Rangers are role model Soldiers – mentally, morally, and physically – who use their minds as well as bodies to make sound judgments, reasoned decisions, and ultimately to never quit. Rangers demonstrate discipline both on and off duty, and their Regimental standards are enduring.
When then Army Chief of Staff General Creighton Abrams envisioned the modern Ranger force, he emphasized the professional unit excellence stems from individual Ranger personal excellence and character. He directed that "wherever the battalion goes, it will be apparent that it is the best". Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment live this charter both personally and professionally every day.
Rangers - Roles
- airborne / air assaults
- direct action operations
- raids
- airfield seizure
- recovery of personnel and special equipment
- support of general purpose forces (GPF)
75th Ranger Regiment Organization
The 75th Ranger Regiment is made up of a regimental headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) and several battalions.
The regimental headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) consists of:
- Commanding Officer (colonel)
- CO's staff
- Special staff (communications officer, fire support officer, surgeon, staff judge advocate, USAF weather officer and USAF tactical air control officer)
- HQ Company Staff
- Fire Support Element
- Communications Platoon
- Medical Treatment Team
- RIP (Ranger Indoctrination Program).
Ranger Battalions
- 1st Ranger Battalion
- 2nd Ranger Battalion
- 3rd Ranger Battalion
- Regimental Special Troops Battalion
Rangers Wapons
Carbines / Assault Rifles
- M4a1 - 5.56mm x 45mm carbine
- MK 16 SCAR-L - a newly fielded 5.56mm x 45mm carbine / rifle
- MK 17 SCAR-H - a newly fielded 7.61mm x 51mm carbine / rifle
Machine Guns
- MK46 Mod 0 / MK48 Mod 0 - variants of the M249 SAW machine guns designed for special ops units
- M240 - 7.62mmx51mm belt-fed machine gun which can be carried or mounted on vehicles ./tripods
- M2 - .a heavy machine gun typically mounted on GMV-R vehicles
Handguns
- M9 Beretta - standrd-issue US Army 9mm pistol
- Glock 19 - compact 9mm pistol
Sniper Rifles
- MK 12 Mod 1 SPR - a 5.56mmx45mm semi-automatic sniper rifle
- MK11 Mod 0 - a 7.26x51mm semi-automatic sniper rifle carried by Ranger marksmen
- M24 SWS - a bolt action 7.62x51mm sniper rifle based on the Remington 700 long action
- M107 - extreme long range anti-material rifle firing .50BMG rounds
Missile / Rocket Launchers
Other Weapons
- M224 60mm mortar
- M252 81mm mortar
- M120 120mm mortar
Ranger Operations
1980 - Iran - Operation Eagle Claw
Rangers provided security for the Desert One landing strip and were set to play a significant role in the planned rescue of US Citizens from Tehran.
1983 - Grenada - Operation Urgent Fury
The 1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions were tasked with several key objectives- Seize and hold Point Salines airfield
During which a planned tactical landing was altered en route into a full-scale parachute assault. An eventual Cuban counter-attack against the airfield was defeated by A company, 1 Battalion - Secure the True Blue campus of the medical college
- Secure the army camp at Calivigny
- Secure Richmond Hill Prison
C Company, 1 Rangers, along with members of Delta Force, attempted to attack the Prison but the helicopters carrying them, flown by the 160th SOAR, were beaten back by heavy ground fire
1989 - Panama - Operation Just Cause
1991 - Persian Gulf - Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm
1993 - Somalia - Operation Gothic Serpent / Restore Hope
2001 - Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom
October 20th 2001 - Rangers participated in a combat jump to secure a desert air strip and assisted Delta Force in raiding Mulla Omar's compound.
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