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The 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion (2nd Recon) is a reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps.Located at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, the battalion falls under the command of the 2nd Marine Division and the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF).
A United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalion (or commonly called Marine Division Recon) is a reconnaissance unit within the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that conducts amphibious reconnaissance, underwater reconnaissance, advanced force operations, battlespace shaping, ground reconnaissance, surveillance, raids and direct action in support of ...
A 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Marine and LAV-25 in Iraq during June 2008. The United States Marine Corps Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions, or LAR Battalions, are fast and mobilized armored terrestrial reconnaissance units that conduct reconnaissance-in-force (RIF) ahead of the battalion landing teams or division infantry forces.
On 11 August 2006, 2nd Force Recon Company was disbanded with the majority of personnel used to establish 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion (2nd MSOB). [4] [5] Two platoons were used to establish D Company in the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion under the 2nd Marine Division to maintain a deep reconnaissance capability for the MEF. [5] [6] [7]
[19] [20] In 2007, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion deactivated its D Company. [19] [20] In 2008, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, directed that Force Reconnaissance Companies be re-established from Division Reconnaissance Battalion personnel to support the three MEFs: I MEF, II MEF and III MEF.
The battalion was constituted on 18 October 1961 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Air Reconnaissance Support Battalion and activated in Germany on 15 November 1961. On 16 September 1962, the battalion was converted and redesignated as the 2nd Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion. [1]
1st Special Recon Battalion [6] of 2nd Corps; 28th Special Recon Battalion [7] of 3rd Corps; 46th Special Recon Battalion [8] of 4th Corps; 20th Recon Battalion [9] of High Command of Capital Hanoi; 31st Recon Battalion [10] of 1st Military Region; 20th Recon Battalion [11] of 2nd Military Region; 31st Recon Battalion [12] of 3rd Military Region
Pages in category "United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .