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75th Ranger Regiment
Elite US Army light infantry unit / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the Army Rangers,[3] is the premier light infantry and direct-action raid force of the United States Army Special Operations Command.[4] The 75th Ranger Regiment is also part of Joint Special Operations Command via the Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC).[2][5] The regiment is headquartered at Fort Moore, Georgia and is composed of a regimental headquarters company, a military intelligence battalion, a special troops battalion, and three Ranger battalions.
75th Ranger Regiment | |
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Active | 1984–present 1942–present (1st Battalion) 2006–present (Regimental Special Troops Battalion) |
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Type | Special operations force |
Role | Special operations |
Size | 3,623 personnel authorized:[1]
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Headquarters | Fort Moore, Georgia |
Nickname(s) | Army Rangers Airborne Rangers |
Motto(s) | Sua Sponte ("Of their own accord") Rangers Lead the Way |
Color of Beret | Tan |
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Website | www |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel J.D. Keirsey |
Command Sergeant Major | Command Sergeant Major Brett Johnson |
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NATO Map Symbol (1998) | ![]() ![]() |
NATO Map Symbol (2017) | ![]() ![]() |
The 75th Ranger Regiment primarily handles direct action raids in hostile or sensitive environments, often killing or capturing high-value targets. Other missions include airfield seizure, special reconnaissance, personnel recovery, clandestine insertion, and site exploitation.[5][6] The regiment can deploy one Ranger battalion within eighteen hours of alert notification.[5]
The 75th Ranger Regiment is one of the U.S. military's most extensively used units. On December 17, 2020, it marked 7,000 consecutive days of combat operations.[7]