United States Space Command Ranger Corps

United States Space Command Ranger Corps is an elite spaceborne light infantry combat formation within the United States Department of the Army. Due to the unexplored, lawless and borderless nature of the current settled Solar System, Rangers are often tasked with essentially being "part-explorer, part-law enforcement, and part-soldier." The Rangers follow in the long tradition of other U.S. Army Ranger battalions dating back to the 17th century, as well as, to three of the six battalions raised in World War II, and carry the official designation of "Ranger." They are the only Ranger unit that includes space training as part of their regimen and often trains alongside members of the United States Marine Corps Space Expeditionary Division in advanced space combat exercises.

Every member of the U.S. Space Command Ranger Corps attends basic training as enlisted personnel and officers will attend Basic Training and Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Georgia. Those that are assigned to become Rangers attend U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia while those designated for spaceflight operations will attend the U.S. Space Command Academy in Palmdale, California to begin advanced space training and education in space combat.

The U.S. Space Command Ranger Corps was established in 2000 shortly after the formation of the U.S. Space Command as a separate branch of the U.S. armed forces but still within the scope of the United States Army.

The United States Army Special Operations Command is commanded by a lieutenant general, while the U.S. Space Command is commanded by a single four-star general designated the Commandant of the Space Command, and the U.S. Space Command Ranger Corps is commanded by a single brigadier general. U.S. Space Command fleet operations are often managed by a single major general.