Both Marine Recon and Marine Raiders belong to the elite side of the Marine Corps, but they have distinct missions and training. Recon units focus on gathering critical battlefield intelligence deep ...

U.S. Marines with C Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion (Recon Bn.), 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) participate in visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training with Netherlands Marines with the ...

The Force Recon Marines advanced into the ominous streets of Fallouja. The gunfire, tracers and rocket flashes subsided as dawn approached. But first light broke with a renewed crescendo of gunfire.

In 1957, the 1st Company of "Force" Recon Marines was formed, and the 2nd Company Force Recon was formed in June 1958. In 2006, as part of the reorganization under MARSOC, ...

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division and U.S. Airmen with the 320 Special Tactics Squadron attend a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at Camp Schwab, Okinawa ...

The task force arrived in Europe in May 2023 for its second rotation since forming. By June, the staff was running command and control for Marine units during the NATO Baltic Operations a 20 ...

Marines in Force Recon are absolutely trained in direct action missions, and are capable of performing in combat situations, but that is not their primary role. Fast forward to immediately after 9/11.

Graphic illustration small poster, shown Feb. 5, 2015, used for the U.S. Marine Corps Reconnaissance Campaign informing civilians and Marines alike on the air capabilities of the Reconnaissance ...