgt 1st Class Jordan A. Martell, 4th Bde, 4th ID
13th - Team 24 - 1863 points - Maj Jose D. Salinas and Maj Edward A. Sedlock, 199th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, GA
14th - Team 17 - 1852 points - Sgt Edward F. Killmeier and Spc Michael E. Pierce, 75th Ranger REgiment
15th - Team 20 - 1779 points - Maj Pete S. Kranenburg and Sgt 1st Class John S. Przytulski, 1st SWTG
16th - Team 26 - 1735 points - Capt Ronald L. Garberson and Capt Anthony B. Aguilar, US Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC
17th - Team 49 - 1638 points - Sgt 1st Class Mark E. Breyak and Sgt 1st Class Steve W. Fields, SWC NCOA
18th - Team 5 - 1592 points - Sgt 1st Class Derek G. Wise and Sgt David M. Paul, 25th Infanty Division
19th - Team 14 - 1554 points - Capt Stephen P. Magennis and Capt Todd M. Tompkins, Maneuver Captains Career Course, 199th Infantry Regiment
20th - Team 45 - 1534 points - Capt Lloyd B. Wohlschlegel and 1st Lt Raymond A. Kuderka, 2-27 In, 25th Infantry Division
21st - Team 38 - 1516 points - 1st Lt Anthony J. Kivlehan and 1st Lt Alex B. Armstrong, 4th Bde, 4th ID
22nd - Team 35 - 1492 points - Capt David M. Cochrane and Staff Sgt Anthony L. Fuentes, 6th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade, Camp Rudder, FL
23rd - Team 28 - 1310 points - Capt Robert B. Killian and 1st Lt Grant R. Barge, 10th Mountain Division
24th - Team 34 - 1297 points - 1st Lt Lauren A. Gore and 1st Lt Benjamin R. Juvinall, 4th Bde, 1st ID

Top three teams - FINAL

Top three teams - final
1st - Team 21 - Sgt 1st Class Blake A. Simms and Sgt 1st Class Chad E.W. Stackpole, Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, GA
2nd - Team 22 - Master Sgt Walter J. Zajkowski and Master Sgt Daniel E. Jenkins, US Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
3rd - Team 7 - Sgt Michael A. Malchow and Sgt Jesse A. Collins, 75th Ranger Regiment

Unofficial final results

Unofficial final results - Team 21, Sgt 1st Class Blake A. Simms and Sgt 1st Class Chad E.W. Stackpole, have won the 2009 Best Ranger Competition. Simms and Stackpole are assigned to the 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade.

Team 21 wins Leandri and Rippetoe awards

Team 21, Sgt 1st Class Blake A. Simms and Sgt 1st Class Chad E.W. Stackpole, are the winners of the Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe Trophy for their first place finish in the road march Friday night.
Simms and Stackpole also won the Richard A. Leandri Award for winning the night orienteering course on Saturday night.

One event to go

The final event will be a buddy run from near Fort Benning's small animal cemetery to Freedom Hall on Lawson Army Airfield. The buddy run is expected to start at 3:30 p.m., about a half hour from now.

Top three teams after canoe event

The top three teams after the canoe event are -

Team 21 - Sgt 1st Class Blake A. Simms and Sgt 1st Class Chad E.W. Stackpole, 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Ranger Training Brigade
Team 22 - Master Sgt Walter J. Zajkowski and Master Sgt Daniel E. Jenkins, US Army Special Operations Command
Team 7 - Sgt Michael A. Malchow and Sgt Jesse A. Collins, 75th Ranger Regiment

Lt.Gen. David E. Grange at Hurley Hill

Not exactly a pleasure cruise

Officially, the canoe event is 8.9 miles long. Let's just call it 9. The teams were flown by Blackhawk helicopters to the lawn behind the Confederate Naval Museum near Rotary Park on Victory Drive. After exiting the aircraft they moved down to the edge of bank of the Chattahoochee River, climbed into canoes and started paddling downstream back to Fort Benning.

Happy Mother's Day to Capt Micah Niebauer's mom

Day 3 - Competition continues at Hurley Hill

There are now 24 teams left in the 2009 Best Ranger Competition. The teams are now on the Water Confidence Test followed by the helocast.

The team standings this morning, posted after last night's land nav course are -
1st - team 21 - Sgt 1st Class Blake A. Simms & Sgt 1st Class Chad E.W. Stackpole, 4th Ranger Training Bn, Ranger Training Brigade with 1914 points
2nd - team 22 - Master Sgt Walter E. Zajkowski and Master Sgt Daniel E. Jenkins, US Army Special Operations Command with 1857 points
3rd - Team 7 - Sgt Michael A. Malchow and Sgt. Jesse A, Collins, 75th Ranger Regiment with 1637 points
4th - Team 31 - Staff Sgt Michael C. Mutchie and Staff Sgt Miguel A. Antia, 4th Ranger Training Bn, Ranger Training Brigade
5th - Team 23 - Sgt Maj Jesse D. Boettcher and Master Sgt Eric J. Turk, US Army Special Operations Command
6th - Team 8 - Staff Sgt Brandon K. Farmer and Staff Sgt Luke R. McDowell, 75th Ranger Regiment
7th - Team 46 - Capt Samuel E. Linn and 1st Sgt Robert F. Carter, 2nd ID
8th - Team 29 - Sgt Jeremy K. Billings and Cpl Troy V. Jenkins, 75th Ranger Regiment
9th - Team 27 - Staff Sgt Benjamin C. Hunter and Staff Sgt Ian B. Hunter, 75th Ranger Regiment
10th - Team 43 - 1st Lt Thomas M. Halverson and 1st Lt Michael J. Luth, 4th Bde, 4th ID
11th - Team 24 - Maj Jose D. Salinas and Maj Edward A. Sedlock - 199th
12th - Team 33 - 1st Lt Chris S. Migliaro and Sgt 1st Class Jordan A. Martell, 4th Bde, 4th ID
13th - Team 16 - Staff Sgt Raylan J. Heck and Staff Sgt Adam J. Angrisanio, 6th Ranger Training Bn, Ranger Training Brigade
14th - Team 17 - Sgt Edward F. Killmeier and Spc Michael E. Pierce, 75th Ranger Regiment
15th - Team 20 - Maj Pete S. Kranenburg and Sgt 1st Class John S. Przytulski, 1st SWTG
16th - Team 26 - Capt Ronald L. Garberson and Capt Anthony B. Aguilar, US Army Special Operations Command
17th - Team 49 - Sgt 1st Class Mark E. Breyak and Sgt 1st Class Steve W. Fields, SWC NCOA
18th - Team 5 - Sgt 1st Class Derek G. Wise and Sgt David M. Paul, 25th ID
19th - Team 14 - Capt Stephen P. Magennis and Capt Todd M. Tompkins, 199th Inf
20th - Team 38 - 1st Lt Anthony J. Kivlehan and 1st Lt Alex B. Armstrong, 4th Bde 4th ID
21st - Team 35 - Capt David M. Cochrane and Staff Sgt Anthony L. Fuentes, 6th Ranger Training Bn, Ranger Training Brigade
22nd - Team 45 - Capt Lloyd B. Wohlschlegel and 1st Lt Raymond A. Kuderka, 2-27, 25th ID
23rd - Team 34 - 1st Lt Lauren A. Gore and 1st Lt Benjamin L. Juvinall, 4th Bde, 1st ID
24th Team 28 - Capt Ronald L. Garberson and Capt Anthony B. Aguilar, US Army Special Operations Command