The U.S. Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course, better known as the Basic Recon Course, is where young Marines earn their place in the Marine Corps’ recon units. The course puts candidates through ...

The Corps has its first-ever female reconnaissance Marine. Lance Cpl. Alexa Barth completed the Basic Reconnaissance Course on Nov. 7, Marine officials confirmed. She's the first woman to apply to and ...

CAMP PENDLETONCAMP PENDLETON — Camp Pendleton’s Reconnaissance Training Company Marines got an aerial view of the base during Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction training April 17 at San Mateo Landing ...

The Corps removed an officer from command and ordered a revamp of preliminary reconnaissance training after a Marine drowned earlier this year during a Camp Pendleton swim test, the Marine Corps ...

The U.S. Marine killed during a training event at Camp Pendleton has been identified as Lance Corporal Joseph D. Whaley. Whaley, a native of Maury County, Tennessee, died during a nighttime live-fire ...

The Air Force's Special Tactics teams consist of airmen in three career fields: combat controllers, pararescuemen and special reconnaissance. Each of these special operations career fields requires ...