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The 75th Ranger Regiment, ... resulting in the death of several American soldiers. Rangers held improvised positions for nearly 18 hours, killing between 500 and ...
The operation lasted into the early morning hours of the 27th and resulted in the deaths of two US Army Rangers from C and D Companies of the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and the death of Abdul Haseeb Logari, the leader of ISIL-KP, alongside several leaders, and up to 35 other militants according to The Pentagon.
Former Commander of Delta Force from 1985 to 1989. Commanding officer of Task Force Ranger during the Battle of Mogadishu. [9] Gary Gordon (1960–1993 †): Medal of Honor recipient. Killed in action, on 3 October 1993, during the Battle of Mogadishu. David L. Grange: Former Commanding Officer of 75th Ranger Regiment from 1991 to 1993.
The Battle of Mogadishu (Somali: Maalintii Rangers, lit. 'Day of the Rangers'), also known as the Black Hawk Down Incident, was part of Operation Gothic Serpent.It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States—supported by UNOSOM II—against Somali National Alliance (SNA) fighters and other insurgents in south Mogadishu.
A Ranger from 2nd Ranger Battalion providing overwatch during combat operations in Iraq. Rangers from Delta Company, 2nd Battalion prepare to provide security and lay down suppressive fire during a live fire exercise at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Jan. 25, 2014. The Ranger's nosebleed was due to the dry climate and intense training.
On 11 January a booby-trap killed one soldier from Company B, 5/46th. On the same day a team from Company G, 75th Rangers was ambushed losing one killed and forcing the team to evacuate. On 15 January Company G, 75th Rangers engaged three VC, killing two and capturing two weapons.
On October 26, 2019, shortly after U.S. president Donald Trump and a small team of key civilian and military leaders gathered in the White House Situation Room at around 5 p.m. EST (00:00 Syria time), U.S. Joint Special Operations Command's 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force) operators, along with U.S. Army Rangers from the 75th Ranger Regiment, departed ...
On 6 August 2011, a U.S. CH-47D Chinook military helicopter operating with the call sign Extortion 17 (pronounced "one-seven") was shot down while transporting a Quick Reaction Force attempting to reinforce a Joint Special Operations Command unit of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Tangi Valley in Maidan Wardak province, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan.