Editing UNSC Army Rangers

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The '''UNSC Army Rangers''' are an elite cadre of infantry among the [[UNSC Army]] serving as long-range scouts and counter-insurgency specialists.{{Ref/Reuse|OSFM134}}

==Roles and operations==
UNSC Army Rangers traditionally serve as long-range scouts, deploying [[sniper]] teams to observe the enemy and place sensors behind enemy lines to provide intelligence to allied forces, overall aiding the efforts of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Rangers also specialize in long-term counterinsurgency operations and organizing resistance groups on occupied worlds, a role that became their primary duty during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|OSFM134}}

The Rangers work closely with [[Spartan Operations]] to defend [[human]] settlements from local criminal elements, [[Piracy|pirate]] or mercenary raiders, and often rely on their knowledge of the terrain when conducting deep strikes into enemy staging areas.{{Ref/Reuse|OSFM134}} Prior to the establishment of [[Spartans]], the highly advanced [[Delta-6 Division]] exclusively recruited from Rangers, being deployed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] on assignments well outside the capacity of conventional warfighters.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=61}}

==History==
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Rangers were tasked with supporting resistance groups on [[Covenant]]-occupied [[Human colonies|colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|OSFM134}} One such example came during the [[defense of Concord]] in [[2551#December|December 2551]], in which Rangers worked alongside the [[Concordian militia]] to secure a victory against the Covenant fleet in orbit and pave the way for the ultimate human victory on the ground.{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-infinite-lone-wolves-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite - Lone Wolves Intel|D=03|M=11|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel}}{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Winter Contention}} However, this task was made difficult by the Covenant's ruthless and indiscriminate attacks, particularly due to the Covenant's reluctance to take and hold ground when it could simply glass targets from orbit. Nevertheless, Ranger [[sniper]] and guerrilla teams ensured Covenant armies were dealt heavy casualties during their occupation.{{Ref/Reuse|OSFM134}}

Following the Covenant War, the Rangers have transitioned back to their traditional duties, serving to aid the broader efforts of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. In the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|conflicts]] following the war, Rangers continue to defend colonies from raiders and criminal elements.{{Ref/Reuse|OSFM134}} Their war-era experience has continued to aid them - and those Rangers who were later inducted into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] such as [[Sigrid Eklund]] - into the era of the [[Created uprising]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-jungle|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle|D=06|M=05|Y=2022}}

==Behind the scenes==
UNSC Army Rangers are likely based on [[Wikipedia:United States Army Rangers|United States Army Rangers]], airborne special operations troops trained for direct action, national and international emergency crisis response, airfield seizure, airborne and air assault operations, special reconnaissance, intelligence and counter intelligence, combat search and rescue, personnel recovery and hostage rescue, joint special operations, and counter terrorism. It is likely that UNSC Rangers are also [[UNSC Army airborne|airborne units]].

Concept art of UNSC Army Rangers was created for ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' by [[Isaac Hannaford]], though Rangers never explicitly appear in the game.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/eR98P|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo Army Ranger explorations for Halo: REACH|D=24|M=02|Y=2023}}

In ''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', an image (shown below) from the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' level [[Tip of the Spear]] is used to depict Army Rangers on their associated page. It is unclear if this means that the Army personnel encountered in the aforementioned mission are in fact Ranger personnel.

==Gallery==
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File:HR UNSCArmy Concept 3.png|Concept art of UNSC Army Rangers.
File:HR UNSCArmy Concept 2.png|Additional Ranger concept art.
File:HR Spartan Kickoff Concept.jpg|Concept exploration of [[Noble Team]], depicting them in a UNSC shipyard alongside Army Rangers.
File:Tipofthespear2.JPG|An image utilized in ''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' for the Army Rangers, depicting UNSC personnel and [[SPARTAN-B312]] in combat with a [[Sangheili Ultra]].
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**''[[Season 02: Lone Wolves]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]''

==Sources==
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