Ranger

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Ranger or Rangers may refer to:

Contents 1 Law enforcement 2 Parkland occupations 3 Military 3.1 North America 3.2 Europe 3.3 Asia 4 Sports teams 4.1 Baseball 4.2 Gaelic football 4.3 Ice hockey 4.4 Other sports 5 Geography 6 Road vehicles 7 Water vessels 8 Aerospace 9 Fiction and games 10 Scouting 11 Other uses

[edit] Law enforcement

• Arizona Rangers
• California State Rangers
• Colorado Mounted Rangers
• Newfoundland Rangers
• Texas Ranger Division
• Council ranger, a type of officer in Australia

[edit] Parkland occupations

• Park ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands
  • National Park Ranger, an employee of the U.S. National Park Service
• Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a ceremonial office of the United Kingdom

[edit] Military

[edit] North America

Canada

• Canadian Rangers, a sub-component of the Canadian Forces reserve
  • Junior Canadian Rangers, a youth organization
• 176th Battalion (Niagara Rangers), CEF, a WWI unit
• The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC), a Canadian Forces reserve regiment based in Toronto and Aurora
• The Rocky Mountain Rangers, a Canadian Forces reserve regiment based in British Columbia

United States

• United States Army Rangers, an elite American Special Operations Force
• Civil Air Patrol Ranger
• Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers, a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War
• 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
• Oregon Rangers, a 19th-century militia
• Terry's Texas Rangers, a Confederate Army unit in the Civil War
• Whitcomb's Rangers, a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War

[edit] Europe

• Irish Army Rangers
• Special Operations Troops Centre of the Portuguese Army

United Kingdom

• Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, a squadron of the Royal Yeomanry
• Royal Irish Rangers, a regiment of the British Army until 1992
• Adams' Rangers, a unit in the Revolutionary War
• Butler's Rangers, a unit in the Revolutionary War
• Connaught Rangers, an Irish Regiment of the British Army, disbanded 1922
• King's Rangers, a unit in the Revolutionary War
• Queen's Rangers, a unit in the Revolutionary War
• Rogers' Rangers, a unit in the French and Indian War

[edit] Asia

• Royal Ranger Regiment, of the Malaysian Army
• Pakistan Rangers
• 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, of the Philippine Army
• Philippine Constabulary, a service command replaced by the Philippine National Police in 1991
• Sarawak Rangers
• Vietnamese Rangers

[edit] Sports teams

[edit] Baseball

• Arizona League Rangers, a minor league team in Surprise, Arizona
• Dallas Rangers, a minor league team in Dallas, Texas
• 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 team in Arlington, Texas

[edit] Gaelic football

• Argideen Rangers, a club in Timoleague
• Brickey Rangers GAA, a club outside Dungarvan
• Carbery Rangers, a club in Rosscarbery
• Crossmaglen Rangers GAC, a club in Armagh
• Laune Rangers, a club in Killorglin
• Nemo Rangers GAA, a club in Cork

[edit] 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, a English National League team in West London, England
• 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 in New York, New York
• 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

[edit] Other sports

• Rangers F.C. (disambiguation), the name of several football clubs
• Broughton Rangers, a British rugby league team
• Bruin Rangers, an American collegiate women's rugby team
• Dandenong Rangers, an Australian women's basketball team
• New Cross Rangers, a British speedway team
• Waitakere Rangers, a New Zealand rugby team

[edit] Geography

• Ranger, Georgia
• Ranger, Texas
• Ranger, West Virginia
• Ranger Lake, Ohio
• Ranger Peak, Wyoming

[edit] Road vehicles

• Ranger (automobile), a 1968-1976 GM car model
• Ranger (South African car), a GM vehicle sold in the 1970s
• 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

[edit] Water vessels

• Ranger (yacht)
• 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
• Ranger class tanker, a series of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships
• Ranger Boats, a line of fishing boats
• Ranger 29, a sailboat

[edit] Aerospace

• Ranger program, a series of American unmanned space missions
• Ranger/Fairchild Engines, an aircraft engine company
• RUAG Ranger, a Swiss unmanned air vehicle

[edit] Fiction and games

• Ranger (magazine)
• Rangers (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero team
• Ranger (Babylon 5)
• Ranger (Farthing Wood)
• Ranger (Middle-earth)
• Ranger: Simulation of Modern Patrolling Operations, a board game
• Ranger (character class), a class in many role-playing games
  • Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Ranger (Transformers)
• Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional military unit portrayed in the series Spearhead

[edit] Scouting

• Ranger (Girl Guide)
• Ranger Award, a Boy Scouts of America award
• Boy Rangers of America, a scouting program

[edit] Other uses

• Ranger (surname), people with the surname Ranger
• Rangers (band), a Czech folk pop band
• Ranger (ride)
• Colorado Ranger, a horse breed
• Royal Rangers, a Christian youth movement
• Ranger College, Texas
• Ranger Uranium Mine, Northern Territory, Australia

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