75th Ranger Regiment
The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as Army Rangers, is the premier light infantry unit and special operations force within the United States Army Special Operations Command. The regiment is headquartered at Fort Moore, Georgia and is composed of a regimental headquarters company, a military intelligence battalion, a special troops battalion, and three Ranger battalions.
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75th Ranger Regiment's distinctive unit insignia | |
| Active | 1984–present 1942–present (1st Battalion) 2006–present (Regimental Special Troops Battalion) |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Specialized Light Infantry |
| Role | Special operations |
| Size | 3,623 personnel authorized:
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| Part of | U.S. Army Special Operations Command United States Special Operations Command |
| Headquarters | Fort Moore, Georgia |
| Nickname(s) | Army Rangers Airborne Rangers |
| Motto(s) | Sua Sponte ("Of their own accord") Rangers Lead the Way |
| Color of Beret | Tan |
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Notable operations:
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| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel J.D. Keirsey |
| Command Sergeant Major | Command Sergeant Major Brett Johnson |
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| NATO Map Symbol (1998) | |
| NATO Map Symbol (2017) | |
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The 75th Ranger Regiment primarily handles direct action raids in hostile or sensitive environments, often killing or capturing high-value targets. Other missions include airfield seizure, special reconnaissance, personnel recovery, clandestine insertion, and site exploitation. The regiment can deploy one Ranger battalion within eighteen hours of alert notification.
The 75th Ranger Regiment is one of the U.S. military's most extensively used units. On December 17, 2020, it marked 7,000 consecutive days of combat operations.