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The 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion's mission is to conduct ground and amphibious reconnaissance and surveillance and other operations as directed in support of the 2d Marine Division and to provide reconnaissance forces to meet II MEF reconnaissance requirements. [1]
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.
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 ...
The ground combat element (GCE) consists of those combat and combat support units whose primary mission is to, (1) engage with and destroy the enemy by fire and/or maneuver, and/or shock effect, performed by infantry, field artillery, and tank units, (2) provide close battlefield support to other GCE units by assault amphibian, combat assault, light armored reconnaissance, reconnaissance, and ...
LAV 25 conducting recon in Iraq. 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.
[23] [24] In December 2008, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion activated its Force Reconnaissance Company. [ 19 ] The three Force Reconnaissance companies of I, II, and III MEF are currently the only active components of force- level reconnaissance; whereas the 3rd FORECON is the Selected Reserve force reconnaissance asset available to augment and ...
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]
It wasn't until the highlight of the Korean War that foresaw the re-establishment of force-level reconnaissance; however, only 2nd Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion was created (1st Amphib Recon Bn remained inactive-only to be used as for training new amphibious reconnaissance candidates) in support of the Marine task force commanders' effort ...