The Pic of the Day: Treading water, a favorite Force Recon pastime

Lance Cpl. Jacob Maze, a field radio operator with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Training Platoon, 4th Marine Division participates in a water survival screening at Camp Shelby, Miss., on July 19, 2020. This training will ultimately prepare them for lengthy and difficult amphibious missions in any clime and place. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve continue to […]

No more tanks, less infantry battalions, some aviation: The new Marine Corps

“We are not a second land army, nor do we aspire to be anything other than the world’s premier naval expeditionary force.“ General David Berger’s “Commandant’s Planning Guidance” (CPG) may be one of the most ambitious such documents in Marine Corps history.  It envisions sweeping changes in Marine Corps structure and doctrine, carrying it both […]

The Pic of the Day: 1st Recon laying some hate downrange

Reconnaissance Marines assigned to the 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during a firefight with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, 2010. Each Marine division has its own Reconnaissance Battalion (1st Recon Bn, 2nd Recon Bn, 3rd Recon Bn, and 4th Recon Bn which is the reserve component of the Recon community).

The Pic of the Day: Force Recon Marines train

Force Reconnaissance Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct a live-fire deck shoot for sustainment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability […]

Remembering Tamatea Teai: MARSOC Fox Company and Recon legend, brother, and friend

Editor’s note: This article was originally written and published by Justin Carroll on RevolverGuy.com. With permission, it is being shared on our site due to the ties that Tamatea Teai had with MARSOC Fox Company during their initial 2007 deployment. NEWSREP has covered the MARSOC 7 saga in depth for many years. After hearing how […]

Recon Challenge 2019: Sweat, blood, and pain for a noble cause

On May 16, active-duty and veteran U.S. Marines from units stationed around the globe gathered in Camp Pendleton, California, to participate in the annual Recon Challenge. The Recon Challenge is an endurance event that takes participants through numerous tests inspired by the Reconnaissance Marine training and operational history. There is, for example, a grueling 30-mile […]