Ranger
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Ranger most often refers to:
- Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands
- National Park Service Ranger, an employee of the U.S. National Park Service
- Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a ceremonial office of the United Kingdom
- Ranger (character class), a class that appears in many different role-playing games
Ranger or Rangers may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Publications
- Ranger's Apprentice, a series of novels by John Flanagan
- Ranger Rick, a children's nature magazine published by the United States National Wildlife Federation
- Ranger (magazine), a former British comic magazine
Fictional entities
- Rangers (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero team
- Ranger (Babylon 5), a fictional class of warriors the science fiction television series; see Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers
- Ranger (Middle-earth), a fictional group by the Dúnedain of the North and South in the third age
- Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons), the character class as it appears specifically in the game of D&D
- Ranger (Transformers)
- Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional military unit portrayed in Spearhead (TV series)
- Rangers, in Poul Anderson's The Corridors of Time
- Ranger, in Warcraft III
Other uses in culture
- Rangers (band), a Czech pop folk and country band
- Ranger: Simulation of Modern Patrolling Operations, a board game
- Power Rangers, an American franchise built around a live action children's television series
- Ranger (film), a 1997 Indian Malayalam film
Law enforcement/paramilitary
United States
Elsewhere
- Canadian Rangers, a Canadian paramilitary force
- Newfoundland Rangers, a former Canadian police force
- Pakistan Rangers, a Pakistani paramilitary force
- Sarawak Rangers, a former Malaysian paramilitary force
Military
Asia
- Ranger Courses (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force), commando training courses at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
- 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, a unit of the Philippine Army
- Royal Ranger Regiment, a unit of the Malaysian Army
- Sarawak Rangers a unit of the Kingdom of Sarawak
- Thahan Phran or Thai Rangers, a paramilitary light infantry force and auxiliary of the Royal Thai Army
- Royal Thai Army Ranger, part of the Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command
- Vietnamese Rangers, a unit of the South Vietnamese Army
- Lebanese Commando Regiment, an elite light infantry and a special forces regiment in the Lebanese Armed Forces
Europe
- Army Ranger Wing, the elite special operations forces of the Irish Defence Forces
- 4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment, a ranger-type infantry regiment of the Italian Army specializing in mountain combat
- Rangers Battalion (Macedonia), a special operations force in the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
- Special Operations Troops Centre, the counter-terrorist and unconventional warfare special forces division of the Portuguese Army, nicknamed Rangers
United Kingdom
- Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, a squadron of the Royal Yeomanry
- The Rangers (British regiment), a volunteer unit of the British Army, originally formed in 1860
- 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, a 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
North America
- Rogers' Rangers, an 18th-century predecessor to several modern Ranger companies
Canada
- Canadian Rangers, a sub-component of the Canadian Forces reserve
- Junior Canadian Rangers, a youth organization
- 176th Battalion (Niagara Rangers), CEF, a World War I unit
- The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC), a Canadian Forces reserve regiment based in Ontario
- Rocky Mountain Rangers, a Canadian Forces reserve regiment based in British Columbia
United States
- 75th Ranger Regiment, an elite American light infantry Special Operations unit
- United States Army Ranger School, an American Army service school that teaches small-unit tactics and leadership
- United States Army Rangers, elite American infantry soldiers
- Goodyear Ranger, a commercial blimp purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War II for use as a training airship
- Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers, a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War
- Hawk Mountain Ranger School, a ground search and rescue school within the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
- 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
- Missouri Rangers, a 19th-century militia created during War of 1812
- Oregon Rangers, a 19th-century militia
- Terry's Texas Rangers, a Confederate Army unit in the Civil War
- United States Mounted Rangers, serving on the Great Plains, 1832-1833
- United States Rangers in the War of 1812
- Whitcomb's Rangers, a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War
Places
United States
- Ranger, Georgia
- Ranger, Indiana
- Ranger, Missouri
- Ranger, Texas
- Ranger, West Virginia
- Ranger Lake, Ohio
- Ranger Peak (disambiguation)
Other places
- Ranger Uranium Mine, Northern Territory, Australia
- Ranger College, Texas
Scouting
- Ranger (Girl Guide)
- Ranger Award, a Boy Scouts of America award
- Boy Rangers of America, a scouting program
Sports
Association football
- Rangers F.C. (disambiguation)
- Glasgow Rangers F.C., based in Glasgow, Scotland
- Queens Park Rangers F.C., based in London, England
- Swope Park Rangers, based in Kansas City, Missouri
- München Rangers, an American football team from Munich, Germany
Gaelic football
- Argideen Rangers GAA, a club in Timoleague
- Brickey Rangers GAA, a club outside Dungarvan
- Carbery Rangers GAA, a club in Rosscarbery
- Crossmaglen Rangers GAC, a club in Armagh
- Laune Rangers GAA, a club in Killorglin
- Nemo Rangers GAA, a club in Cork
Baseball
- Arizona League Rangers, a minor league team in Surprise, Arizona
- Dallas Rangers, a minor league team in Dallas, Texas
- Dominican Summer League Rangers, a minor league team in the Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 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 Baseball team in Arlington, Texas
- Toowoomba Rangers, a club in Toowoomba, Queensland
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, an English National League team in West London, England
- Fort Worth Rangers, played 1941–42 in the AHA, and 1945–49 in the USHL
- 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 based 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
- Winnipeg Rangers (disambiguation)
Rugby
- Broughton Rangers, a British rugby league team
- Saddleworth Rangers, a British Rugby league team
- Waitakere Rangers, a New Zealand rugby team
Other sports
- Dandenong Rangers, an Australian women's basketball team
- New Cross Rangers, a British speedway team
- Rangers Sports Events (Lebanon), sports events organized yearly by the Rangers Regiment of the Lebanese army
- Rangers cricket team, a Zimbabwean cricket team
Transportation
Air
- Ranger Engines, a former aircraft engine company
- Parker 2nd Ranger, a motorglider
- RUAG Ranger, a Swiss unmanned air vehicle
- Vashon Ranger R7, an American light-sport aircraft design
Land
- Ranger (automobile), a 1968-1976 General Motors (GM) car model
- 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
- Ranger, a series of off-road vehicles by Polaris Industries
- Rickman Ranger, a UK series of GRP kit-cars also produced in Russia by Autokam
- Bush Ranger (car), an Australian four wheel drive buggy
Water
- Ranger (yacht), a 1930s racing sailboat
- 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, for bass fishing
- Ranger Yachts, an American sailboat manufacturer
Other uses
- Ranger (surname), a list of people
- Black Rock Ranger, a volunteer mediator at the Burning Man festival
- Ranger (file manager), a free text-based file manager for Unix-like systems
- Ranger (ride), a type of inverted pendulum ride
- Colorado Ranger, a horse breed
- Royal Rangers, a Christian youth movement
- As-Saaffat ("The Rangers"), 37th sura of the Qur'an
- Ranger program, a series of American unmanned Lunar space missions
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See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Ranger
- All pages with titles beginning with Rangers
- All pages with titles containing Ranger
- All pages with titles containing Rangers
- Power Rangers (disambiguation)
- Range (disambiguation)
- Texas Rangers (disambiguation)
- The Ranger (disambiguation)
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