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  2. United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions

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    A Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalion consists of five companies - a Headquarters Company and four "line" companies named Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Force. Each line company has a headquarters element and two platoons - a reconnaissance and surveillance (R&S) platoon and a visit, board, search, and seizure ( VBSS) platoon.

  3. 1st Reconnaissance Battalion - Wikipedia

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    1st Reconnaissance Battalion (abbreviated as 1st Recon Bn) is a reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It is a stand-alone battalion with no parent regiment. Instead, it falls directly under the command of the 1st Marine Division. 1st Recon Bn is located at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California .

  4. United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Training Company

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    Even though every Marine has learned to read a map and compass and to patrol beginning in boot camp, BRC training is more in depth to ensure that the candidates will operate efficiently in small 4 to 6 man recon teams. Candidates will need to complete a 12-mile, three-hour march with more than 50-pounds of equipment and an hour long, 1 ¼-mile ...

  5. United States Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance ...

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    The United States Marine Corps's Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, formerly Company, was a Marine Corps special operations forces of United States Marine and Hospital corpsman that performed clandestine operation preliminary pre–D-Day amphibious reconnaissance of planned beachheads and their littoral area within uncharted enemy territory for the joint-Navy/Marine force commanders of the ...

  6. List of United States Marine Corps installations - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of installations used by the United States Marine Corps, organized by type and state. Most US states do not have active Marine Corps bases; however, many do have reserve bases and centers. In addition, the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment maintains Marines permanently at numerous naval installations across the United States ...

  7. United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Selection and ...

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    In 2007, the Marine Corps folded the recon screening process into the initial phases of the Basic Reconnaissance Course. Indoctrination USMC Combatant Diving Badge, 2006-present. Before 2004, all potential recon Marine candidates were placed in Recon Indoctrination Program, or RIP. In RIP, the candidates are given further training in patrolling ...

  8. 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) with a strength of about 2,200 personnel. The MEU consists of a command element, a reinforced infantry battalion, a composite helicopter squadron and a combat logistics battalion. [1] The 15th MEU is currently based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

  9. List of United States Marine Corps divisions - Wikipedia

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    1st Marine Division. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. California. 2nd Marine Division. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. North Carolina. 3rd Marine Division. Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler. Okinawa, Japan.