1st Reconnaissance Battalion, USMC
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Last Update: 2025-03-16 (UTC)
1st Reconnaissance Battalion (abbreviated as 1st Recon Bn) is a reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). The following are examples of missions outlined to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion: โข Plan, coordinate, and conduct amphibious-ground reconnaissance and surveillance to observe, identify, and report enemy activity, and collect other information of military significance. โข Conduct specialized surveying to include: underwater reconnaissance and/or demolitions, beach permeability and topography, routes, bridges, structures, urban/rural areas, helicopter landing zones (LZ), parachute drop zones (DZ), aircraft forward operating sites, and mechanized reconnaissance missions. โข Infiltrate mission areas by necessary means to include: surface, subsurface and airborne operations. โข Conduct counter-reconnaissance. โข Designate and engage selected targets with organic weapons and force fires to support battlespace shaping. โข Conduct limited scale raids and ambushes.
NAICS: 92811
NAICS Definition: National Security
Employees: 10,001+
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