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  2. Reconnaissance - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Marines on a recon mission during a field training exercise in 2003. In military operations, military reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations.

  3. List of reconnaissance units - Wikipedia

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    Each Corps and Military Region in VPA have 1 Recon Battalion. In each Battalion have 2 Land Recon Companies or 2 Mechanical Recon Companies and 1 Special Recon Company. 701st Special Recon Battalion [5] of 1st Corps; 1st Special Recon Battalion [6] of 2nd Corps; 28th Special Recon Battalion [7] of 3rd Corps; 46th Special Recon Battalion [8] of ...

  4. List of military slang terms - Wikipedia

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    The meaning is that something undesirable is going to happen again and that there is not much else one can do other than just endure it. The Log, the humour magazine written by and for Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy, featured a series of comics entitled "The Bohica Brothers", dating back to the early 1970s. [citation needed]

  5. Special reconnaissance - Wikipedia

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    Special reconnaissance (SR) is conducted by small units, such as a recon team, made up of highly trained military personnel, usually from special forces units and/or military intelligence organizations. Special reconnaissance teams operate behind enemy lines, avoiding direct combat and detection by the enemy.

  6. United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Training Company

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    This facilitated the reconstruction of the course's training protocol and to meet the demands of 600 more recon Marines per year. [2] Candidates are issued a 12-foot (3.7 m) rope; at any time instructors will demand candidates tie knots of the instructor's choice. Due to that practice, the candidates are often known as "ropers".

  7. United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions

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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 ...

  8. Aerial reconnaissance - Wikipedia

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    A B.E.2c reconnaissance aircraft of the RFC with an aerial reconnaissance camera fixed to the side of the fuselage, 1916. The use of aerial photography rapidly matured during the First World War, as aircraft used for reconnaissance purposes were outfitted with cameras to record enemy movements and defences.

  9. Recon (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Recon, or reconnaissance, is a military term for gathering information. Recon may also refer to: Arts and entertainment "Recon" , a TV episode; Recon ...