Today’s 75th Ranger regiment can trace its history from French and Indian War of the 1700s through to current contingency and combat operations in support of the Global War on Terror. Forty years ago today, on February 3, 1986, the lineage and honors of the six Ranger Battalions of World War II, alongside the Rangers of Merrill’s Marauders, the eight Ranger companies of the Korean War, the fifteen separate companies of the Vietnam War, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 75th Infantry (Ranger)

"The Ranger Battalion is to be an elite, light and most proficient infantry battalion in the world. A Battalion that can do things with its hands and weapons better than anyone." - General Creighton W. Abrams 26th Chief of Staff of the United States Army #rltw | The 75th Ranger Regiment

The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as Army Rangers, is an elite light infantry special operations force that is part of the United States Army Special Operations Command. The Regiment is headquartered at Fort Benning, Georgia and is composed of one special troops battalion and three Ranger battalions. The 75th Ranger Regiment is the U.S. Army's premier light infantry unit, with specialized skills that enable them to perform a variety of operations. Their primary mission is to conduct direct ac