history Flashcards
who is the honorary colonel of the regiment
LTG william Kernan
who is the honorary sgm
SGM gary carpenter
what operations did 2nd battalion jump into combat?
operation tomahawk,
operation urgent fury,
operation just cause,
operation enduring freedom
what happened in operation tomahawk?
2nd and 5th companies take musan ni airfrield during the korean war
what happened in operation urgent fury?
1st and 2nd BNS take point salines airfield in grenada to rescue hostages at true blue medical campus
what happened in operation just cause?
2nd and 3rd BN take rio hato airfield
what happened in operation enduring freedom
2nd bn A co/ C co/ HHC– nimruz province, afghansitan
when were 2nd ranger battalions combat jumps?
23 march 1951,
25 oct 1983,
20 dec 1989,
23 feb 2003
who are the 5 MOH reciepents
SPC robert d law SSG robert j pruden SSG lazlo rebel SSG gary littrell SFC leeroy petry
how many combat teams of the 5307th and what were thier colors?
6 &&&&& red white blue orange green khaki
what does the sun represent?
star of burma
what does the lighting bolt represtn?
strike charcteristics
what does the sun represent?
sun from chinese flag representing lose cooperation
sua sponte means?
of thier own accord
when was the french and indian war?
1756-63
when was the king phillips war?
1670
what was COL john mosby known for?
seized a general, 2 cpts, 38 pvts, and 58 horse without firing a shot
how many common sense rules are there?
28
who coined the phrase “RLTW”?
GEN cota
who was known as the swamp fox?
francis marion
how many rangers made it to the top of the cliff on d day
90 of 220
where and where was 1st bn activated?
1942 in carrickfergus ireland
how was prisoners were evacuted?
500 prisoners
