United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions
Deep reconnaissance platoons, or DRPs, are units within recon battalions that carry out the role of force reconnaissance. The first DRPs were formed in March 1975 after the conclusion of American involvement in the Vietnam War, when the Marine Corps was downsized
Marine Division Recon / Battalion Recon - American Special …
Each battalion, except 4th Recon, now includes a Force Reconnaissance Company and so is capable of carrying out deep reconnaisance operations for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force it is assigned to. In this role, the Force Reconnaissance Marines deploy as Deep Reconnaissance Platoons (DRP).
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance - Wikipedia
Force Reconnaissance (FORECON) are United States Marine Corps reconnaissance units [a] that provide amphibious reconnaissance, deep ground reconnaissance, surveillance, battle-space shaping and limited scale raids in support of a Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), other Marine air-ground task forces or a joint force. [5]
Marine Force Recon - American Special Operations Forces
Deep Reconnaisance Platoons deploy as part of the Command Element (CE) of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), providing a reconnaissance and direct action capability within the MAGTF commander's area of interest.
USMC Deep Recon Platoon - American Special Operations Forces
Deep Reconnaissance Platoons perform force reconnaissance operations, typically operating far from their parent Marine Air Ground Task Force's front line. They are experts at covert intelligence gathering, concealment, amphibious, parachute and helicopter insertion techniques.
Reconnaissance battalions in US Marine Corps - Spec Ops …
2021年1月27日 · The slowdown of the war decreased the missions performed by the Recon Marines, but in March of 1951, the force was expanded and named the 1st Amphibious Recon Platoon. This unit served until the end of the war and beyond. After the Korean War, the US Marine Corps began a modernization and restructuring of the Recon Company.
Force RECON Overview - Military.com
RECON MISSION: 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...
3rd Reconnaissance Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia
The 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion (3rd Recon) conducts amphibious and ground reconnaissance in support of the 3rd Marine Division and Marine Forces Pacific (MarForPac), operating in the commander's areas of influence.
History of Talega - United States Marine Corps
The combat-tried 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and its “Deep Reconnaissance Platoon” (the core unit of what eventually would become 1st Force Reconnaissance Company after its re-activation...
Deep Reconnaissance Platoon - American Special Operations …
A Deep Reconnaissance Platoon, made up of Force Recon Marines, are now sub units within a parent Force Reconnaissance Company. As the name indicates, DRPs carry out deep-level reconnaissance, often operating far from their assigned Marine Division's front line.