The new Ground Reconnaissance Course is one of two programs replacing the service’s Basic Reconnaissance Course.

Under the new curriculum, candidates will complete the ground reconnaissance course before advancing to its amphibious counterpart. “Marine reconnaissance training will have the same rigor it’s long ...

Freshly minted recon Marines were showing up to their first units less prepared than expected, service leaders said. The ...

The Marine Corps is restructuring its reconnaissance training after leaders found that new Marines often lacked strong infantry foundations. The overhaul replaces the Basic Reconnaissance Course with ...

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 ...

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina – Part of the Marine Corps' special operations force is attempting a better way to support combatant commanders by eliminating burdensome layers in the chain of command.

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. -- Marines from B Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division conducted recon training during Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 91 14-03 in conjunction with Army ...

The purpose of a reconnaissance and security (R&S) brigade combat team (BCT) is to fight for information on behalf of a corps or division in order to protect formations from unexpected enemy attack.

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Soldiers of Missouri National Guard's 1137th Military Police Company in Kennett, Doniphan and Jackson recently conducted route reconnaissance and improvised explosive devices, or ...