Recon Marines from 1st Recon Bn conducted the first combat jump by Recon Marines since the Viet Nam war. The Recon Marines jumped into Western Iraq using a HAHO (High Altitude High Opening) parachute insertion. There were 3 parachute inserts conducted by Recon during Viet Nam, so it’s been quite a while since jumping has been used […]
Sometimes you just can’t get any better than a mule carrying your kit. With the changes to the Marine Reconnaissance community in the recent past, MARSOC Marines are getting some training that we never had access to back in the 90’s. Here’s a quick article from the Marine Corps site about MSOC getting mule packing […]
I want to introduce and welcome Michael Golembesky to the MARSOC SOFREP team. Michael is a former JTAC with 2d MSOB and has a kick-ass book coming out about his time with MARSOC in Afghanistan, Level Zero Heroes. [divider] USSOCOM – SOF Truth #3 “Their quality is more important than quantities”Your Special Ops Team just […]
Here’s a quick video of the Maritime Raid Force of the 31st MEU conducting some urban raid training. The Maritime Raid Force consists of the Force Recon Detachment, Amphibious Recon Platoon and a security element from the Battalion Landing Team. %EMBED1% Video by Sgt. Paul Robbins Semper Fi Bill Janson is a former Recon Marine […]
So what determines victory in Afghanistan? If you asked me after 9-11, my answer would have been simple and probably shared by a lot of SOF operators. Answer=Disrupt a prolific terrorist training network (that we put in place) and capture or kill Bin Laden. We could learn a bit from the Romans, they would not […]
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When I was at 2d Recon Bn, I had the opportunity to attend the French Amphibious Commando Course in Martinique. The course is only 3 weeks long, but let me tell you … it’s a ball busting 3 weeks. You train on a little bit of everything jammed into that short course – hand-to-hand, rope […]
Here’s the story of how 2D Recon Bn ended up getting jump pay again. When I was in Bn, we had jump status, but the Marine Corps decided that we didn’t need the normal jump pay for the hazardous training. Usually, military personnel that are assigned to a unit that trains in airborne operations gets […]
You may have seen a paddle displayed proudly in the home or office of a former Recon Marine. So, what’s the deal with these paddles? Every Recon Marine is presented with a paddle from his peers when he leaves the unit or the Marine Corps. The history of this tradition stems from the days of […]
If you know anything about the Marine Corps, you know that they have no medical services. The Marines draw from the Navy for their medics (or Docs), and Recon has its own breed of Docs – The Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman. These elite Navy Docs are pretty much indistinguishable from their Marine Counterparts, with the […]
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