God Bless Our Finest ..!!

God Bless The U.S.A.

Spent a wonderful weekend at Ft. Benning, Ga. with my Grandson (Airborne Ranger) Joseph Shipp, his Mom and Dad (Toby and Cathy), and his Sister (Catie).

The 75th Ranger Regiment, composed of three Ranger battalions, is the premier light-infantry unit of the United States Army. Headquartered at Fort Benning, Ga., the 75th Ranger Regiment’s mission is to plan and conduct special missions in support of U.S. policy and objectives. The three Ranger battalions that comprise the 75th Ranger Regiment are geographically dispersed. Their locations are:

lst Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

• Joey has now been assigned to the 1st. Battalion and will be transferring to Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah Ga. on Tuesday.

The Army maintains the Regiment at a high level of readiness. Each battalion can deploy anywhere in the world with 18 hours notice. Because of the importance the Army places on the 75th Ranger Regiment, it must possess a number of capabilities.

These capabilities include:

Infiltrating and exfiltrating by land, sea and air
Conducting direct action operations
Conducting raids
Recovery of personnel and special equipment
Conducting conventional or special light-infantry operations

Blogging from Ft. Benning today.
This proud Grandfather is spending the weekend with my Grandson, Airborne Ranger Joseph Shipp.