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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
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.
The United States Army Rangers are elite U.S. Army personnel who have served in any unit which has held the official designation of "Ranger". [1] [2] The term is commonly used to include graduates of the Ranger School, even if they have never served in a "Ranger" unit; the vast majority of Ranger school graduates never serve in Ranger units and are considered "Ranger qualified".
On 3 February 1986, the 75th Infantry Regiment (then consisting of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Ranger Battalion, 2nd Ranger Battalion, and 3rd Ranger Battalion) was consolidated with the former A Company, 1st Ranger Infantry Battalion (then part of HHC 7th SFG), Company A, 2nd Infantry Battalion (then part of HHC 10th SFG), and ...
Link up with the main body of the Ranger force in the objective area, or escape and evade the enemy in order to return to friendly lines. When the 75th's Regimental Special Troops Battalion was officially activated in October 2007, RRD changed its name to the Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC) and opened its selection course to any ...
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.
TF 20 was composed of mainly Special forces units from JSOC: B squadron, Delta Force and all three battalions of the 75th Ranger Regiment; a battalion strength element of the 82nd Airborne Division, serving as a QRF and reinforcements; and a M142 HIMARS; later in the invasion M1A1 Abrams tanks from C Company, 2nd Battalion 70th Armor were ...