2D Ranger Battalion
U.S. Army photo by SPC Milton Lopez
A squad of Rangers with the 2nd (2D) Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment take a knee while undergoing Task Force Training at Yakima Training Center, Washington, 2013.
The Rangers are wearing woodland Multicam BDUs and AN/PVS-15 night vision goggles mounted on their helmets.
The foremost Ranger's M4a1 carbine is fitted with a M320 40mm grenade launcher.
The 2D Ranger Battalion is a light infantry U.S. Army SOCOM unit that carries out special operations.
The unit is based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
IT comprises a headquarters and headquarters company (HHC) and 4 rifle companies (A,B, C and D).
