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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Navy Lieutenant, Wife Arrested in FBI, NCIS Raid in Florida

The accusations against the Yangs include conspiracy to defraud the United States and importing and manufacturing firearms.

M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle assigned to Bravo Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, tactically conducts a route reconnaissance mission during Gila Focus at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 9. 2019. Bravo Troop supported the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion and other Spartan units by carrying out Area, Zone, and Route Reconnaissance missions. (Christian Davis/U.S. Army)

Fort Stewart Training Accident Leaves 3 Soldiers Dead, 3 Injured, Officials Say

The six soldiers were riding on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when the accident occurred.

Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAV), belonging to Second Marine Division (2d MARDIV), are staged in a motor pool lot at Camp Wilson, Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 6, 2019. The AAVs will be utilized in 2d MARDIV’s execution of MAGTF Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 1-20, from mid-October through early November. MWX is set to be the largest operation conducted by 2d MARDIV in several decades. (Patrick King/U.S. Marine Corps)

'Unlike Any Exercise': A Massive Marine Corps War Game Is Happening at 29 Palms

Ten thousand Marines, sailors and NATO troops will be pitted against each other in a force-on-force battle in the Mojave Dese...

Margaret DeSanti congratulates seniors during the Veterans Day celebration at Higly High School in Gilberton Friday , November 2, 2014. (David Jolkovski/East Valley Tribune)

Military Service Claims of Army Nurse in Viral Push-Ups Video Called into Question

The 84-year-old self-described Army nurse cranking out push-ups in her crisp Vietnam-era uniform might not be who she said sh...

In this Feb. 23, 1945, file photo, Marines with the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal)

Marine Corps Announces It Was Wrong -- Again -- on Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Photo

Evidence shows another Marine long-believed to be in the famous photo from atop Mount Suribachi was misidentified.