Ranger Handbook

United States Army Rangers are elite members of the United States Army. Rangers have served in recognized U.S. Army Ranger units or have graduated from the U.S. Army's Ranger School.   Ranger Regiment is now a special operations combat formation within the U.S. Army Special Operation Command. In this handbook you will find Tactics and Techniques used by U.S, Army Rangers:

TABLE OF CONTENTS


RANGER CREED

STANDING ORDERS ROGER’S RANGERS

RANGER HISTORY


CHAPTER 1 – LEADERSHIP

1. PRINCIPLES

2. DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ACTIONS 

3. ASSUMPTION OF COMMAND


CHAPTER 2 – OPERATIONS

1. TROOP-LEADING PROCEDURES

2. COMBAT INTELLIGENCE 

3. WARNING ORDER 

4. OPERATIONS ORDER

5. FRAGMENTARY ORDER

6. ANNEXES 

7. COORDINATION CHECKLISTS 

8. DOCTRINAL TERMS 

9. TERRAIN MODEL


CHAPTER 3 – FIRE SUPPORT

1. PLANNING

2. TASKS

3. CAPABILITIES 

4. RISK ESTIMATE DISTANCES

5. TARGET OVERLAYS

6. CLOSE AIR SUPPORT

7. CALL FOR FIRE


CHAPTER 4 – MOVEMENT

1. TECHNIQUES

2. TACTICAL MARCHES 

3. MOVEMENT IN LIMITED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS

4. DANGER AREAS


CHAPTER 5 – PATROLS

1. PRINCIPLES

2. PLANNING

3. RECONNAISSANCE PATROLS 

4. COMBAT PATROLS 

5. SUPPORTING TASKS

6. MOVEMENT TO CONTACT


CHAPTER 6 – BATTLE DRILLS

SECTION I. INTRODUCTION

1. DEFINITION

2. FORMAT

SECTION II. DRILLS 

1. REACT TO CONTACT 

2. BREAK CONTACT 

3. REACT TO AMBUSH 

4. KNOCK OUT BUNKERS

5. ENTER BUILDING/CLEAR ROOM

6. ENTER/CLEAR A TRENCH 

7. CONDUCT INITIAL BREACH OF A MINED WIRE OBSTACLE (PLATOON) 

8. REACT TO INDIRECT FIRE


CHAPTER 7 – COMMUNICATIONS

SECTION I. INTRODUCTION

1. MILITARY FREQUENCY MODULATED RADIOS 

2. AUTOMATED NET CONTROL DEVICE

SECTION II. ANTENNAS 

3. REPAIR

4. CONSTRUCTION AND ADJUSTMENT

5. FIELD-EXPEDIENT OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS 

6. FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTIONAL ANTENNAS 

7. ANTENNA LENGTH

8. ANTENNA ORIENTATION

9. IMPROVEMENT OF MARGINAL COMMUNICATIONS


CHAPTER 8 – ARMY AVIATION

1. REVERSE PLANNING SEQUENCE

2. SELECTION AND MARKING OF PICKUP AND LANDING ZONES

3. AIR ASSAULT FORMATIONS

4. PICKUP ZONE OPERATIONS

5. SAFETY 

6. CLOSE COMBAT ATTACK AVIATION 


CHAPTER 9 – WATERBORNE OPERATIONS

1. ROPE BRIDGE TEAM

2. PONCHO RAFT 

3. WATERCRAFT


CHAPTER 10 – MILITARY MOUNTAINEERING

1. TRAINING 

2. DISMOUNTED MOBILITY

3. MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT 

4. ANCHORS 

5. KNOTS

6. BELAYS 

7. CLIMBING COMMANDS

8. ROPE INSTALLATIONS 

9. RAPPELING


CHAPTER 11 – EVASION/SURVIVAL

1. EVASION

2. SURVIVAL

3. WATER

4. PLANT FOOD

5. ANIMAL FOOD

6. TRAPS AND SNARES 

7. SHELTERS 

8. FIRES


CHAPTER 12 – FIRST AID

1. LIFESAVING STEPS

2. CARE UNDER FIRE

3. PRIMARY SURVEY 

4. AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

5. BREATHING

6. BLEEDING 

7. SHOCK

8. EXTREMITY INJURIES

9. ABDOMINAL INJURIES

10. BURNS

11. WEATHER (HEAT AND COLD) INJURIES

12. POISONOUS PLANT IDENTIFICATION

13. FOOT CARE

14. CASUALTY RESCUE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM LITTER

15. HYDRATION AND ACCLIMATIZATION

16. WORK, REST, AND WATER CONSUMPTION


CHAPTER 13 – DEMOLITIONS

CHAPTER 14 – RANGER URBAN OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 15 – VEHICLE CONVOY OPERATIONS