Air Force Special Recon and Marine Recon may share “reconnaissance” in name, but they operate under distinct doctrines, ...

The U.S. Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course, better known as the Basic Recon Course, is where young Marines earn their place in the Marine Corps’ recon units. The course puts candidates ...

Today, there are more than 2,000 RECON Marines, which demonstrates the necessity for RECON units within the USMC in today's warfare climate. When MARSOC was created, it left a hole in the USMC ...

The U.S. Marine Corps tasked Recon Marines with setting up the Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) in the late aughts, making them the first modern-day Marine Raiders. That’s not to ...

Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.

The mission of Force Recon is to conduct amphibious reconnaissance, deep ground reconnaissance, surveillance, battle-space shaping and limited scale raids in support of the Marine Expeditionary ...

Its lore has captivated the ambitions of many young Marines wishing to earn the 0321-occupation specialty. Recon Marines are tasked with land and amphibious reconnaissance, intelligence collection ...

The two Reconnaissance Marines were the first of 20 two-man teams to come in after 8½ hours covering ocean and rugged terrain at Camp Pendleton. The Recon Challenge is one of the Marine Corps ...

Reconnaissance Marines competed in the 14th annual Recon Challenge that honors the fallen. “The worst thing that can happen is to have your child be forgotten. As a Recon community, they will ...