U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville argued Wednesday before the House Armed Service Committee for control of Camp Frank D. Merrill near Dahlonega to be transferred from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the Department of Defense. Camp Merrill, which occupies nearly 300 acres in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, is the home of a U.S. Army Ranger School. Since 1951, the Army has operated the facility, which houses 200 active-duty soldiers, under the supervision of the U.S. Forestry Service.