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 by 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 special Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
• 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

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
• United Kingdom
  • 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
    • Pacific Coast Militia Rangers, irregular World War II volunteer force and a forerunner to the Canadian Rangers
    • The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment)
    • The York Rangers, a Canadian Army reserve infantry regiment amalgamated into The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
    • The Manitoba Rangers, a Canadian Army reserve infantry regiment converted to artillery, now known as the 26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
    • 23rd Alberta Rangers, a Canadian Army reserve cavalry regiment amalgamated into the 19th Alberta Dragoons (now part of the South Alberta Light Horse)
    • 127th Battalion (12th York Rangers), CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
    • 172nd Battalion (Rocky Mountain Rangers), CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
    • 176th Battalion (Niagara Rangers), CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
    • 199th Battalion Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Rangers, CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
    • 220th Battalion (12th Regiment York Rangers), CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
    • The Rocky Mountain Rangers (1885), a Canadian irregular cavalry / mounted infantry unit that served in the North-West Rebellion of 1885
    • Caldwell's Western Rangers, a Canadian militia skirmisher infantry unit in the War of 1812
• United States
  • Current
    • 75th Ranger Regiment, US Special Operations unit
    • United States Army Rangers
  • 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

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Ranger
• All pages with titles beginning with Rangers
• All pages with titles containing Ranger
• All pages with titles containing Rangers
• Power Rangers (disambiguation)
• Range (disambiguation)
• Texas Rangers (disambiguation)
• The Ranger (disambiguation)