suggests the name "Royal Rangers". Rev. Barnes becomes the first Royal Rangers national commander. The first pilot program is conducted at Webster Park A/G in Springfield, Missouri, with a second unofficial pilot program conducted at Bethel A/G (also in Springfield, using the same materials. 1963 The Royal Rangers Leadership Training Course is developed. 1964 The first district-wide "pow wows" - large annual camps - are held. The Gold Medal of Achievement and the Medal of Valor awards are first offered. 1965 Royal Rangers ministry started in Sydney, Australia 1966 Royal Rangers ministries are set up in Australia and Latin America. The Frontiersmen Camping Fraternity (later Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship; FCF) is formed. The first Royal Rangers Week is held. It celebrates the Royal Rangers ministry and encourages reaching, teaching, and keeping boys for Christ. 1967 Royal Rangers Australia allows girls to be active in the program 1968 National Training Camps for Royal Rangers leaders are held in four states: Missouri, Colorado, New York, and California. 1972 The first National Training Camps (NTC) are held. 1972 Chi Omega Rho is developed and launched as a college level Royal Rangers ministry at Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. 1974 The first National Camporama - a camping event that happens every four years - is held at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ministry established in Worcester, England. 1977 The National Royal Rangers Council is formed and meets in Springfield, Missouri. 1978 The second National Camporama was held in Farragut, Idaho. 1982 The third National Camporama was held in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. 1986 The National Royal Rangers Training Center (now "National Royal Rangers Center") at Eagle Rock, Missouri is dedicated; it is also called Camp Eagle Rock. 1989 National Commander Johnnie Barnes dies due to an apparent heart attack. For twenty-seven years he led the Royal Rangers, developing its ministry. (Commander Barnes is buried in Maple Park Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri.) 1989 Rev. Ken Hunt is named national commander. He guides the ministry for ten years. Under his leadership, the system for advancements expanded, a new Leader Manual is created, and National Royal Rangers Academy is launched. 1990 The first International Royal Rangers Camporama is held at Camp Eagle Rock, Missouri. 1994 The sixth National Camporama is held at Camp Eagle Rock. 1998 The seventh National Camporama is held at Camp Eagle Rock. 1999 Rev. Richard Mariott is appointed national commander. He was