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Ranger


A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to:

  • Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands and forests.
    • National Park Service ranger, an employee of the National Park Service
    • U.S. Forest Service ranger, an employee of the United States Forest Service
    • Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a ceremonial office of the United Kingdom
    • Includes the Keepers of Epping Forest who are charged to "range" about the Forest in their duties.

Ranger or Rangers may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Publications

  • Ranger's Apprentice, a series of novels by John Flanagan
  • Ranger Rick, a children's nature magazine published by the United States National Wildlife Federation
  • Ranger (magazine), a former British comic magazine

Fictional entities

  • Rangers (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero team
  • Ranger (Middle-earth), a fictional group of the Dúnedain of the North and South in the Third Age
  • Ranger, a character class in many fantasy and science fiction games such as the Ranger in Dungeons & Dragons
  • Ranger (Transformers)
  • Rangers, fictional warriors in the television series Babylon 5
  • Rangers, in Poul Anderson's The Corridors of Time
  • Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional military unit portrayed in Spearhead (TV series)
  • Power Rangers, an American franchise built around a live action children's television series
  • Pokémon Ranger, a series of action role-playing video games and spinoff of the larger Pokémon franchise.

Other uses in culture

  • Rangers (band), a Czech pop folk and country band
  • Ranger: Simulation of Modern Patrolling Operations, a board game

Law enforcement/paramilitary

United States

  • Arizona Rangers
  • California Rangers
  • Colorado Mounted Rangers
  • New York State Forest Rangers
  • Texas Ranger Division
  • National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers
  • Colorado Rangers

Elsewhere

  • Newfoundland Rangers, a former Canadian police force
  • Pakistan Rangers, a Pakistani paramilitary force
    • Punjab Rangers, branch of Pakistan Rangers in Punjab
    • Sindh Rangers, branch of Pakistan Rangers in Sindh
  • Sarawak Rangers, a former Malaysian paramilitary force

Military

Asia

  • Ranger Courses, commando training courses at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
  • 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, a unit of the Philippine Army
  • Royal Ranger Regiment, a unit of the Malaysian Army
  • Sarawak Rangers a unit of the Kingdom of Sarawak
  • Thahan Phran or Thai Rangers, a paramilitary light infantry force and auxiliary of the Royal Thai Army
  • Royal Thai Army Ranger, part of the Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command
  • Vietnamese Rangers, a unit of the South Vietnamese Army

Europe

  • Army Ranger Wing, the elite special operations forces of the Irish Defence Forces
  • 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment, a ranger regiment of the Italian Army specializing in mountain combat
  • Rangers Battalion (North Macedonia), a special operations force in the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
  • Special Operations Troops Centre, the counter-terrorist and unconventional warfare special forces division of the Portuguese Army, nicknamed Rangers
    • Current
      • Ranger Regiment (United Kingdom), regular regiment formed 2021, no relation to previous "Rangers" of the Territorial Army
      • Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, a squadron of the Royal Yeomanry
    • Former
      • Royal Irish Rangers, a regiment of the British Army until 1992. Soldiers with the rank of Private in the Royal Irish Regiment (since 1992) are given the designation of "Ranger"
      • The Rangers (British regiment), a volunteer unit of the British Army, originally formed in 1860
      • Connaught Rangers, a Regiment of the British Army, disbanded 1922
      • 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers), line infantry regiment of the army formed in 1793 and disbanded in 1881
      • Adams' Rangers, a unit in the American Revolutionary War
      • Butler's Rangers, a unit in the American Revolutionary War
      • King's Rangers, a unit in the American Revolutionary War
      • Queen's Rangers, a unit in the American Revolutionary War
      • Rogers' Rangers, a unit in the French and Indian War
      • Burke's Rangers, irregular skirmisher infantry unit formed in 1747 for service in King George's War, disbanded in 1762
      • Danks' Rangers, irregular skirmisher infantry unit formed in 1756 for service in the French and Indian War, disbanded in 1762
      • Gorham's Rangers, irregular skirmisher infantry unit formed in 1744 for service in King George's War, disbanded in 1762
  • Ukrainian Rangers Corps, an elite Special Operations Corps in the structure of the Ukrainian SOF, established in 2024

North America

  • Rogers' Rangers, an 18th-century predecessor to several modern Ranger companies

  • Canada

    • Current
      • The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC), a Canadian Army reserve regiment based in Ontario
      • Rocky Mountain Rangers, a Canadian Army reserve regiment based in British Columbia
      • Canadian Rangers, a sub-component of the Canadian Forces reserve
      • Junior Canadian Rangers, a youth organization
    • Former
  • United States

    • Current
    • Former
      • Goodyear Ranger, a commercial blimp purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War II for use as a training airship
      • Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers, a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War
      • Hawk Mountain Ranger School, a ground search and rescue school within the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
      • Indiana Rangers, a 19th-century mounted militia force
      • Knowlton's Rangers, the U.S.'s first espionage organization
      • Loudoun Rangers, a Union Army unit in the Civil War
      • McNeill's Rangers, a Confederate Army unit in the Civil War
      • Missouri Rangers, a 19th-century militia created during War of 1812
      • Oregon Rangers, a 19th-century militia
      • Terry's Texas Rangers, a Confederate Army unit in the Civil War
      • United States Mounted Rangers, serving on the Great Plains, 1832-1833
      • United States Rangers in the War of 1812
      • Whitcomb's Rangers, a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War

