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1st Reconnaissance Battalion (1st Recon Bn) is a Reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It falls under the 1st Marine Division. 1st Recon Bn was recently reactivated, on July 5, 2000 as part of Marine Corps Commandant General James L. Jones’ mission to revitalize Marine Corps reconnaissance. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (915x970, 215 KB)Insignia of Marine Corps 1st Reconnaissance Battalion; image from official Marine Corps site at http://www. ...
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Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ...
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Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ...
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces to global crises. ...
The 1st Marine Division is the oldest, largest (active duty), and most decorated division-sized unit in the United States Marine Corps representing a combat-ready force of more than 19,000 men and women. ...
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This article is about the year 2000. ...
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1st RECON Bn. is made up of "Recon Marines". Their mission is vast and is currently changing due to the "Force Recon Units" making a move to - MARSOC or the USMC portion of SPECIAL OPERATION (SOCOM)
RECONs major mision is to provide information about the enemy situation to higher command via patrols behind enemy lines.
The members of Recon Battalions are specialy selected through a grueling screening process at their respective Battalion, and upon their completion attend either the Basic Reconnaissance Course on the west cost or Amphibious Reconnaissance School on the east coast. * While at these schools Recon Marines receive training on mission planning, advanced patrolling, advanced radio communications, advanced land navigation, reconnaissance and surveillance techniques, calling for artillery and close air support, small boat operations, and clandestine operations.
Upon successful completion of either school the Marines receive the MOS of 0321 Reconnaissance man. He will then attend S.E.R.E School, Army Airborne School, and Combatant Diver school. In addition to these core courses Recon Marines will have the opportunity to attend Sniper school, Military Free Fall school, Ranger school, and H.R.S.T. master school, and Pathfinder as slots become available.
There are 4 reconnaissance battalions in the Marine Corps:
* 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division * 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division * 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division * 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division (Marine Forces Reserve) Traditionally, Recon Marines have operated ahead of the front lines, making extended foot patrols deep into unfriendly territory, carrying light equipment and avoiding detection by or contact with the enemy.
In the Iraq War, however, they have operated in a more traditional counterinsurgency role, patrolling in Humvees, wearing Kevlar helmets and body armor, gathering intelligence face-to-face rather than through binoculars, and acting directly on the intelligence they gather rather than simply passing it on to higher command.
HOWEVER ---- With Force Recon Units move to SOCOM, Recon Marines also known as (operators) from the (4 battalions) are currently being tasked to fill te void that is essentially being created due to the Force Units exit.
Thus, Recon Marines from Bn. are currently and will in the future play a major role in such high-risk, highly specialized, operations such as:
- Amphibious and deep ground surveillance.
- Assisting in specialized technical missions such as Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Radio, sensors and beacons, etc.
- Assisting in ordnance delivery (i.e., designating targets for close air support, artillery and naval gunfire).
- Conducting direct action raids, such as gas and oil platform (GOPLATS) raids and the capture of specific personnel or sensitive materials.
- Hostage/prisoner of war rescue.
- Unconventional warfare
- Counter-Terrorism
1st RECON BN ASSOCIATION All current and past Recon Marines are welcome to visit the 1st RECON BN. ASSOCIATION webpage by clicking here: [1]
The 1st Recon Battalion traces its origins to 1937, and through the Marine Raider Battalions of World War II. Marine Raider insignia The Marine Raiders were elite units established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare, particularly in landing in rubber boats and operating behind the lines. ...
RECON CAPABILITIES * Gas and Oil Platform Operations (GOPLAT) * Direct Action Missions * Demolitions * Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) * Deep Reconnaissance * In-Extremis Hostage Rescue (IHR) * Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) * Indications and Warnings * Radio Direction Finding (RDF) * Limited Electronic Warfare * SIGINT Database Development * Communications Support * Reconnaissance and Surveillance via NATO format * Initial Terminal Guidance (ITG) Insertion/Extraction Techniques * Helicopter Touchdown * Helocast o Personnel o Small Boat (Hard Duck, Soft Duck, Rolled Duck) * Rappel * Fast Rope * Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) o Wet o Dry * Parachute * Over-the-Horizon Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) * SCUBA
World War II 1st Recon Bn participated in the following WWII campaigns: * Guadalcanal
Korean War
Vietnam War
Operations Between Vietnam and 1990
Persian Gulf War & the 1990s Operation Desert Shield See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ...
Operation Desert Storm See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ...
1st Recon Bn was deactivated in 1992, replaced by 1st Recon Company, which was then overstaffed and redesignated 1st Recon Battalion again in 2000, with only 50 unfilled billets on its first day.
Global War on Terror
Iraq 1st Recon Battalion's participation in the initial push into Iraq is documented in Evan Wright's book Generation Kill.
As of 2006, 1st Recon Battalion is serving in Al Anbar Province in Iraq. In January 2006, the battalion was in the national news for leading Operation Green Trident, which discovered over ten metric tons of insurgent munitions, hidden in caches throughout a large area south of Fallujah in the Euphrates River Valley. Al Anbar (Arabic: ) is a province in the nation of Iraq. ...
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Fallujah skyline This article is about the city of Fallujah in Iraq. ...
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Marines of 1st Recon have told military reporters that about 90% of their time in Operation Iraqi Freedom has been spent in mounted patrols, using their Humvees. A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ...
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Honors
Medal of Honor recipients Jimmie Earl Howard (1929-1993) was a United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant when he led an eighteen-man reconnaissance patrol in a fierce battle against a battalion of Viet Cong in June 1966. ...
Ralph Henry Johnson (1949-1968) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in March 1968 during the Vietnam War. ...
Navy Cross recipients Brent L. Morel (July 26, 1976- April 7, 2004) was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions near the city of Fallujah while serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom. ...
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Marine Reconnaissance Battalions in the United States Marine Corps, often called Recon Marines, exist to provide information about the enemy situation to higher command via patrols behind enemy lines. ...
This is a list of current United States Marine Corps battalions, sorted by major subordinate commands: // 1st Marine Division 2nd Marine Division Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Headquarters Company 2nd Marines 1st Battalion 2nd Marines 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines Headquarters Company 6th Marines 1st Battalion 6th...
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Notes - ^ Hettena, Seth. "Utah Marine receives Navy Cross for heroism", Associated Press, April 25, 2005. (URL accessed May 10, 2006)
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