Table of Organization
75th Regiment Rangers
1600 Men

3 Battalion Rangers x 580 Men
Company HQ x 64 Men
Section HQ
Section Logistic, Signal

3 Companys x 152 Men
6 Officer
148 Men
Section HQ
2 Officer
9 Men
Section Support
1 Officers
20 Men
Squad HQ
1 Officer
2 Men
Squad Mortar 60 mm 
2 Team x 4 Men
Squad Anti Chars
3 Team x 3 Men
Squad Snipers 
2 Team x 2 Men
1 Team x 2 Men 
Anti Sniper
3 Platoon
1 Officer
41 Men
Squad HQ
1 Officer
2 Men
3 Squads x 9 Men
( 5 M-16, 2 SAW, 2 M-16/M-203 )
Squad Machine Gun x 10 Men

Armament

84mm Ranger Antitank Weapons System (RAWS)
60mm Mortars 
M240G Machine Guns 
81mm Mortars 
Mark 19 RP MM Grenade Launcher 
120mm Mortars Stinger 
M249 Squad Automatic Weapons
Lance Grenade MK-49
Canons 50mm
Javelin
Vehicle Airborne  4 x 4

"When the 1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions 
were re-activated in 1974, General Abrams 
chartered the battalions to be 
"the best light infantry unit in the world" 
and a "standard bearer for the rest of the Army." 
After Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada, 1983), 
the requirement for more Rangers and a better 
suited command structure resulted in the formation 
of the 3rd Ranger Battalion and the Regimental 
Headquarters in 1984. Today, the 75th Ranger 
Regiment is part of the United States Special 
Operations Command.

The 75th Ranger Regiment plans and conducts 
special military operations in support of 
US policy and objectives. Its specially organized, 
equipped, and trained soldiers provide the National
Command Authority the capability to rapidly 
deploy a credible military force to any region of 
the world. In addition, Rangers are often called 
upon to perform missions in support of
general purpose forces.

The cornerstone of Ranger missions is that of 
direct action. More specifically, Rangers are the 
premiere airfield seizure and raid unit in the Army. 
In order to remain proficient in all light infantry 
skills, Ranger units also focus on mission essential 
tasks that include movement to contact, ambush, 
reconnaissance, airborne and air assaults, 
and hasty defense.

A typical Ranger Battalion or Regiment mission 
would involve seizing an airfield for use by 
follow-on general purpose forces and conducting 
raids on key targets of operational or strategic 
importance. Once secured, follow-on airland or 
airborne forces are introduced into theater and 
relieve the Ranger force so that it may conduct 
planning for future SOF operations. Rangers rely  
heavily on external fire support. Ranger fire 
support personnel train extensively on the  
employment of CAS, attack helicopters, 
Naval Gunfire, AC-130 Gunship and artillery.
The close working relationships with units that 
habitually support the force ensures that the  
Ranger Force always has the required assets to 
perform its mission.

Organization

The 75th Ranger Regiment, headquartered at 
Fort Benning, Georgia, is composed of three 
Ranger battalions, and is the premier 
light-infantry unit of the United States Army. 
The three Ranger battalions that comprise the 
75th Ranger Regiment are geographically dispersed.

1st Ranger Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, GA

2nd Ranger Battalion, Fort Lewis, WA

3rd Ranger Battalion, Fort Benning, GA

There are three training battalions:

4th Ranger Training Battalion, Fort Benning, GA

5th Ranger Training Battalion, Dahlonega, GA

6th Ranger Training Battalion, Eglin Air Force Base, FL


Regimental Headquarters consists of a Command Group, 
normal staff positions (S-1 through S-5), 
a fairly robust communications detachment, 
a fire support element, a reconnaissance detachment 
of three 6-man teams, a cadre for the Ranger Training 
Detachment, and a Company Headquarters. 

Additionally, the Regiment has the capability of 
deploying a planning team consisting of experienced 
Ranger operations, intelligence, fire support, 
communications  and logistics planners. The team can 
deploy on short notice with USASOC approval, to theater 
SOCs to plan ranger operations during crisis action 
planning for contingency operations.



The Battalions
Each of the three Ranger Battalions is identical 
in organization. Each battalion consists of three 
rifle companies and a Headquarters and Headquarters 
Company. Each battalion is authorized 580 Rangers. 
However, the battalions may be up to 15% over-manned 
to make allowances for schools and TDYs.

Command and Control
The flexibility of the Ranger Force requires it 
to perform under various command structures. 
The force can work unilaterally under a Corps, 
as a part of JSOTF, as an ARSOTF, or as an Army 
component in a JTF. Historically, it is common 
for the Ranger Force to conduct forced entry 
operations as part of a JSOTF, then become OPCON 
to a JTF to afford them the capability to conduct 
special operations/direct action missions.

Capabilities

The Army maintains the Regiment at a high level 
of readiness. Each battalion can deploy anywhere 
in the world with 18 hours notice. Because of the 
importance the Army places on the 75 th Ranger 
Regiment, it must possess a number of capabilities. 
These capabilities include:

Infiltrating and exfiltrating by land, sea, and air

Conducting direct action operations

Conducting raids

Recovery of personnel and special equipment

Conducting conventional or special light-infantry 
operations.

Deployment
On any given day, one Ranger Battalion is on 
Ready Reaction Force 1 with the requirement to be 
"wheels up" within 18 hours of notification. 
Additionally, one rifle company with battalion 
command and control can deploy in 9 hours. The 
Regimental Headquarters remains on RRF1 at all times. 
RRF1 rotates between the three battalions normally 
in 13 week periods. While on RRF1, the designated 
battalion is prohibited from conducting any off post 
training, deployments for training, etc., as they 
would be unable to meet the required deployment time 
standards. The Ranger Regiment can deploy in any 
number of ways. The force can deploy directly from 
home station to the area of operations. More often, 
the force deploys to an Intermediate Staging Base in 
CONUS, or OCONUS to link-up with attachments, rest, 
plan, rehearse, etc. before conducting operations. 
METT-T (emphasis on time and distance to the area of 
operations) determines how the force will deploy.

Support
Each Ranger Battalion has a Ranger Support Element
that supports home station training. This unit 
(Riggers, Truck Drivers, Maintenance, etc.) is not 
organic, but through individual post memorandums of 
understanding provides the battalion with the 
necessary requirements to meet mission/training 
demands. It is important to note, however, that this 
unit, although responsible  for supporting the Ranger 
Force's outload for combat, does not deploy with the 
unit. The logistical and support arrangements for 
extended sustainment remain a constant Ranger concern. 

Company Organization

The rifle companies consist of 152 Rangers each, 
while the headquarters company has the remaining 
Rangers assigned. Each rifle company within the 
Regiment is organized the same. It is comprised 
of a Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 
3 rifle platoons, and a weapons platoon. 

Finally, the weapons platoon has a sniper section 
consisting of two 2-man, M24 (7.62mm) sniper teams. 
The third team in this section employs the 
.50 cal Barrett Sniper System."

Current Ranger overall weapons and equipment include:

M-4 Carbine
84mm Ranger Antitank Weapons System 
60mm, 81mm and 120mm Mortars
M240B Machine Guns 
Mark 19 RP MM Grenade Launcher 
Javelin Portable missile system
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Ground Mobility Vehicle-R
Tactical Internet
All-terrain Vehicles
Grenadier Brat

(Excerpt from the JCS SOF Reference Manual)