Places

United States

  • Ranger, Georgia
  • Ranger, Indiana
  • Ranger, Missouri
  • Ranger, Texas
  • Ranger, West Virginia
  • Ranger Lake, Ohio
  • Ranger Peak (disambiguation)

Other places

  • Ranger Uranium Mine, Northern Territory, Australia
  • Ranger College, Texas

Scouting

  • Ranger (Girl Guide)
  • Ranger Award, a Boy Scouts of America award
  • Boy Rangers of America, a scouting program

Sports

Association football

  • Rangers F.C. (disambiguation)
  • Rangers F.C., based in Glasgow, Scotland
  • Queens Park Rangers F.C., based in London, England
  • Swope Park Rangers, based in Kansas City, Missouri
  • Rangers de Talca, based in Talca, Chile

Gaelic football

  • Argideen Rangers GAA, a club in Timoleague
  • Brickey Rangers GAA, a club outside Dungarvan
  • Carbery Rangers GAA, a club in Rosscarbery
  • Crossmaglen Rangers GAC, a club in Armagh
  • Laune Rangers GAA, a club in Killorglin
  • Nemo Rangers GAA, a club in Cork

Baseball

  • Arizona League Rangers, a minor league team in Surprise, Arizona
  • Dallas Rangers, a minor league team in Dallas, Texas
  • Dominican Summer League Rangers, a minor league team in the Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Drew Rangers baseball, the team of Drew University in Madison, NJ
  • Gastonia Rangers, a minor league team in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • Texas Rangers (baseball), a Major League Baseball team in Arlington, Texas
  • Toowoomba Rangers, a club in Toowoomba, Queensland

Ice hockey

  • Binghamton Rangers, an American Hockey League team in Binghamton, New York
  • Colorado Rangers, a 1987-1988 International Hockey League team in Denver, Colorado
  • Denver Rangers, a 1988-1989 International Hockey League team in Denver, Colorado
  • Drummondville Rangers, a junior team in Drummondville, Quebec
  • Earls Court Rangers, an English National League team in West London, England
  • Fort Worth Rangers, played 1941–42 in the AHA, and 1945–49 in the USHL
  • Glanbrook Rangers, a Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League team in Glanbrook, Ontario
  • Kitchener Rangers, an Ontario Hockey League team in Kitchener, Ontario
  • New York Rangers, a National Hockey League team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan
  • North York Rangers, a Metro Junior A Hockey League team in North York, Ontario
  • South Grenville Rangers, an Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League team in South Grenville, Ontario
  • Toronto Young Rangers, an Ontario Hockey Association team in Toronto
  • Winnipeg Rangers (disambiguation)

Rugby

  • Broughton Rangers, a British rugby league team
  • Saddleworth Rangers, a British Rugby league team
  • Waitakere Rangers, a New Zealand rugby team

US college sports

  • Parkside Rangers, the athletic program of the University of Wisconsin–Parkside

Other sports

  • Dandenong Rangers, an Australian women's basketball team
  • München Rangers, an American football team from Munich, Germany
  • New Cross Rangers, a British speedway team
  • Rangers Sports Events (Lebanon), sports events organized yearly by the Rangers Regiment of the Lebanese army
  • Rangers cricket team, a Zimbabwean cricket team
  • Madikwe Rangers, South Africa field hockey club

Transportation

Air

  • Ranger Engines, a former aircraft engine company
  • Parker 2nd Ranger, a motorglider
  • RUAG Ranger, a Swiss unmanned air vehicle
  • Vashon Ranger R7, an American light-sport aircraft design

Land

  • Ranger (automobile), a 1968–1976 General Motors (GM) car model
  • Cadillac Gage Ranger, an armored truck
  • Edsel Ranger, a 1958–1960 American sedan
  • Ford Ranger, an American pick-up truck
  • Hino Ranger, a Japanese cab-over truck
  • Ranger, a series of off-road vehicles by Polaris Industries
  • Rickman Ranger, a UK series of GRP kit-cars also produced in Russia by Autokam
  • Bush Ranger (car), an Australian four wheel drive buggy
  • A type of Rover ticket which allows unlimited travel in the UK for one day

Water

  • Ranger (ship), a list of ships
  • Ranger (yacht), a 1930s racing sailboat
  • Ranger Boats, for bass fishing
  • Ranger Yachts, an American sailboat manufacturer
  • Ranger-class tanker, a series of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships
  • HMS Ranger, the name of several Royal Navy ships
  • USS Ranger, the name of several U.S. Navy ships
  • USC&GS Ranger, an American survey ship
  • Ocean Ranger, a semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit that sank in 1982

Other uses

  • Ranger (surname), a list of people
  • Black Rock Ranger, a volunteer mediator at the Burning Man festival
  • Ranger (file manager), a free text-based file manager for Unix-like systems
  • Ranger (ride), a type of inverted pendulum ride
  • Colorado Ranger, a horse breed
  • Royal Rangers, a Christian youth movement
  • As-Saaffat ("The Rangers"), 37th sura of the Qur'an
  • Ranger program, a series of American uncrewed Lunar space missions
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