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Area reconnaissance refers to the observation, and information obtained, about a specified location and the area around it; it may be terrain-oriented and/or force-oriented. Ideally, a reconnaissance platoon, or team, would use surveillance or vantage (static) points around the objective to observe, and the surrounding area.
O-57 Grasshopper at the National Museum of the United States Air Force A de Havilland Mosquito PR Mk XVI (F-8) of the 654th BS, Eighth Air Force at RAF Watton, 1944 North American B-25D (F-10) Mitchell photographic reconnaissance and mapping aircraft North American P-51C-5-NT Mustang (F-6C) Serial No 42-103368 of the 15th TRS at St. Dizler Airfield, France, Autumn 1944.
A reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially, a spy plane) is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including collection of imagery intelligence (including using photography), signals intelligence, as well as measurement and signature intelligence.
Force Reconnaissance companies report to the Marine expeditionary force (MEF) and provide amphibious reconnaissance to support amphibious warfare operations, deep reconnaissance, direct action against important strategic or tactical goals, irregular warfare, ISTAR, long-range penetration, and special reconnaissance during large-scale operations.
Since reconnaissance is a basic military skill, "special" reconnaissance refers to the means of operating in the desired area, and the nature of the mission. In US Army doctrine, [10] [11] there are five basic factors: Physical distances: The area of operations may be well beyond the forward line of troops, and require special skills to reach ...
A Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). ISTAR stands for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance.In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather.
Aerial reconnaissance is reconnaissance for a military or strategic purpose that is conducted using reconnaissance aircraft. The role of reconnaissance can fulfil a variety of requirements including artillery spotting , the collection of imagery intelligence , and the observation of enemy maneuvers.
At the highest command level of a committed force or component (the division, corps, or field army-level), the force-level reconnaissance is employed to perform deep reconnaissance (or "long-range surveillance"), [2] which is conducted beyond the force (or component) commander's area of influence to the limits of the area of interest [3] (i.e ...