Ranger 418165 225862537 2008-07-15T19:18:56Z TheChrisD 2546560 /* Games */ Batonnage -> Shadows of Almia {{wiktionary|ranger}} '''Ranger''' may mean a keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region to protect the area or enforce the law ("range" meaning "travel around an area"). In Britain, the term has long been associated with a keeper of a royal forest or park. Likewise, in the US the term has meant a [[warden]] employed to maintain and protect a natural area, such as a government forest or park. Since at least the 17th century, the term has had the military meaning of a [[commando]] or [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] soldier proficient in [[Raid (military)|raid]]s and [[ambush]]es. Sports teams have been avid in adopting the mystique of the name. == Law enforcement == * [[Arizona Rangers]], a former law enforcement agency in Arizona * [[California State Rangers]], the state's first state wide law enforcement agency formed in 1854 * [[Council ranger]], local law enforcement officers in Australian Local Government Areas * [[Newfoundland Rangers]], a defunct police force of the pre-confederation dominion of Newfoundland * [[Park ranger]], a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands ** [[Game warden]], state or local officials responsible for enforcing laws pertaining to the hunting, fishing, and trapping of wild animals ** [[Australian Ranger Federation]], represents Australian park rangers ** [[International Ranger Federation]], an organisation which represents Park Rangers and Park Wardens across the world ** [[Victorian Ranger Association]], established in the early 1980s to represent Park Rangers in Victoria, Australia ** [[English Ranger Association]], a membership organisation open to anyone working or volunteering as Rangers or Wardens in England ** [[Queensland Ranger Association]], represents and promotes the interests of Park Rangers in the state of Queensland, Australia ** [[Korean Rangers Foundation]], represents rangers in South Korea * [[Ranger of Windsor Great Park]], oversees the protection and maintenance of the Great Park at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire * [[Texas Ranger Division]], commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction based in Austin, the capital of Texas * [[Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum]], the state-designated official historical center of the Texas Rangers * [[US National Park Rangers]], the employees charged with protecting and preserving areas set aside by United States Congress ** [[Junior Ranger Program]], activities prepared especially for 5-12 year old visitors to the properties of the National Park Service == Military == * [[British Army]]. ** [[Butler's Rangers]], a British provincial regiment composed of Loyalists (or "Tories") in the American Revolutionary War ** [[Connaught Rangers]], an Irish Regiment of the British Army raised and garrisoned in Ireland, which was disbanded in 1922 ** [[Rogers' Rangers]], an independent company of rangers attached to the British Army during the French and Indian War *** [[Robert Rogers' 28 "Rules of Ranging"]], a series of rules and guidelines of which a modified version is still in use by the US Army Rangers ** [[Royal Irish Rangers]], a regular infantry regiment of the British Army ** [[Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry]], one of the five squadrons of the Royal Yeomanry ** [[King's Rangers]], a British provincial military unit raised for service during the American Revolutionary War ** [[Queen's Rangers]], a military unit who fought on the Loyalist side during the American Revolutionary War ** [[Adams' Rangers]], a Loyalist independent company raised for the British Army during the American Revolutionary War *[[Royal Navy]] ** 15 ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name [[HMS Ranger]] ** 6 ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary formed the [[Ranger class tanker]] * [[Canadian Forces]] ** [[Canadian Rangers]], a reserve sub-component of the Canadian Forces *** [[Junior Canadian Rangers]], an organisation linked to the Canadian Rangers for youth aged 12 to 18 ** [[176th (Niagara Rangers) Battalion, CEF]], a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War ** [[The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)]], a Canadian Forces reserve regiment based in Toronto and Aurora ** [[The Rocky Mountain Rangers]], a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces * [[1st Scout Ranger Regiment]] of the Philippine Army * The [[Philippine Constabulary|Philippine Constabulary Rangers]], or PC Rangers, were independent light infantry companies which served as a counter-insurgency force similar to United States Army Rangers and were organized into 12 large regional companies. * [[Irish Army Rangers]], the special forces unit of the Irish Defence Forces * [[Kystjegerkommandoen]] (Coastal Ranger Command), a Norwegian amphibious unit trained to operate in littoral combat theatres * [[Pakistan