Word: rangers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Captain Shean, who will direct the program, said that the unit -- which will be called a "Ranger" unit -- will deal with techniques directly applicable to the kind of war currently being waged in Vietnam by U.S. troops...
...Ranger cadets will study preventative measures for ambush, defensive tactics for units under ambush, and operations in difficult terrain. They will deal essentially with the "leadership and tactics of small patrol units within larger combat battalions," Shean explained. The platoon will learn techniques of first aid, communications, water survival, land navigation, and demolitions, he said...
Added Advantage. These innovations have spurred helicopter manufacturers to take a fresh look at the civilian market. While awaiting Pentagon approval for its HueyCobra, Bell this week showed off a new civilian helicopter-a five-seat Jet Ranger that goes 140 m.p.h., lifts 1,500 Ibs. and is 50% more economical to operate than piston helicopters. Hughes is producing a civilian version of its observation helicopter, and Fairchild Miller, which lost out to Hughes in the military competition, is pushing its FH-1100 as a turbine-driven, $85,000 executive plane...
...them through the swamps. The Reds refused to join battle, fell back slowly under a protective hail of small-arms fire. Then in whirled a covey of U.S. choppers carrying the "anvil"-troops of the South Vietnamese 44th Ranger Battalion, who landed behind the Reds and quickly blocked their avenue of withdrawal. Pinned down, the V.C. had no choice but to fight. The hammer fell with devastating effect: 158 Reds were killed by the ground troops, an estimated 100 more by close-support air strikes. Far to the north, near Danang, U.S. Marines pioneered a new approach to airborne mobility...
...wanted it higher and slipperier. Square-jawed Sportsman Evans took up crampons, ropes and ice ax, fulfilled what he called a lifelong ambition by making the icy, difficult climb to the summit of the state's highest peak, 14,408-ft. Mount Rainier. Guided by a park ranger and Veteran Mountain Man Dee Molenaar, the Governor made the round trip from a 10,000-ft. overnight camp to the tip in a creditable eleven hours and issued a statement: "I am bushed...