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The Irish Army Ranger Wing (or Sciathán Fiannóglach na hAirm in Irish) is the special forces unit of the Irish Defence Forces. Image File history File links Arw03. ...
Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Operation Restore Hope was an American military operation with the support of the United Nations which was formed to deliver humanitarian aid and restore order to the African nation of Somalia which was suffering from a severe famine, general anarchy, and domination by a number of warlords following the collapse...
INTERFET (standing for INTERnational Force East Timor) was a multinational peacekeeping taskforce, mandated by the United Nations to address the humanitarian and security crisis which took place in East Timor from 1999-2000 until the arrival of United Nations peacekeepers. ...
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UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon) was created in 1978 by the United Nations to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area. ...
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting between the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. ...
Pocket badge of the UNPROFOR The United Nations Protection Force, UNPROFOR, were the primary UN peacekeeping troops in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav wars. ...
MINURSO is a UN peacekeeping mission, established in 1991 to monitor the ceasefire and to organize and conduct a referendum which would enable the people of Western Sahara to choose between integration with Morocco and independence. ...
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The Irish Defence Forces encompass the army, navy, air force and reserve forces of the Republic of Ireland. ...
The Army Ranger Wing is Ireland's premier hostage rescue unit, and trains closely with the specialised firearms service of the Garda Síochána (known as the Emergency Response Unit or ERU). In any major hostage incident the Ranger Wing would be involved with the ERU in a supporting role. Some of the international special operations units the ARW has trained and operated with include the Swedish SSG, US Marine Corps Force Recon and US Navy SEALs, Delta Force, the Italian COMSUBIN, the Australian and New Zealand SAS, among others. Flag of An Garda SÃochána Garda SÃochána na hÉireann (pronounced ; Irish for Peace Guard of Ireland, often rendered[1] as The Guardians of the Peace of Ireland) is the police force of the Republic of Ireland. ...
ERU members in Abbeylara in April 2000 where John Carthy was shot dead. ...
Särskilda Skyddsgruppen (Special Protection Group) is a highly elite Swedish military unit. ...
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The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D) — commonly known as Delta in the U.S. Army, Delta Force by civilians, and Combat Applications Group by the Department of Defense — is a Special Operations Force (SOF) and an integral element of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). ...
COMSUBIN The COMSUBIN or Comando Subacquei ed Incursori - in English the Divers and Raiders Command is the Italian Navys sole special operations unit. ...
The Special Air Service of New Zealand (NZ SAS) was formed on July 7, 1955 as an elite New Zealand Army and highly-secretive unit capable of undertaking special missions. ...
Name The unit's official name is "Sciathán Fiannóglach an Airm", which roughly translates into English as "Army Ranger Wing". The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
"Fiannóglach" (representing "Ranger") is an amalgamation of two words. "Fian" is closest to the English word "warrior", and refers to the ancient band of warriors known as Na Fianna in Irish Mythology. "Óglach" means "volunteer" and refers to the name of the Defence Forces in Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann. In Irish mythology, the Fianna were Irish warrior-hunters who served the High King of Ireland in the 3rd century AD. Their adventures were recorded in the Fenian Cycle. ...
The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. ...
The only true Óglaigh na hÉireann is the Irish Republican Army, which is under the direction of the Continuity Army Council. ...
History
 ARW fast rope training, wearing new RBH303IE helmets In the late 1960s and early 1970s a small number of Irish Defence Forces personnel attended the U.S. Army Rangers course at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA. On their return, these personnel organised similar courses under the title 'FIANOGLACH TRAINING' with the goal of bringing standards of training throughout the Irish Defence Forces into line with accepted international standards.The first course was conducted in the Military College in the Curragh Army Camp in 1969 with 12 officer students. Students on these courses were selected from among all ranks and units of the Army, Air Corps and the Naval Service and covered physical endurance, marksmanship, individual military skills and small unit tactics. Image File history File links Arw_heli1. ...
