Marines Recon

Marine Force Recon

As an officer of the Algerian army's reconnaissance force, I will talk about the most dangerous element in all armies. He is the reconnaissance soldier. Realizing it is my choice and my choice alone to be a Reconnaissance Marine, I accept all challenges involved with this profession. I strive to maintain the tremendous reputation of those who went before me.

Picture yourself deep behind enemy lines with a small detachment of three or four other soldiers. You're nestled behind shrubbery in a densely forested area where you can't be seen. You've been here for three days, binoculars trained on a target, watching for enemy movement. This is an Army reconnaissance job. These missions aren't glamorous, but that doesn't make them any less important than other duties of Army soldiers.

I also know that the American reconnaissance soldier is responsible for providing the amphibious, long-range, small unit, ground reconnaissance, and raid skills. he must possess advanced proficiency in scout swimming, small boat operations, close combat skills, airborne, surface and sub-surface insertion and extraction techniques, assault climbing, demolitions, forward observer procedures for supporting arms, initial terminal guidance operations for heliborne assaults, airborne insertion operations, and various waterborne operations. The reconnaissance to determine and report battle damage assessment on a specified target or area, conduct limited scale raids and ambushes.

The role of the Reco soldier is still of great importance, especially for locating places

The hostile objectif,

Types of reconnaissance :

-Terrain-oriented reconnaissance is a survey of the terrain (its features, weather, and other natural observations).

-Force-oriented reconnaissance focuses on the enemy forces (number, equipment, activities, disposition etc.) and may include target acquisition.

-Civil-oriented reconnaissance focuses on the civil dimension of the battlespace (areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people and events abbreviated ASCOPE).

A four-man fireteam of Marines simulates infiltrating a beachhead to gain information about the enemy and its adjacent beaches to help forecast a 'ship-to-shore'

A platoon of Force Recon team operators paddle their Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC) against the surf out to sea, a skill that they learned since their days in 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, California, Oct. 16, 2015.