U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division conduct parachute operations from a KC-130 Hercules and a UH-1N Huey on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan in October 2019. This training ...

Air Force Special Recon and Marine Recon may share “reconnaissance” in name, but they operate under distinct doctrines, structures, and mission sets. Special Recon falls under U.S. Special Operations ...