75th Ranger Regiment's Regimental Reconnaissance Company SMU Army Challenge Coin

Description

75th Ranger Regiment's
Regimental Reconnaissance Company
Special Troops Battalion (STB)
ROC - Regimental Operations Company
MICO - Military Intelligence Company
RRC - Regimental Reconnaissance Company
RCC - Ranger Communications Company
Special Mission Unit (SMU)
Tier-1
Army Challenge Co
in
Condition:
Used, and in good shape.  It has minor surface wear from handling.  Please see pictures.
This coin is 2 inches in diameter.
Regimental Reconnaissance Company
The
75th Ranger Regiment
's
Regimental Reconnaissance Company
(formerly known as Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment/RRD) is an elite
special operations force
that is rumored to be the newest operational member of the
Joint Special Operations Command
. The unit is believed to have become part of JSOC in 2007 due to its extensive training and unique capabilities to conduct special reconnaissance and close target reconnaissance (CTR) operations, and advanced force operations (AFO). It is often referred as a
Special Mission Unit
(SMU).
(REF:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimental_Reconnaissance_Company
)
Special Mission Units
United States
Special mission units are commanded and controlled by
Joint Special Operations Command
(JSOC) of
U.S. Special Operations Command
(USSOCOM). In addition to performing highly classified activities the special mission units are also tasked with "special missions", sometimes referring to
unconventional warfare
,
counter-terrorist
activities,
direct action
,
Special reconnaissance
, and/or
black operations
.
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
So far, only four SMUs have been publicly disclosed:
The
Army
's
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta
The
Army
's
75th Ranger Regiment
:
Regimental Reconnaissance Company
The
Navy
's
Naval Special Warfare Development Group
(DEVGRU)
The
Air Force
's
24th Special Tactics Squadron
(24 STS)
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
Units from the Army’s
75th Ranger Regiment
and
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
(160th SOAR) are controlled by JSOC when deployed as part of JSOC Task Forces such as
Task Force 121
and
Task Force 145
.
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
The
Intelligence Support Activity
(ISA) is also under JSOC and has been referred to as a special mission unit.
[17]
[7]
[9]
[10]
The ISA collects specific target intelligence prior to SMU missions, and provides signals support, etc. during those mission.
[7]
[9]
[10]
The Army once maintained the ISA, but after the
September 11 attacks
,
the Pentagon
shifted direct control to Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, NC.
[18]
(REF:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Mission_Unit
)
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