WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle is undergoing testing throughout this year, cementing a previously debatable requirement that senior officials now believe will be ...

The backbone of the Marine Corps’ reconnaissance, the Light Armored Reconnaissance vehicle, is not a modern vehicle. Introduced into Marine Corps service in the early 1980s, the platform sports a 25mm ...

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct communication tests during a light armored reconnaissance raid rehearsal at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 20, ...

The Marine Corps is getting rid of its Scout Sniper Platoons as part of massive force structure changes, but Marine reconnaissance and special operations units will continue to have their own ...

In April 1967, Marine 2nd Lt. James Capers Jr. ignored his numerous bullet and shrapnel wounds to lead his nine-man team from 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company against an enemy ambush in South Vietnam.

Marine Recon and Marine Raiders are two elite communities within the U.S. Marine Corps, often confused for one another—but their missions, command structures, and training are fundamentally different.

The Marine’s sturdy and long-lived LAV is retiring. Here’s what could ultimately be its replacement. The Marine Corps is looking for a new platform to replace their aged Light Armored Vehicles. The ...

The Marine Corps is exploring a variant of the amphibious combat vehicle for its future reconnaissance battalions with an equipment package containing drones and communication systems, and has asked ...

A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal to a Medal of Honor for a recon Marine who fought through severe injuries while under attack on a mission in the jungles of ...

In March 2020, the Marines undertook a major force design initiative planned to occur over the next 10 years. The Marine Corps intends to redesign the force for naval expeditionary warfare and to ...