Force Recon Marines represent some of the most elite warriors in the United States Marine Corps. Trained for deep reconnaissance and direct action missions, they operate far ahead of conventional ...

Since the early years after Sept. 11, 2001, the United States has ramped up its battle against terrorists worldwide, and the special operations community has grown and changed to prepare our special ...

In 2001, there were roughly 500 RECON billets within the USMC. Today, there are more than 2,000 RECON Marines, which demonstrates the necessity for RECON units within the USMC in today's warfare ...

A Marine Corps scout sniper candidate with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, adjusts his sights during a live-fire exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat ...

Marines participate in an exercise during the Infantry Officer Course at Quantico, Va., Aug. 10, 2017. The first female Marine to complete the course graduated Sept. 25, 2017. (Master Gunnery Sgt.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle is undergoing testing throughout this year, cementing a previously debatable requirement that senior officials now believe will be ...

When Marines encounter steep cliffs on the battlefield, sometimes the only option is up and over. Insider recently had the chance to observe Marines and their Japanese partners going through assault ...

The Marine Corps is dialing back its vision for shallow-water littoral regiments, but greenlighting a new unit with special high-speed boats.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps recently launched three major innovation efforts that are already informing the service’s unmanned systems’ priorities, the deputy commandant for combat development ...

An AMX-10RC in Ukrainian service. Those 40 AMX-10RC reconnaissance vehicles that France donated to the Ukrainian marine corps—they’re not tanks. As if the marines didn’t already know this, Russian ...

Textron's Cottonmouth advanced reconnaissance vehicle prototype conducts testing at the Nevada Automotive Test Center in October 2022. (Textron photo) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps’ Advanced ...