Since December 2001 , after the events of 9/11 , elements of Headquarters Company and Company A deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan . In 2002 , the entire battalion returned to Afghanistan to support the continuing Global War on Terrorism , in March 2002 , during Operation Anaconda , 35 Rangers from the Battalion had been assigned as QRF for all Task Force 11 operations , but only half of the platoon was available for the Battle of Takur Ghar
9/11
September 11 attacks
1st Ranger Battalion