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level questions: Ranger History

Question	Answer
What does Sua Sponte mean?	Of Their Own Accord
How many standing orders did Robert Rogers write	19
Where did 1/75 and 3/75 conduct a combat jump during Operation Just Cause	Toririos/Tocumen Airfield
What Battalion and What Companies scaled Point Du Hoc?	D, E, F
When did Operation Urgent Fury take place?	October 25 1983
Where did 1/75 and 2/75 make a combat jump during Operation Urgent Fury	Point Salines Airfield
Benjamin Church commanded an independent Ranging company during which war?	King Phillips War
Who is the honorary Col. of the Regiment?	Gen. William F. Kernan
Who is the first commander of the 75th	Col. William O. Darby
An objective of Operation Just Cause was to oust which Panamanian dictator?	Manuel Noriega
During the Korean War, where did 2nd and 4th BAT make a combat jump?	Munsan-Ni
First CSM of the 75th?	CSM Gary Carpenter
Who wrote the Ranger Creed?	CSM Neal R. Gentry
When was the 75th infantry Regiment was re-designated as the 75th Ranger Regiment?	3 Feb 1986
Current honorary CSM?	CSM Gary Carpenter
How many Rangers were killed in Somalia?	6 Spc. Cavaco Cpl. Smith Cpl. Kowalewski Sgt. Joyce Sgt. Pilla Sgt. Ruiz
How many Rangers were killed in Panama?	5
The climax of Merrill’s Marauders was the capture of?	Myitkyina Airfield
Col. Daniel Morgan “Corps of Rangers” were better known as?	Morgan’s Rifleman
During WW2 which BATs composed the Ranger Force	1st 3rd and 4th BATs
How many Ranging rules did Robert Rogers write?	28
On D-Day who said “Rangers Lead the Way”?	BG Norman Cota
Where and When was 1st BAT activated?	June 19th 1942 at Carrickfergus, Ireland
What do the 6 colors of the flash represent?	Combat teams of 5307th composite
What are the 6 colors of the flash?	Red, White, Blue, Green, Orange, Khaki
Activation dates for each BAT	1-75 31 Jan 1974 2-75 1 Oct 1974 3-75 3 Oct 1984 RSTB 16 Oct 2007
What tribe of Indians did Robert Rogers defeat?	Abenaki
Who was the Swamp Fox	Francis Marion
How many Ranger Companies served in Vietnam?	13
Where did the colors of the flash come from?	The 6 combat teams of the 5307th composite
Where was the Ranger force nearly wiped out?	Cisterna Italy
Who lead the Corps of Rangers?	Daniel Morgan
Francis Marions men were known as?	Marions Partisans
What does the White star on the DUI represent?	Star of Burma
What does the red symbolize on the parachutist badge	Speed and Aggressiveness
What does the lightning bolt represent on the DUI?	Speed and aggressiveness/ Strike characteristics
What Ranger BAT rescued 513 POW during WW2?	6th Ranger BAT
What element participated in the Jessica Lynch rescue?	1/75
What obj. Did 3/75 conduct an airborne assault during O.E.F?	Obj. Rhino on October 19th 2001
What was the all African American Ranger unit in Korea?	4th Ranger Company
Where did 2/75 and A/B Co of 3/75 conduct a combat Jump during operation Just Cause?	Rio Hato Airfield
What element participated in the rescue attempt of American embassy personal in Iran?	1/75 operation Eagle Claw April 24, 1980
What was objective serpent?	Airborne assault on H1 airfield on March 28th 2003
What was Operation Gothic Serpent?	Mission to apprehend to lieutenants of Mohammad Farrah adid
How many companies did Robert Rogers command?	9
How many companies made up the Corps Of Rangers?	6