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.

How to Prepare for Special Operations Drownproofing Tests

The Navy SEAL drownproofing test is a shock for any special operations candidate who did not practice these events in a...

Marine reconnaissance man prepares to board an Osprey.

Force Recon: Mission and History

Force RECON conducts amphibious reconnaissance, deep ground reconnaissance, surveillance, battle space shaping and limited...

Marines participate in reconnaissance training.

Force RECON Overview

Force RECON conducts amphibious reconnaissance, deep ground reconnaissance, surveillance, battle space shaping and limited...

Marine with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Training Platoon participates in water survival screening.

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...

Marines, sailors participate in Basic Reconnaissance Course.

Force RECON Training

All future RECON students must attend a basic RECON course taught at the School of Infantry West RECON Training Company in...

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14 Rarely Seen Photos that Reveal the Horror of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, they catapulted the United States into World War II in one swift...

A sailor and a Marine render honors as the ship passes the USS Arizona memorial

The Pearl Harbor Memorial Is Littered with Errors. This Navy Vet Is Trying to Get Them Fixed.

Mistakes in captions and photos at the national park's visitor center mar the experience for visitors, historians and history...

Air Force Uniform Office members 1st Lt. Avery Thomson and 2nd Lt. Maverick Wilhite put the updated versions of the Air Force physical training uniform through their paces at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

New Air Force Rules Allow Hands in Pockets, Slew of Uniform and Appearance Changes

In all, more than 30 recommended changes were put in place based on testing and feedback from airmen and reviews by the 2020...

A military band marches in Pomona, California

After Dad Died, I Cleaned Out the Garage. That's When I Saw the Rusty Metal Box.

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Former Trump Officials Hit Roadblock in Effort to Force Way Back onto Naval Academy Board

Sean Spicer and Russell Vought filed a lawsuit several weeks after the Biden administration removed them from the academy's...

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