Both Marine Recon and Marine Raiders belong to the elite side of the Marine Corps, but they have distinct missions and ...

After surviving Recon training, this Marine looks back on the grueling experience—from personal growth to the toll it takes.

Still another is informative, with sections explaining "About Marine Recon," "Basic Reconnaissance Course," "Common Missions and Skills." The branding campaign echoes what the community is about.

Marine Recon Battalions and Force RECON still exist, and their missions largely are unchanged. But in a nutshell, all future Recon students must attend the basic reconnaissance course ...

Many Marine Recon hopefuls wash out during the five-week assessment and selection. Once a Marine successfully passes RTAP, they will begin the Basic Recon Course.

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conduct free fall jump training from a C-130 Hercules with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton ...

Force Recon should not be confused with the newly established (circa. 2007) Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Whereas MARSOC is Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM's) newest unit ...

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 ...

100324-M-6001S-258 U.S. Marines conduct special purpose insertion and extraction exercises using a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tilt rotor Squadron 162 in Djibouti on March ...

Marine Force Recon Selection Course Details. The five-week Recon Training and Assessment Program helps students quickly learn and review many of the events performed in the Basic Recon Course and ...

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 ...

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 ...