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Official force name 75th Ranger Regiment Rangers Other names Airborne Rangers Army Rangers U.S. Army Rangers Branch U.S. Army Chain of Command USASOC Description Special Operations Force, rapidly deployable light infantry force. ...
Fort Benning is a United States Army base, located southwest of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama It is part of the Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...
The Irish Army (Irish: Arm na hÉireann) is the main branch of the Irish Defence Forces[1] (Óglaigh na hÉireann). ...
The Irish Air Corps (in Irish: Aer Chór na hÉireann) provides the air defence function of Oglaigh na hÉireann (the Irish Defence Forces), in support of the Army and Naval Service, together with such other roles as may be assigned by the Government (e. ...
The Irish Naval Service (in Irish: SeirbhÃs Chabhlaigh na hÉireann or just An tSeirbhÃs Chabhlaigh for the Naval Service) is the navy of the Republic of Ireland and is one of the three standing branches of the Irish Defence Forces[1] (Óglaigh na hÉireann). ...
Formalising these standards and creation of the Army Ranger Wing resulted from the increase in international terrorism in the late 1970s and 1980s. The increased skills and endurance training of 'Ranger'-trained personnel provided the perfect basis for the creation of a new specialist unit to counter these threats. The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) was formally established, in accordance with the Defence Act, by Government order in March 1980.
Selection The ARW selection course lasts approximately three weeks, and comprises intense physical and mentally demanding tests and evaluations, including a number of "Ranger tests". These include: - Abseiling - Assesses a student's confidence when working at height
- Bridge jump - Tests a student’s confidence in water
- River crossing - Evaluates a student’s ability to work in a team
- Claustrophobia - Tests a student’s ability to work with his equipment in confined spaces
- Gym tests - Tests a students muscular endurance and strength while performing a set number of exercises
- 10km run - Tests a students cardio-vascular endurance over a set distance and time
- Mountain walk - Tests a student’s endurance over a set uphill march, while carrying a medium load
- Hill circuit - Tests a students stamina and strength over a set cross-country course, while carrying a light load
- Forced march “cross-country” - Tests a student’s stamina and strength over a set cross-country course and time while carrying a medium load
- Forced march "road" - A group test to assess the student’s tolerance of pressure over a set course and time, while carrying a medium load
- Route march - A group test to assess the students overall stamina, endurance and strength during a forced march over the mountains while carrying a medium load
If a student passes selection they go on to a six month ranger basic skills course where they learn the skills required to be a ranger. The course includes long range recce, unarmed combat, anti-terrorist skills, advanced first aid, advanced combat shooting and parachuting.
Upon passing this selection course and probationary period they then earn the right to wear the prestigious Green beret [1]. For other uses of the phrase, see Green Berets. ...
Command and Communications  ARW operators conducting vehicle counter assault drills The Officer Commanding the Army Ranger Wing is responsible for the Administrative, Disciplinary and Operational control of the unit, and is in turn directly under the command of The Chief of Staff at Defence Forces HQ. The Army Ranger Wing is on immediate call for operations throughout the State.
The ARW is equipped with state of the art SINCGAR, RACAL and Harris communications equipment, all of which have an inbuilt encryption and frequency hopping system. It is also equipped with satellite communications, though it should be noted that Ireland is a neutral state and does not have its own military satellites. SINCGARS stands for Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System. ...
Racal Electronics plc was a British defence electronics firm purchased by Thomson-CSF (now Thales Group) in 2000. ...
Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. ...
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Frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) is a spread-spectrum method of transmitting signals by rapidly switching a carrier among many frequency channels, using a pseudorandom sequence known to both transmitter and receiver. ...
Roles The ARW has a wide variety of roles, covering conventional warfare, anti-terrorist warfare and training for the Defence Forces Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ...
- Offensive Operations behind enemy lines, e.g. Securing of vital objectives, Long Range Patrolling - Raids - Ambushes - Sabotage, Capture of key personnel, Diversionary Operations
- Defensive Operations, e.g. VIP Protection, Counter-insurgency.