Rangers]], a paramilitary force under the control of the Pakistan Army * [[Royal Ranger Regiment]] of the Malaysian Army * [[Sarawak Rangers]], a para-military force founded in 1872 by the second Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke * [[Special Operations Troops Centre]] of the Portuguese Army, also known as the Portuguese Rangers * [[United States Army Rangers]], specialized, elite American light infantry and special operations troops ** [[1st Ranger Battalion (United States)]], formed upon America's entry into World War II ** [[2nd Ranger Battalion (United States)]], the name of two distinct units of United States Army Rangers ** [[3rd Ranger Battalion (United States)]], one of three battalions of United States Army Rangers ** [[4th Ranger Battalion (United States)]], a Ranger unit in the United States Army during World War II ** [[5th Ranger Battalion (United States)]], a World War II Ranger battalion activated on 1 September 1943 at Camp Forrest, Tennessee ** [[6th Ranger Battalion (United States)]], a United States Army Ranger Battalion which saw action in the Pacific during World War II ** [[75th Ranger Regiment (United States)]], the designated military unit of the United States Army Rangers ** [[75th Ranger Infantry Regiment (Airborne)]], the United States Army Ranger unit of the Vietnam War era ** [[Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers]], served with the Continental Army ** [[Knowlton's Rangers]], the United States of America's first organized espionage organization, as well as the first American Ranger unit formed ** [[Korean War Ranger Companies]], the United States Army Rangers of the Korean War ** [[Loudoun Rangers]], also known as Mean's Rangers for their commander, was a partisan cavalry unit raised in Loudoun County, Virginia, that fought for the Union during the American Civil War ** [[McNeill's Rangers]], an independent irregular Confederate military company ** [[Oregon Rangers]], the first organized militia of settlers in the Willamette Valley of what became the state of Oregon ** [[Terry's Texas Rangers]] (8th Texas Cavalry), a group of Texas volunteers for the Confederate States Army assembled by Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry ** [[Whitcomb's Rangers]], two companies of New Hampshire rangers for service with the Continental Army ** [[Partisan Ranger Act]], an act passed by the Confederate Congress, intended as a stimulus for recruitment of irregulars for service into the Confederate Army during the American Civil War ** [[Ranger Body Armor]], a body armor vest that was used by the United States Army Rangers and others in the 1990s and 2000s ** [[Ranger Creed]], the official mission statement of the United States Army Rangers ** [[Ranger Indoctrination Program]], a 4 week course held at Fort Benning, Georgia ** [[Ranger Memorial]], a tribute to the United States Army Rangers at Fort Benning, Georgia ** [[Ranger School]], an intense, nine-week-long, combat leadership course, oriented to small-unit tactics ** [[Ranger Tab]], a service school military decoration of the United States Army signifying completion of the 61-day long U.S. Army Ranger School *U.S. Navy ** [[USS Ranger]], the name of several warships * [[Vietnamese Rangers]] (Biêt Dông Quân), were the Rangers of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam ==Entertainment== ===Books=== * [[David Starr, Space Ranger]], the first novel in the Lucky Starr series, six juvenile science fiction novels by Isaac Asimov * [[From the Files of the Time Rangers]], an alternate world / time travel novel by Richard Bowes * [[Ranger (Farthing Wood)]], a resident of White Deer Park and the son of Scarface and Lady Blue in ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'' * [[Ranger (Middle-earth)]], from J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe, Middle-earth ** [[Rangers of the North]], the descendants of the Dúnedain from the lost kingdom of Arnor ** [[Rangers of Ithilien]], an elite group of the Southern Dúnedain warriors who scouted in and guarded Ithilien * [[Ranger's Apprentice (series)]] by John Flanagan features The Ranger Corps, a warrior guild ===Comics and magazines=== * [[Combo Rangers]], a series of Webcomics created in 1998 by Brazilian author Fábio Yabu * [[Phone Ranger]], a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe * [[Ranger (magazine)|''Ranger'' (magazine)]], a British magazine for children * [[Ranger Rick]], a children's nature magazine * [[Rangers (comics)]], a Marvel Comics superhero team * [[Space Ranger]], a science fiction hero who was published by DC Comics * [[Star Rangers]], a four-issue American comic book series ===Films=== * [[Darby's Rangers (1958 film)]], a 1958 Warner Brothers black and white war film starring James Garner * [[King of the Forest Rangers]], a Republic Movie serial from 1946 * [[King of the Texas Rangers]], a Republic Movie serial from 1941 * [[Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]], the fourth Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation