Employed within the Ground Combat Element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Reconnaissance Marines operate in small, specialized teams to provide timely information to the supported commander to shape and influence the battlefield. Utilizing specialized insertion methods such as Combatant Dive and Military Free Fall parachuting, Recon Marines are capable of infiltrating denied areas by land, sea, and air.
U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course wait with a combat rubber raiding craft to be picked up by a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to...
U.S. Marines with the Basic Reconnaissance Course carry a combat rubber raiding craft to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to conduct helocasting...
U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course provide security on the beach during the clandestine landing and withdraw training at Naval Amphibious...
U.S. Marines with Basic Reconnaissance Course run into the ocean during clandestine landing and withdraw training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado,...
U.S. Marines with the Scout Snipers Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire...
U.S. Marines with the Scout Sniper Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry - West, fire...
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Norman Ballard, a student with the Scout Sniper Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion,...
U.S. Marines with the School of Infantry-West, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, Scout Sniper Course participate in their culminating event on...
Participants exit the ocean during the 14th Annual Recon Challenge on Marine Corps Base Pendleton, California, April 28, 2023. To honor their fallen...
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Victor Rangel, a safety swimmer with the Reconnaissance Leader Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, School of...
A team of participants hikes during the 14th Annual Recon Challenge on Marine Corps Base Pendleton, California, April 28, 2023. To honor their fallen...