Force Recon Platoon - 24th MEU
Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by SGT. Richard Blumenstein
A Force Reconnaissance Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) covers his fellow Marine with a MEU(SOC) pistol as he secures a 'prisoner' during a training exercise.
A MEU's Force Recon Platoon will typically be the tip of the spear for MEU operations such as Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS), as shown here, direct action missions such as storming gas and oil platforms or pirate-held ships and raids against targets on land.
