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The History of 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Share This: Rangers storm a building in the Middle East. (U.S. Army) The 2nd Ranger Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment is an integral part of the Army’s premier raid force. It has taken part in some of the most iconic military engagements in recent U.S. history. There are three Ranger Battalions, the 1st, located at Hunter Army Airfield, GA, the 2nd, located at Joint Base Lewis/McChord, WA, and the 3rd at Fort Benning, GA.  D-Day and the 2nd Battalion’s Baptism of Fire The 2nd Ranger Battalion was originally established on Apr...

Redstone Arsenal personnel can expect some interruptions to the workday on Wednesday, Aug. 25. That’s because the Arsenal will be completing a full-scale exercise, a simulated emergency scenario designed to test and evaluate emergency response procedures. Tameline Black, a Garrison emergency management specialist and lead exercise planner, said this year’s simulation will be a severe weather event. Full-scale exercises occur every 18-24 months in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program and are designed with the installation’s most likely threats in...

Arctic nations agree despite tensions over global warming Climate Change News Arctic countries are committed to tackling global warming, which is happening three times faster than anywhere else in the north of the earth, and to safeguarding regional peace as its geopolitical importance increases. Accelerating global warming, untapped resources, new sea routes opened with delayed sea ice and the future of local populations were on the agenda Foreign ministers from Arctic-border countries met in Reykjavik on Thursday. “We are committed to pursuing a peaceful Arctic region dominated by climate...

In a blockbuster 1997 film Wag the Dog, Robert De Niro plays a fixer extraordinaire who’s summoned to the White House after a potential front-page scandal threatens to sink the president’s reelection. To deflect attention away from this controversy, De Niro and Hollywood producer Dustin Hoffman plan a fake war, or pageant, as they call it. As De Niro famously quipped, “We’re not going to have a war. We’re going to have the appearance of a war.” Playing on this sentiment, director Barry Levinson stressed, “We’re reaching a point where it’s no longer easy to differentiate be...

Feb. 26, 2021, entitled "National Preparedness: A Summary and Select Issues" by Lauren R. Stienstra, section research manager, and Shawn Reese, emergency management and homeland security policy analyst: SUMMARY The nation has faced challenges in the effort to respond to, and recover from, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Persistent challenges related to acquisition and delivery of diagnostic tests, production and management of personal protective equipment, and development and distribution of vaccines have introduced new questions about the state of national readiness, for...