- Specialist Aid to the Civil Power (Anti-Terrorist Tasks)
- Standards, e.g. Testing and evaluation of military equipment, conducting specialist courses.
- Returning highly-skilled personnel to the Defence Forces on completion of service in the ARW
Missions
 ARW training - prior to deployment to Liberia The Army Rangers have seen active service assisting peacekeepers in Liberia, East Timor, Somalia and Lebanon. Image File history File links Arw4. ...
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Liberia The ARW was deployed in Liberia following the Second Liberian Civil War as part of a peace-keeping contingent of more than 400 troops from the Irish Defence Forces, in turn part of a rapid reaction force for the United Nations mission in the country. Combatants Armed Forces of Liberia Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy Movement for Democracy in Liberia Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group Commanders Charles Taylor Sekou Conneh Thomas Nimely Casualties 150,000 people killed The Second Liberian Civil War began in 1999 when a rebel group backed by...
The Irish Defence Forces encompass the army, navy, air force and reserve forces of the Republic of Ireland. ...
One of their most successful missions during this deployment was the rescue of a group of civilians captured by gunmen from renegade Government of Liberia forces. Acting on intelligence, twenty heavily armed Rangers were dropped by helicopter into the town of Gbapa. To avoid casualties among the hostages, the Rangers implemented a policy of non-lethal intervention and, after surrounding a 40-foot container containing the 35 hostages, rescued them. [1]
East Timor In 1999, the Dáil voted to send the ARW to serve with the United Nations International Force, East Timor (INTERFET). Mandated under a UN Security Council resolution, INTERFET was a peacekeeping force deployed to restore security in the region, support and protect the UN Mission in East Timor, and to facilitate humanitarian assistance operations. The detachment of 30 ARW personnel was involved in peacekeeping duties with Canadian and New Zealand troops near the West Timor border. INTERFET (standing for INTERnational Force East Timor) was a multinational peacekeeping taskforce, mandated by the United Nations to address the humanitarian and security crisis which took place in East Timor from 1999-2000 until the arrival of United Nations peacekeepers. ...
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Iraq As Ireland's premier hostage rescue unit, operators from the ARW were deployed to Iraq alongside Arabic-speaking members of G2 (the military intelligence branch of the Irish military), after Irish journalist Rory Carroll was abducted in 2005. The Rangers were charged with liaison with U.S. Special Operations Forces in regard to a possible rescue operation, and to provide security to the Irish Government representatives who were attempting to negotiate his release. Their assistance was not required however, as Mr. Carroll was released a short time later. [2] Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...
Rory Carroll is an Irish journalist for The Guardian. ...
The United States Special Operations Forces is the official category where the U.S. Department of Defense lists the U.S. military units that have a training specialization in unconventional warfare and special operations. ...
Equipment
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Weapons In addition to standard issue weapons of the Irish Defence Forces, weapons used by the ARW include:
Squad weapons A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ...
The Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG)-Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol originally chambered for 9 mm Luger. ...
The original trench shotgun, a Winchester Model 1897 Pump Shotgun, modified for use in World War I. Remington 1100 Tactical Shotgun in 12 gauge - holds 8 rounds (2 3/4) in the magazine A combat shotgun is a shotgun that is intended for use in a combat role. ...
The Benelli M3 Super 90 shotgun is a modern firearm. ...
The Benelli Super 90 M4 also known as the M1014 Combat Shotgun is an Italian-made shotgun manufactured by Benelli Armi S.P.A. It is currently used by the United States Armed Forces as their Joint Service Combat Shotgun. The M4 was developed in Italy by Benelli. ...
The SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun manufactured by the Italian company Franchi S.p. ...
The AK-47 is the worlds most common assault rifle. ...
A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than, a rifle or musket of a given period. ...
The AUG is an Austrian 5. ...
The AUG is an Austrian 5. ...
This article is about an automatic rifle. ...