film, and the ninth Pokémon film overall * [[Spike and Suzy: The Texas Rangers]], a CGI animated feature film scheduled to be released late 2008 * [[Texas Rangers (film)]], a 2001 film directed by Steve Miner * [[The Fighting Ranger]] is the title of several films * [[The Sky Ranger]], a 1921 comedy film serial directed by George B. Seitz * [[United Ranger Films]], a machinima production group responsible for the first examples of machinima ** [[Ranger Gone Bad]] ** [[Ranger Gone Bad 2: Assault on Gloom Keep]] === Games === * [[Ranger (character class)]], a character class for many role-playing games ** [[Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)]] * [[Airborne Ranger]], a video game * [[Air Ranger: Rescue Helicopter]], a helicopter simulator video game released for the Sony Play Station 2 * [[Burning Rangers]], a video game developed by Sonic Team for the Sega Saturn * [[Pokémon Ranger]], a video game ** [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]], a sequel * [[Ranger (board game)]], a board game * [[Rangers Strike]], a Super Sentai-based trading card game created by Carddas * [[Rendering Ranger: R2]], a 1995 Super Famicom side scrolling action game that is gun-oriented * [[Rocket Ranger]], a 1988 action adventure computer game developed and published by Cinemaware * [[The Lone Ranger (video game)]], an NES video game that is based on the TV show of the same name * [[Space Rangers (video game)]], a multi-genre computer game by the Russian company Elemental Games ** [[Space Rangers 2: Dominators]], the seaqul to Space Rangers * Ranger is the title of the main character in the computer game [[Quake]] and is an opponent in Quake III Arena ===Music=== * [[Night Ranger]], an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California * [[Rozzlyn Rangers]], a short-lived, comedic punk rock band from Washington, D.C. * [[The Rangers]], a pop-band that consisted of Eddy Medora, and Marty Di Giovanni * The [[Rangers (band)]], a Czech folk pop band * ''[[I Wanna Be a NY Ranger]]'', a single by The Misfits * ''[[Renai Sentai Shitsu Ranger]]'', a single released by Nochiura Natsumi * ''[[Robin Hood and the Ranger]]'', Child ballad 131 * ''[[The Blue Ridge Rangers]]'', the first solo album by John Fogerty ===Radio and television=== * ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'', an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation * ''[[Lassie's Rescue Rangers]]'', an animated TV show produced by Filmation and featuring Lassie * ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]], an American live-action television series, created for the American market * ''[[Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers]]'', a television show on MTV UK * ''[[Power Rangers]]'', a long-running children's TV show that followed on from the MMPR * ''[[Ranger (Babylon 5)]]'', a Human-Minbari military organisation in the television series ''Babylon 5'' * ''[[Ranger Bill]]'', a Christian radio program from the 1950s * ''[[Ranger Hal]]'', a children's television program that originated in Washington, DC * ''[[Ranger Smith]]'', a fictional character in the Yogi Bear cartoon series * ''[[Rocky Jones, Space Ranger]]'', a syndicated science fiction television serial originally broadcast in 1954 * ''[[Space Rangers (TV series)]]'', an American futuristic science fiction drama * ''[[Sport Ranger]]'', a Thai live-action superhero television show similar to the Japanese Super Sentai and the American Power Rangers * ''[[Tales of the Texas Rangers]]'', a western adventure old-time radio drama * ''[[Tales of the Texas Rangers]]'', a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on 8 July 1950 * ''[[The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers]]'', an animated coios Space Western television series * ''[[The Forest Rangers]]'', a Canadian television series that ran from 1963 to 1965 * ''[[The Lone Ranger]]'', an American, long-running, old-time radio and early television show * ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]'', a TV show starring Chuck Norris * [[Rangers TV]], the official television channel of Rangers Football Club * [[Royal Wessex Rangers]], a fictional British infantry regiment portrayed in the ITV series Spearhead ===Toys=== * [[Ranger (Transformers)]], an Autobot character from the Transformers series == Places == ===Canada=== * [[Queen's Rangers Elementary School]], a rural elementary school in the community of Copetown, Ontario, Canada ===United Kingdom=== * [[Ranger's House (Wernher Collection)]], a villa adjacent to Greenwich Park in the south east of London * [[Rangers pub]], public houses, particularly in certain parts of Glasgow, the West of Scotland, and Northern Ireland, which cater to a clientele of supporters of Rangers * [[Snowdon Ranger railway station]], a station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway ===United States=== * [[Camp Ranger]], a summer sleepaway camp on Silver Lake in Bethel, New York * [[Canyon Lakes Ranger District]], part