Radio Reconnaissance Team - Static Line Parachutist

A Radio Reconnaissance Team (RRT) team leader prepares hook up for static-line parachute drop during training.

RRTs usually deploy as 6-man teams made up of :

• Team Leader (Staff Seargent or Seargent)
• Assistant Team Leader (Sergeant or Corporal)
• Point Man
• Navigator
• Radio-Telegraph Operator (RTO)
• Assistant RTO.

Radio Recon Teams carry out signals intelligence gathering operations in which they deploy ahead of the main force of Marines and monitor enemy radio traffic.