The United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalions are the special operations assets of Marine Air-Ground Task Force that provide division-level ground and amphibious reconnaissance to the Ground Combat Element within the United States... Wikipedia
Active: 1944 – present
Colors: Black & gold
Engagements: World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; Gulf War; Kosovo War; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation Enduring Freedom
Garrison/HQ: Camp Pendleton, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Schwab, Okinawa
Identification symbol: Recon Jack
Motto(s): "Swift, Silent, Deadly"
Role: Support Ground Combat Element of MAGTF in ground and amphibious reconnaissance and direct action raids