of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grassland, specifically on the Roosevelt National Forest * [[Fort Ranger]], a historical fort located near Rutland, Vermont * [[Leigh Lake Ranger Patrol Cabin]], designed and built by the U.S. Forest Service in the 1920s * [[Ranger Lake]], in Strongsville, Ohio, US * [[Ranger Peak]], in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming * [[Ranger, Georgia]], a town in Gordon County, Georgia, United States * [[Ranger, Texas]], a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States ** [[Ranger College]], college in Ranger, Texas ** [[Ranger Independent School District]], a public school district based in Ranger, Texas * [[Ranger, West Virginia]], an unincorporated community in western Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States * [[Rangers Ballpark in Arlington]], a ballpark in Arlington, Texas * [[Rangers' Club]], a building in Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park * [[Road Ranger Stadium]], a stadium in Loves Park, Illinois * [[Verlot Ranger Station-Public Service Center]], a ranger station that also doubles as a visitors center * [[Wapiti Ranger Station]], the oldest U.S. Forest Service ranger station in the United States * [[Warner Valley Ranger Station]], listed on the National Register of Historic Places, located in Lassen Volcanic National Park, near Chester, California *Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest has several ranger districts; ** [[Armuchee-Cohutta Ranger District]] ** [[Brasstown Ranger District]] ** [[Chattooga Ranger District]] ** [[Oconee Ranger District]] ** [[Tallulah Ranger District]] ** [[Toccoa Ranger District]] *Coronado National Forest has five ranger districts ** [[Douglas Ranger District]] ** [[Nogales Ranger District]] ** [[Safford Ranger District]] ** [[Santa Catalina Ranger District]] ** [[Sierra Vista Ranger District]] *Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest has ten ranger districts; ** [[Austin Ranger District]] ** [[Bridgeport Ranger District]] ** [[Carson Ranger District]] ** [[Ely Ranger District]] ** [[Jarbidge Ranger District]] ** [[Mountain City Ranger District]] ** [[Ruby Mountains Ranger District]] ** [[Santa Rosa Ranger District]] ** [[Spring Mountains National Recreation Area]] ** [[Tonopah Ranger District]] == Sports == ===Baseball=== * [[Arizona League Rangers]], a rookie-level minor league baseball team in Surprise, Arizona * [[Dallas Rangers]], a high-level minor league baseball team located in Dallas, Texas * [[Drew Rangers baseball]], a program established in 1931, they play at the Division III level * [[Gastonia Rangers]], a class A minor league baseball team located in Gastonia, North Carolina * [[Glanbrook Rangers]], a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Glanbrook, Ontario, Canada * [[Texas Rangers (baseball)]], a Major League Baseball team ** [[Rangers Captain]], the mascot for Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers ===Football=== For the football (soccer) clubs using "Rangers" in their name see [[Rangers F.C. (disambiguation)]] ===Gaelic Athletic Association=== * [[Argideen Rangers]], a Gaelic football and hurling club based in Timoleague in County Cork, Republic of Ireland * [[Brickey Rangers GAA]], a Gaelic football and hurling club based a few miles outside of Dungarvan, County Waterford, Republic of Ireland * [[Carbery Rangers]], a Gaelic football club in Rosscarbery in County Cork, Republic of Ireland * [[Crossmaglen Rangers GAC]], a Gaelic football, hurling and camogie club from Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland * [[Laune Rangers]], a Gaelic football club based in Killorglin, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland * [[Nemo Rangers GAA]], a Gaelic football club on the southside of Cork, Republic of Ireland ===Ice hockey=== * [[Binghamton Rangers]], an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League * [[Colorado Rangers]], a professional hockey team in Denver, Colorado for the 1987–1988 season and became the Denver Rangers * [[Denver Rangers]], a professional hockey team in Denver, Colorado for 1988–1989 season * [[Drummondville Rangers]], a junior ice hockey team that played in Drummondville, Quebec * [[Earls Court Rangers]], an early English ice hockey team that played in the English National League * [[Kitchener Rangers]], an Ontario Hockey League team * [[New York Rangers]], a National Hockey League team * [[North York Rangers]], a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from North York, Ontario, Canada * [[South Grenville Rangers]], a Junior "B" hockey team encompassing South Grenville, Ontario * [[Toronto Young Rangers]], a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association ===Other=== * [[Dandenong Rangers]], an Australian Women's Basketball League (WNBL) team based in Melbourne, Australia * [[Ranger (yacht)]], the yacht which defended the America's Cup in 1937 * [[New Cross Rangers]], a Speedway team which operated from 1937 until their closure