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Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years agoAmong the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the hostile beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit – the U.S. Army Rangers.
Today's Ranger regiment is the Army's premier direct-action raid force. Each of the four geographically dispersed Ranger battalions is always combat ready, mentally and physically tough ...
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Former Army Ranger gets applause at Biden's speech at Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument at Omaha Beach.“You deserve that [applause] and a lot more.” During his speech, on the same cliffs that U.S. Army Rangers scaled by during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, Biden commemorated several WWII ...
Before soldiers can join the 75th Ranger Regiment, they have to pass the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program. Half of ...
DUKW (or ‘Duck’) amphibious truck, outfitted with an extension ladder to scale cliffs in northern France and then rain down suppressive fire on the German defenders.
Army Rangers were a small, elite fighting force often referred to as “spearheaders” for being the first invasion forces on beaches during World War II. That was certainly true on D-Day ...
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, of 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, was killed in action July 12, 2018, in Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo) Among the noblest heroes in wartime is the soldier ...
At the US Army's annual Best Ranger Competition, 56 two-man teams representing 27 different Army units undergo a 60-hour gauntlet of physical and mental tests. By day three, the field of 56 teams ...
Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Braun breaks down every piece of gear a US Army Ranger would carry in their aviator kit bag during a night-raid mission. The bag includes protective gear, ammunition ...
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