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2nd Reconnaissance Battalion

2nd Reconnaissance Battalion is the site’s primary reconnaissance battalion reference page. Its published mission centers on ground and amphibious reconnaissance and surveillance in support of 2d Marine Division while also providing reconnaissance forces to meet II MEF requirements.

Activated22 January 1958 · Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Parent Formation2d Marine Division · II MEF

HISTORY

Public Historical Breakdown

1958

Activated at Camp Lejeune as 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion and assigned to 2d Marine Division.

Cold War Crisis Response

Historical lineage records participation in the Cuban Missile Crisis, elements in the Dominican Republic intervention, Lebanon peacekeeping, and Grenada-Carriacou.

1990–1991

Elements participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Southwest Asia.

1994–1998 Redesignations

Redesignated as Reconnaissance Company, Headquarters Battalion, then combined with Force Reconnaissance Company in 1996 to form a provisional reconnaissance battalion. Redesignated again as 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion on 1 January 1998.

2003–2008

Lineage records Operation Iraqi Freedom participation across multiple rotations, as well as Operation Secure Tomorrow in Haiti.

SOTF Role

Inside the SOTF archive, 2d Recon is used as the source unit for Helmand reconnaissance actions, recon officer leadership, SARC support, and attached Force Recon capability.

MOS

Common MOS Lanes

Reconnaissance battalion pages focus on reconnaissance officers, recon Marines, recon snipers, amphibious/diving and airborne-qualified personnel, communicators, scout observers, and Navy corpsmen trained for recon support.

0307 Ground Reconnaissance Officer 0321 Reconnaissance Marine 0322 Reconnaissance Sniper 0327 Dive / Free Fall Qualified Recon 0317 Scout Sniper 0331 Machine Gunner 0365 Infantry Small Unit Leader FMF Reconnaissance Corpsman SARC

PIPELINE

Training Pipeline Overview

Recon Marine

The public Basic Reconnaissance Course preparation guide describes BRC as a 12-week course teaching tactics, techniques, and procedures for amphibious reconnaissance and qualifying Marines for MOS 0321.

Follow-On Skills

Recon-qualified Marines may later attend courses aligned to airborne, combatant diver, military free fall, surveillance, communications, sniper/observer, and small-team reconnaissance capability.

Recon Officer

Officers normally complete accession, The Basic School, and infantry/reconnaissance-related officer training before serving as platoon commanders or staff officers in reconnaissance units.

Recon Corpsman / SARC

Navy FMF Recon corpsman programs screen applicants for physical fitness, water confidence, medical standards, and suitability before initial training and assignment to recon medical duties.

ATTACHED

Chain of Command Attached To This Unit

SSgt Tyler “Bama” Morrison0321 Reconnaissance Marine · 1st Platoon Sergeant

Current 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion profile with scout sniper, mortarman, jump master, drill instructor, and Afghanistan deployment record.

Cpl Odin “Pandalorian” Wake2336 EOD · 8411 Recruiter · Alpha Team EOD Dive

Current 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion profile with EOD dive, engineer, reconnaissance, scout sniper, and Afghanistan deployment record.

EXPANDED BRIEF

Reconnaissance Battalion Context

Mission Set

The battalion page focuses on ground and amphibious reconnaissance, surveillance, reporting, beach/littoral reconnaissance, communications discipline, and support to II MEF reconnaissance requirements.

Personnel Lanes

Common lanes include 0307 reconnaissance officer, 0321 reconnaissance Marine, 0326/0327 advanced insertion reconnaissance Marine, SARC/reconnaissance corpsman, communications, fire support, and operations chief billets.

Training Path

The training discussion stays at the public level: screening, reconnaissance schoolhouse training, amphibious skills, patrolling, communications, reporting, waterborne movement, and advanced airborne/dive qualifications when assigned.

Roster Accuracy

Tyler Morrison and Odin Wake are listed as current 2nd Recon chain-of-command members. West, Jay, and Bentley retain prior-service or citation history where applicable, but their active-unit listings remain with their current assigned unit pages.

SOURCES

Public References

Official 2d Recon mission page Official 2d Recon history page Basic Reconnaissance Course preparation guide MILPERSMAN FMF Recon Corpsman program