2nd Ranger Battalion
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The 2nd Ranger Battalion is an elite U.S. Army light infantry unit specializing in airborne and direct-action special operations missions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2nd Ranger Battalion canonical | 6 |
| 2nd Ranger Battalion (fictional depiction) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army Ranger battalion
ⓘ
airborne infantry unit ⓘ light infantry unit ⓘ special operations unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| commandStructure | 75th Ranger Regiment ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctrine | U.S. Army Ranger doctrine ⓘ |
| eliteStatus | yes ⓘ |
| garrison |
Fort Lewis
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Lewis, Washington
Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Joint Base Lewis–McChord
|
| higherCommand |
U.S. Special Operations Command
ⓘ
U.S. Army Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Special Operations Command
|
| insignia |
75th Ranger Regiment scroll
ⓘ
Ranger tab ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
joint special operations
ⓘ
short-notice deployments ⓘ |
| motto |
Rangers
ⓘ
surface form:
Rangers Lead the Way
|
| nickname | 2/75 ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Just Cause ⓘ Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ invasion of Grenada ⓘ invasion of Panama ⓘ operations in Afghanistan ⓘ operations in Iraq ⓘ |
| operationalTempo | high ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Army Rangers
ⓘ
surface form:
75th Ranger Regiment
|
| primaryInsertionMethod |
air assault
ⓘ
parachute assault ⓘ |
| recruitingSource | volunteers from across the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| role |
airborne assault
ⓘ
direct action ⓘ elite light infantry ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| specialization |
airborne operations
ⓘ
airfield seizure ⓘ counterterrorism operations ⓘ direct action missions ⓘ raids ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ |
| trainingRequirement | completion of Ranger Assessment and Selection Program ⓘ |
| type | light infantry ⓘ |
| uniformDistinction | tan beret ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Private Irwin Wade
this entity surface form:
2nd Ranger Battalion (fictional depiction)