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The 2nd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment traces its lineage to two units; Company H, 475th Infantry Regiment (previously known as the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), or "Merrill's Marauders") and Company A, 2nd Ranger Battalion. The units originally had separate lineages, but were then consolidated in 1986.
Commander, 1–75th Ranger Battalion; Commander, USSOCOM 16th Colonel Michael E. Kurilla: 6 August 2009 28 July 2011 Commander, 2–75th Ranger Battalion; Commander, USCENTCOM 17th Colonel Mark W. Odom 28 July 2011 25 July 2013 Commander, 3–75th Ranger Battalion; DCG-S, 82nd Airborne Division 18th Colonel Christopher S. Vanek 25 July 2013
Company B, 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969: 1 November 1974: Company C (LRP), 58th Infantry: VII Corps (Germany) Company C, 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969: 25 October 1971: Company E (LRP), 20th Infantry: I Field Force (Vietnam) Company D (Ranger), 151st Infantry Company D, 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969 20 November 1969: ...
The 75th Ranger Regiment has been awarded numerous honors and decorations from its campaigns, beginning in World War II. In World War II, they participated in 16 major campaigns, spearheading the campaigns in Morocco, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio and Leyte.
75th Ranger Regiment insignia. Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) is an 8-week course held at Fort Moore, Georgia, for the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment.In 2009, RASP replaced both the Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) [1] for enlisted Soldiers and Ranger Orientation Program (ROP) for Officers, both commissioned and noncommissioned.
This category includes all colonels of the 75th Ranger Regiment, to include the ceremonial colonels, who are credited in the official lineage, though they never actually led a unit that was referred to as the 75th Ranger Regiment at the time.
Recondo School trained small, heavily armed long-range reconnaissance teams the art of patrolling deep in enemy-held territory. All students were combat veterans and came from the ranks of the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps Force Recon Battalions, and the Army of the Republic of South Korea. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam had their own school.
The headquarters unit is stationed at Fort Moore, Georgia. Detachment 1 (Red Team) is stationed at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia and is attached to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. [4] Detachment 2 (Silver Team) is stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington and is attached to the 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. [5]