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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 ...
MCWP 3-14 makes this clear (page 2-4): “The LAV should not be viewed as an infantry fighting vehicle or as an armored personnel carrier. This vehicle is an armored reconnaissance vehicle that lacks sufficient armor protection and troop density to perform missions normally assigned to a mechanized infantry unit.”
The Combat Desert Jacket is a lighter suit to protect Marines from the harsh desert climate. [17] The Extreme Cold Weather Parka & Trouser offer heavy protection from cold weather, and include overboots. [18] The Snow Camouflage Uniform [19] is a winter MARPAT overgarment to camouflage Marines and their equipment in snow.
The Light company was augmented by Marines for Company F, 2/25 and company D, 1st LAV Battalion. Company A 4th LAV BN ultimately augmented the 1st Marine Division as part of RLT5 of the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade 5th MEB. Company A, 4th LAV specifically augmented the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 5th Marine regiment.
[10] [7] Like Division Recon (also known as the Marine Recon Battalions), they employ a mixed element of amphibious reconnaissance and ground reconnaissance. [7] This practice fundamentally covers a wide spectrum of reconnaissance but primarily the FORECON operators conduct deep reconnaissance . [ 11 ]
ACV-R [4] 200+ [4] 40 on order. [4] LAV-25: Canada. United States. Infantry fighting vehicle: Armored-reconnaissance (LAV-25) 488 Looking for successor to the reconnaissance variant, the Textron Cottonmouth 6×6 or a GDLS Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle 8×8. [5] Six variants are expected: [6] C4/UAS; Logistics; 30mm cannon; Recovery; Counter ...
Capital Mechanized Infantry Division. Armored Reconnaissance Battalion; Army 2nd Operations Command 31st Infantry Division Reconnaissance Battalion; 32nd Infantry Division Reconnaissance Battalion; 35th Infantry Division Reconnaissance Battalion; 37th Infantry Division Reconnaissance Battalion; Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) Naval Air Command
The only other time an Army unit had been under a Marine command was during World War I when this very same 2nd Infantry Division was created on 21 September 1917 in France, U.S. Army and Marine infantry from various regiments were combined to form the 2nd Infantry Division, one of the first leaders was Major General John A. Lejeune for whom ...