in 1953 ===Rugby=== * [[Broughton Rangers]], a British rugby league team * [[Bruin Rangers]], a division I collegiate women's rugby team representing the University of California Los Angeles * [[Waitakere Rangers]], a franchise in the Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand == Vehicles == * [[Airborne Ranger (truck)]], a monster truck that races on the USHRA circuit * [[Cadillac Gage Ranger]], a 4x4 armored personnel carrier produced by Cadillac Gage * [[Edsel Ranger]], an automobile produced by the former Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division of the Ford Motor Company * [[Ford Ranger EV]], a battery electric vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company * [[Ford Ranger]], a light truck * [[Hino Ranger]], a medium duty truck * [[MV Northern Ranger]], a Canadian ice breaking coastal ferry operating in Newfoundland and Labrador * [[Ocean Ranger]], a semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit that sank in Canadian waters * [[Ranger (automobile)]], a General Motors car model from 1968 to 1976 * [[Ranger (car)]], a car sold by General Motors in South Africa in the early 1970s * [[Ranger 29]], a twenty-nine foot (9m) fiberglass production sailboat * Ranger Aircraft Engine Division of [[Fairchild Aircraft]]; ** [[Fairchild Ranger]], an inverted inline-six cylinder aircraft engine ** [[Ranger V-770]], an air-cooled inverted Vee aero-engine * [[Ranger Boats]], a popular line of boats designed primarily for bass fishing * [[Ranger program]], a series of unmanned NASA moon probes in the 1960s: ** [[Ranger 1]], [[Ranger 2]], [[Ranger 3]], [[Ranger 4]], [[Ranger 5]], [[Ranger 6]], [[Ranger 7]], [[Ranger 8]], [[Ranger 9]] * [[RSOV]] (Ranger Special Operations Vehicle), a military vehicle designed for The U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment * [[RUAG Ranger]], a tactical UAV from RUAG Aerospace in Switzerland * [[XPBB Sea Ranger]], a prototype twin-engined flying boat Patrol Bomber built for the United States Navy ==People== * [[Andrew Ranger]], a Canadian racing driver * [[Henry Ward Ranger]], an American artist born at Syracuse, New York * [[Ivan Ranger]], a baroque painter from the Tyrol * [[Mick Ranger]], an Essex, UK based arms dealer * [[Paul Ranger]], a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman * [[Rene Ranger]], a New Zealand Rugby union player * [[Richard H. Ranger]], an American electrical engineer and inventor * [[Rose Ranger]], a Canadian singer-songwriter * [[Terence Ranger]], a prominent African historian, focusing on the history of Zimbabwe == Other == * [[Black Rock Ranger]], a volunteer mediator at Burning Man events * [[Blue Sky Rangers]], the group of Intellivision game programmers who once worked for Mattel back in the early 1980s * [[Boy Rangers of America]], a Scouting program in the United States for boys ages 8 through 12 * [[Bush Rangers]] are people who gathered $200,000 for George W. Bush's 2000 or 2004 presidential camp * [[Bushranger]] (bush ranger), were outlaws in the early years of the European settlement of Australia * [[Buzz Lightyear]], Space Ranger, one of the main characters in the [[Toy Story]] films, series and related properties. * [[Colorado Ranger]], a breed of horse that traces back to the founding stallions of the breed * [[Earth Rangers]], a registered non-profit organization located in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada * [[Friends of the Dillon Ranger District]], nonprofit partner of the Dillon Ranger District, a district of the White River National Forest within the U.S. Forest Service * [[Lawn Rangers]], a precision lawn mower drill team from Arcola, Illinois * [[Leucophyllum frutescens]] (Texas Ranger), an evergreen shrub in the plantago family Plantaginaceae * [[Operation Ranger]], the fourth American nuclear test series * [[Ranger (Girl Guide)]], a section of the Girl Guiding programme * [[Ranger (ride)]], an amusement park ride * [[Ranger Award]], Venturing's highest award * [[Ranger Suite]], is a suite of software products designed for the education sector by Sentinel Products Ltd. * [[Ranger Uranium Mine]] in the Northern Territory, Australia * [[Ranger's Toad]], a species of toad in the Bufonidae family * [[Rhone Rangers]], a group of winemakers who promote the use of grape varieties from the Rhône Valley * [[Road Ranger]], an American corporation whose primary business is operating convenience stores and travel centers * [[Royal Rangers]], a Christian youth movement * [[Sloane Ranger]], referred originally to the young, upper class and upper-middle-class men and women living in West London * [[Texas Rangers (architects)]], a group of architects who taught at the University of Texas School of Architecture in Austin, Te ==See also== * [[Irish Rangers]] * [[Jäger (military)]] * [[Space Rangers]] [[Category:Military occupations]] [[Category:Disambiguation]] [[de:Ranger]] [[es:Ranger]] [[id:Jagawana]] [[it:Ranger]] [[fr:Ranger]] [[ja:レンジャー]] [[pt:Ranger]] [[tr:Ranger]] [[zh:遊騎兵]] {{disambig}}