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Camp Frank D. Merrill is the home of the 5th Ranger
Training Battalion and the mountain phase of the U.S.
Army Ranger School, where small unit leaders are
instructed in combat techniques and procedures used to
move swiftly over all types of terrain including
mountains. One-eighth of the earth's surface is covered
by mountains and almost every war which has been fought
since the start of recorded history has included some
type of mountain operations.
In the pre-dawn hours of D-Day as Omaha Beach quietly
awaited the fury of the Allied invasion, the 2nd Ranger
Battalion assaulted the cliffs of Normandy at Point Du
Hoc to clear the way for the invasion force. Battling
rain soaked rocks, rough seas, and intense German fire,
the American Rangers scaled 100 foot cliffs, secured
their objective and stood on European soil before the
amphibious assault began.
Future conflicts involving American soldiers could very
well be conducted in mountainous terrain. Whether in
Europe or Latin America we will see rough terrain. The
training that Ranger students receive at Camp Merrill and
the surrounding North Georgia Mountains will enable them
to successfully operate in any mountainous environment.
The Mountain Ranger Camp was officially designated Camp
Frank D. Merrill in honor of Major General Frank D.
Merrill, Commander of Merrill's Marauders during Burma
operations of World War II. On October 1, 1988, the 2nd
Ranger Company was officially reorganized and designated
the 5th Ranger Training Battalion.