The G36 (company designation, Bundeswehr designation Gewehr G36) is an assault rifle designed in the early 1990s and manufactured in Germany by Heckler & Koch. ...
The HK 53 is an assault carbine variant of the HK33 rifle, based on the proven delayed roller lock bolt system introduced with the MG30 machine gun scaled down to 5. ...
The MP5 is a third-generation submachine gun that is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces. ...
The MP5 is a 9 mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a group of engineers from the West German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK). ...
The MP5K (German: Maschinenpistole 5 Kurz, Machine Pistol 5, Short) is a submachine gun manufactured by German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. ...
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The M40, United States Marine Corps standard-issue sniper rifle. ...
The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a family of bolt-action sniper rifles designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International. ...
The . ...
NATO 7. ...
.50 BMG rounds and 20MM Vulcan round, with a golf ball and a stick of RAM posed to provide scale. ...
An anti-materiel rifle is a rifle that is designed for use against military equipment (Matériel) rather than against other combatants (anti-personnel). Generally speaking, they are large-caliber rifles chambered for a powerful cartridge. ...
The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, one of the most popular modern 5. ...
The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (M249 SAW) is the United States military designation for a sub-family of the FN Minimi squad automatic weapon (from Mini-mitrailleuse French: mini-machine gun. Both are 5. ...
Support weapons Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (819x546, 238 KB) Ford F350 SRV I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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US soldier loading a M224 60-mm mortar. ...
Carl Gustav anti-tank weapon in action With the Irish Army. ...
For the British Javelin missile, see Javelin surface-to-air missile. ...
An Anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) or weapon (ATGW) is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles. ...
Vehicle-mounted weapons The FN MAG (or MAG-58) is a machine gun manufactured by Fabrique Nationale (FN), Belgium. ...
The general purpose machine gun (GPMG) is a compromise weapon, capable of doing the tasks of a light machine gun, a medium machine gun and a heavy machine gun, but none as well as a specialised weapon. ...
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Heckler & Kochs automatic grenade launcher is the Granat Maschinengewehr or grenade machine gun (GMG) It fires 40mm grenades at a rate of about 360 rounds per minute. ...
Specialised equipment 1955 Ford F-100 The F-Series is a series of full-size pickup trucks from Ford Motor Company sold for over 5 decades. ...
The Range Rover is the top luxury 4x4 (four wheel drive in British English) model of Land Rover. ...
Yamaha Motor Company Limited ) (TYO: 7272), a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company (whose HQ is at 2500 Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka), is part of the Yamaha Corporation. ...
The term All-Terrain Vehicle or ATV is used in a general sense to describe any of a number of small open motorized buggies and tricycles designed for off-road use. ...
Kronreif & Trunkenpolz, Mattighofen (KTM) is an Austrian motorcycle manufacturer. ...
Suzuki Motor Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation company producing a range of automobiles (especially Keicars and small SUVs), a full range of motorcycles, ATVs, outboard motors, wheelchairs, and a variety of other small combustion-powered engine products. ...
The Drägerwerk AG is a German company based in Lübeck with a focus on breathing and protection equipment as well as gas detection and analysis systems. ...
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A folding kayak is a direct descendant of the original Inuit kayak made of animal skins stretched over frames made from wood and bones. ...
The Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) is a specially fabricated inflatable rubber raft often used by the Navy SEALs and US Marines, among other special operations teams. ...
Two RIBs at Castletown, Portland, England. ...
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Training The ARW also has its own purpose built tactical training facility, including "shoot houses", training ranges and various urban settings. The facility is known as "Tac town".
Footnotes - ^ Irish Independent report Crack troops rescue hostages from gunmen in daring raid
- ^ Sunday Independent report ARW involvement in plans to release captured journalist, and The Guardian report Carroll abduction
The Irish Independent is Irelands best-selling daily newspaper. ...
The Sunday Independent is a broadsheet Sunday newspaper published in the Republic of Ireland by Independent News and Media plc. ...
For other uses, see Guardian. ...
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