Battle Order on MSN

Huge changes to USMC light armored recon (FD2030)

Explore the evolution of Marine Corps Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions (LAR) from their 1980s legacy missions to ...
Yahoo

Marine Corps pushes ‘dramatic change’ for its reconnaissance forces

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle is undergoing testing throughout this year, cementing a ...
The National Interest

Why Marine Corps Reconnaissance Will Never Be the Same Again

The backbone of the Marine Corps’ reconnaissance, the Light Armored Reconnaissance vehicle, is not a modern vehicle. Introduced into Marine Corps service in the early 1980s, the platform sports a 25mm ...
General Discharge Official on MSN

Becoming a recon marine: Mastering the 12 essential knots

Discover what it takes to become a Recon Marine by mastering the 12 essential knots required before entering the Basic ...
FedScoop

Marines experimenting with defensive cyber teams for reconnaissance

Marines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command conduct offensive and defensive cyber operations in support of United States Cyber Command and operate, secure and defend the Marine Corps ...
Marine Corps Times

Job changes have come to the Marine Corps ― what you need to know

In the Marine Corps' revised job manual: reconnaissance snipers, enlisted Marine historians, warrant officers who care for the dead and more. (Lance Cpl. Juan C. Bustos/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps ...
Task & Purpose

The Marine Corps is getting rid of Scout Snipers

The Marine Corps is getting rid of its Scout Sniper Platoons as part of massive force structure changes, but Marine reconnaissance and special operations units will continue to have their own ...
The National Interest

What We Know About the Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle

The United States Marine Corps is on the hunt for a new vehicle to carry groups of reconnaissance Marines around the battlefield. The current backbone of Marine armored reconnaissance, the Light ...
Defense One

Marine Amphibious Vehicle with Drones Considered For Future Marine Recon Unit

The Marine Corps is exploring a variant of the amphibious combat vehicle for its future reconnaissance battalions with an equipment package containing drones and communication systems, and has asked ...

‘The Iron Major:’ James Capers Jr.’s long road to the Medal of Honor

Capers was struck repeatedly by shrapnel and gunfire. By the end of the engagement, he had sustained 19 wounds, among them was a broken leg. But he refused to relinquish command. Despite his injuries, ...
Defense News

Marines’ Force Design 2030 update refocuses on reconnaissance

A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher deploys into position aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, Aug. 16, 2021. The NMESIS and its Naval Strike Missiles ...