Rangers - Night Vision Goggles

A pair of U.S. Army Rangers wear PVS-15 night vision goggles (NVGs) as they clear a Taliban compound during an operation in Afghanistan, 2012. Note the swan-off breaching shot gun being employed by the rightmost Ranger in order to shoot the fixtures off a door.

The 75th Ranger Regiment use a variety of NVGs including the PVS-14 (monocular), PVS-23 (bincoular) and PVS-15 (binocular).

The 75th Ranger Regiment are a light infantry special operations unit that carries out a range of special missions including airborne direct action raids, airfield seizures and equipment and personnel retrieval.