75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger)

The 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger) (officially 75th Infantry Regiment or 75th Infantry) was initially a parent regiment for all the US Army Ranger units during the Vietnam War and the early 1980s and then the headquarters for the Ranger battalions.

75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger)
Active1969–present
Country United States
BranchUS Army
TypeLight infantry
RoleVietnam War:
  • LRRP

Post-Vietnam:

Size15 companies (1969–74)
3 battalions (1974–86)
Garrison/HQFort Benning, Georgia (1984–86)
EngagementsVietnam War
Operation Eagle Claw
Invasion of Grenada
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