Marine Force ReconUnited States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance, otherwise known as Force Recon, units are a special operations force under the command of the United States Marine Corps. Many Force Recon Marines have now been integrated into MARSOC, however the Corps still retains itsown dedicated Force Recon units. Force Recon - RolesThe primary role of Force Recon marine is to gather intelligence in support of USMC operations.
Force Recon - OrganizationIn 2006, Force Reconnaissance Marines that had not been reassigned to MSOB units within MARSOC weren integrated into 'Delta' Companies within Division Recon Battalions, (1st, 2nd and 3rd), forming Deep Reconnaissance Platoons (DRPs). Deep Reconnaisance Platoons deploy as part of the Command Element (CE) of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), providing a reconnaissance and direct action capability within the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) commander's area of interest. In October 2008, by the direction of the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), the D companies within both 1st and 2nd Reconnaissance Battalions were redesignated as "Force Reconnaissance" companies and assigned operational control to the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) accordingly, particularly the I MEF and II MEF. These companies will assume the traditional deep reconnaissance and supportive arms mission set and will deploy in support of current directive required by the United States Marine Corps. The two Force Reconnaissance companies of 1st and 2nd Recon Battalions, along with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion's DRP [formerly 5th Force Recon Company], are currently the only active components of force-level reconnaissance; whereas the 3rd and 4th FORECON are the Active Reserve component to the Fleet Marine Force. A Force Reconnaissance Company consists of:
A Force Reconnaissance Platoon typically comprises:
A Reconnaissance team is made up of:
Six is the minimum number of men required to carry out the deep reconnaissance role. Force Recon- Operations
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