Under the new curriculum, candidates will complete the ground reconnaissance course before advancing to its amphibious counterpart. “Marine reconnaissance training will have the same rigor it’s long ...

The new Ground Reconnaissance Course is one of two programs replacing the service’s Basic Reconnaissance Course.

Freshly minted recon Marines were showing up to their first units less prepared than expected, service leaders said. The ...

The Marine Corps has replaced its long-standing Basic Reconnaissance Course with two specialized programs — the Ground Reconnaissance Course and the Amphibious Reconnaissance Course — to better align ...

The U.S. Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course, better known as the Basic Recon Course, is where young Marines earn their place in the Marine Corps’ recon units. The course puts candidates through ...

West Coast Marines are learning how to operate attack drones in a new training course, part of a broader push to accelerate drone readiness across the force. The new fast-paced crash course packs a ...

CAMP GONSALVES, Okinawa — About 40 Marines took turns Wednesday descending a 45-foot cliff — a hasty rappelling obstacle — part of a weeklong course designed to teach them and other service members ...

Marine Corps rifleman with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), prepares to catch a Skydio X2D small unmanned aircraft system during ...