November 2001: 1,300 American troops are in the country as commandos and ground troops, mostly Marines, begin to arrive. December 2001: The U.S. force grows to 2,500 as troops scour the mountainous Tora Bora region looking for al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

2.7 million service members have been to the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, and over half of them have deployed more than once.

The United States had 32,500 military personnel (of which 23,550 were with ISAF) in Afghanistan in 2008.

Why did the United States invade Afghanistan? Weeks after Al Qaeda attacked the United States on Sept. 11, President George W. Bush announced that American forces had launched attacks against the terrorist group and Taliban targets in Afghanistan.

Remembering US troops who died in Iraq and Syria in 2020. Four U.S. service members were killed during hostilities and four others died in noncombat incidents in Iraq and Syria in 2020 as America wound down its role in the fight against the Islamic State group.

They learned to kill with a twist of rope, a knife, or their boots or bare hands. Key Point: The Army Rangers bad a baptism of fire alongside British commandos.

Assaults on park rangers reached an all-time high last year, sometimes from criminals, sometimes from campers. Park rangers are five times more likely to be assaulted than US border patrol officers, and 12 times more likely to be attacked than FBI agents.

With specialized skills, that enable them to perform a variety of operations, the 75th Ranger Regiment’s primary operations are to execute direct action raids in hostile or sensitive environments worldwide, often killing or capturing high value targets.

About the Army Rangers The Rangers are the most elite large-scale fighting force the Army has to offer. Their mission, depending on the operation, can range from airfield seizure to special reconnaissance to direct action raids on select targets and individuals, and they have a rich operational history.