Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance - RECON

US Marine Reconnaissance units are tasked with providing the commander of a larger force of Marines with information about his operational area. Get news along with insightful articles for RECON topics.

Joining Force Recon

Scoring 105 or higher on the GT portion of the ASVAB is just one of the basic qualifications for joining Force RECON. Do you...

Force Recon: Mission and History

The mission of Force RECON is to conduct amphibious reconnaissance, deep ground reconnaissance, surveillance, battle space sh...

Force RECON Overview

The mission of Force RECON is to conduct amphibious reconnaissance, deep ground reconnaissance, surveillance, battle space sh...

Force RECON Training

All future RECON students must attend BRC – BASIC RECON COURSE taught at the School of Infantry (SOI) West RECON Training Com...

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Members of American Legion Post 37 marched as the first unit in a Fourth of July Parade on July 4, 2019, in St. Peter, Minnesota. The American Legion is turning 100 this year. (Jackson Forderer/The Free Press via AP)

New Law Will Allow Thousands More Veterans to Join American Legion

A soon-to-be signed law will allow anyone who served since the end of World War II to join.

U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land Team Members conduct military field operations during exercise TRIDENT 18-4 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, 11 July, 2018. (Corban Lundborg/Air Force)

Navy SEALs Kicked Out of Iraq Over 'Deterioration of Good Order and Discipline'

Naval Special Warfare has faced recent troubling discipline problems, including reports of drug use in the ranks.

Cpl. Fabaino E. Tornberg, left, a machine gunner, and Sgt. Rodrigue Maxius, right, a rifleman, pins chevrons on Cpl. Gregory Opinski, a machine gunner, all with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during his promotion to corporal aboard the dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), on April 1, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Devin Nichols)

Gen. Berger Could Revolutionize Marines' Career Paths. Here's What He Wants to Change

The commandant wants to let Marines stay in uniform past 20 years, find new ways to reward top performers and more.

A Border Patrol truck drives on a dirt road along the Mexican border in Arizona. Getty Images

16 Marines Nabbed During Morning Formation on Drug-, People-Smuggling Charges

The Marines' ranks range from E-2 to E-4; all of them are currently assigned to the infantry.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members transfer bales of cocaine from the ship’s 35-foot Long Range Interceptor small boat to the cutter June 6, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coastie in Viral Video Who Jumped on Drug-Running Sub Will Get Award

The Coastie in the dramatic video performed a "tremendous feat of bravery," said the service's top senior enlisted member.