U.S. Army Rangers
\n \n75th Ranger Regiment
Other names\nRangers\n \n \nAirborne Rangers
Branch\nArmy Rangers \nTask Force Ranger \nU.S. Army Rangers\n \n \nU.S. Army\n
Chain of Command\n \nUSASOC\n
Description\n \nSpecial Operations Force,\nrapidly deployable light infantry force.\n
Readiness\n \nEach battalion can deploy anywhere in the world with 18 hours notice.\n
Specializations\n \nConducting conventional or special light-infantry operations,\nconducting direct action operations,\nconducting raids,\ninfiltrating and exfiltrating by sea, air or land,\nrecovery of personnel and special equipment.\n
Headquarters\n Motto \n \nRangers Lead The Way! (RLTW)
Battalions\nSua Sponte ("Of their own accord")\n \n \n1st Battalion:
Equipment\n\n \nHunter Army Airfield,\nGeorgia \n2nd Battalion: \n \nFort Lewis,\nWashington \n3rd Battalion: \n \nFort Benning,\nGeorgia \n\n84mm Ranger Antitank Weapons System (RAWS),\n60mm Mortarss M240B machine guns,\n81mm Mortars Mark 19 RP MM grenade launcher,\n120mm Mortars stinger.\n
Insertion date\n \nJune 19, 1942\n
Reason of creation\n \nAmerica's entry to WWII.\n
Background\nThe term ‘Ranger’ first appeared in 1670 in Church's Rangers, though the WWII reference was taken from Roger's Rangers of 1756, whose Standing Orders are still quoted today. In May 1942 during World War II, the 1st Ranger Battalion was sanctioned and recruited from forces in Northern Ireland and trained in Scotland by the British Commandos. Together with the ensuing 3rd, and 4th Ranger Battalions they served in North Africa and Italy under William O. Darby until the Battle of Cisterna (January 29, 1944) when all but a handful of the 1st and 3rd were wiped out or captured. Prior to the 5th Ranger Battalion landing on Dog White Sector, Omaha Beach in WWII, three Companies of the 2nd Ranger Batt. scaled the 150 foot cliffs of Pointe du Hoc, a few miles to the west, to destory a battery of five 155mm guns. Under constant fire during the climb, they found only a small company of Germanss on the cliffs and the artillery withdrawn some 500 metres. The guns were later found and destroyed and the Rangers cut and held the main road for two days before being relieved.Becoming a Ranger\nTo become a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment prospective Rangers must begin with the nine weeks of Basic Combat Training (BCT). Upon completion of Basic Training the soldier will then attend Advanced Individual Training (AIT) to obtain a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS). This training varies in length depending on the selected MOS. Next, the soldier must complete Airborne training. Upon graduation of Airborne School, the soldier will be assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment to attend the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP). If the soldier passes each of the required training schools and RIP, he will receive an assignment to either the 75th Ranger Regiment Headquarters or one of the three Ranger Battalions. [1] Further career development requires all members of the Ranger Regiment to attend and pass Ranger School and earn their Ranger Tab before assuming any leadership position within the regiment. The unofficial motto of Ranger students from the regiment is "With the tab, or on a slab" - that they will only return to the regiment with their Ranger Tab, or dead - possibly a varation on the Spartan wive's saying of "With your shield, or on it."
Motto: Rangers Lead The Way!\nOn D-Day, Dog White sector of Omaha Beach, General Cota (assistant CO of the 29th ID) while under heavy machine gun fire, calmly walked towards Maj. Max Schneider, CO of the 5th Ranger Battalion and asked “What outfit is this?”, someone yelled "5th Rangers!". To this, General Cota replied “Well, goddamn it then, Rangers, lead the way!”. It was at this time and place the Ranger motto was born.Ranger Creed\nMain article: Ranger Creed.
Operations\n* Operation Eagle Claw - Iran, 1980\n* Operation Urgent Fury - Grenada, 1983\n* Operation Just Cause - Panama, 1989\n* Operation Desert Shield - Iraq, 1990\n* Operation Desert Storm - Iraq, 1991\n* Operation Restore Hope - Somalia, 1993\n** Operation Gothic Serpent - the operation that led to the Battle of Mogadishu\n* Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan, 2001\n* Operation Iraqi Freedom - Iraq, 2003Famous RangersWilliam Orlando Darby, Charles Parker, Mike Steele, Pat Tillman, Kevin Tillman.Related Topics\n* Battle of Mogadishu (during Operation Restore Hope)\n* Black Hawk Down (movie & book)\n* U.S. special forcesFurther reading\n*Bowden, Mark. Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. Berkeley, California: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999.External links\nOfficial sites\n* GoArmy.com Ranger Website\n* Ranger Training Brigade\n* US Army Rangers History\n* Ranger Tab Information\n* Ranger HandbookReenacted Rangers\n* 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion (rs)Former Rangers websites\n* SpecialOperations.com US Army Rangers Information Page\n* Former US Army Ranger's Web Page and Forum \nReferences
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