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Marines

Category: 1STRECONBN

Recon Marines welcome new challenges during company exercise

Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion began the first phase of a mission rehearsal exercise to prepare for their upcoming deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit here, Aug. 13.For several days, the Marines patrolled through thick jungle, coordinating with their command element as they reached various checkpoints and overcame adverse

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Corpsman in training to join the ranks of Recon community

Reconnaissance Marine is a title earned through going through some of the most physically demanding training in the Marine Corps. Recon Marines must be able to provide reconnaissance and surveillance of enemy objectives and also be able to perform as the basic infantryman. A part of the recon family often overlooked is the Special Amphibious

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Recon Marines seize enemy objective during raid exercise

During the early morning hours of July 9, the Marines of Alpha Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, inserted into Range 800. But, it wasn't a typical trip to the field. They set up a reconnaissance and surveillance post and marked the enemy's position, capabilities and number of troops for a raid as soon as they entered the range. Typically the

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Recon Marines sharpen airborne skills

Jumping from the back of a C-130 aircraft from 1,300 feet above ground, Marines serving with 1st and 4th Reconnaissance battalions conducted day and night static jumps here, June 22. “Being a reconnaissance Marine, you have to be able to operate behind enemy lines, and that sometimes requires you to insert into an area by air,” said Staff Sgt.

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Recon Marines honor memory of brother-in-arms

Taps sounded, a 21-gun salute was fired and Marines serving with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion bowed their heads as they remembered a brother during a memorial ceremony here, March 25.Staff Sgt. Caleb Medley, a reconnaissance Marine who served as a field radio operator with Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, died during a

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