The 75th Ranger Regiment is an elite airborne light infantry combat formation within the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). British Army units designated as "Rangers" have often also had historical links of some kind to British North America. military has had "Ranger" companies since the American Revolutionary War.
Following that time, the term became more common in official usage, during the French and Indian Wars of the 18th century. The first units to be officially designated Rangers were companies recruited in the New England Colonies to fight against Native Americans in King Philip's War. In a broader and less formal sense, the term "ranger" has been used, officially and unofficially, in North America since the 17th century, to describe light infantry in small, independent units-usually companies.
The term is commonly used to include graduates of the Ranger School, even if they have never served in a "Ranger" unit the vast majority of Ranger school graduates never serve in Ranger units and are considered "Ranger qualified". Army personnel who have served in any unit which has held the official designation of "Ranger".
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