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  • 1Reconnaissance — Re*con nais*sance, Reconnoissance Re*con nois*sance(r? k?n n?s s?ns), n. [F. See {Recognizance}.] The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically: (a) (Geol.) An examination or survey of a region in reference to its… …

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  • 2reconnaissance in force — noun an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy s strength (or to obtain other information) • Hypernyms: ↑reconnaissance, ↑reconnaissance mission * * * : an attack by a large force for the purpose of discovering the position… …

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  • 3Reconnaissance — This article is about military reconnaissance. For other uses of reconnaissance, see Reconnaissance (disambiguation). For monitoring activity over a period, see surveillance. For civilian usages, such as civil and geodetic engineering, see land… …

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  • 426th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing caption=26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing patch dates= 1942 1991 country= United States allegiance= branch= United States Air Force type= role= size= command structure= current… …

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  • 5United States Marine Air-Ground Task Force Reconnaissance — See also: United States Marine Corps Special Operations Capable Forces The United States Marine Corps have many reconnaissance elements that are valuable to a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) by providing the force and component commanders [i …

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  • 6United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance — Not to be confused with Marine Division Reconnaissance. Main article: United States Marine Air Ground Task Force Reconnaissance Marine Force Reconnaissance The insignia of Force Recon …

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  • 7Formation reconnaissance regiment — The Formation Reconnaissance Regiment is one of two organisations currently provided by cavalry regiments of the British Army. Until recently, it was known as the Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment.Formation reconnaissance regiments, as the name… …

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  • 88th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=8th Reconnaissance Regiment (14th Canadian Hussars) country=Canada type=Light cavalry (Light armour) branch=Militia, activated during WWII dates=1940 1968 specialization=Reconnaissance command structure=2nd… …

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  • 9Hezbollah armed strength — Hezbollah has not revealed its armed strength. It has been estimated by Mustafa Alani, security director at the Dubai based Gulf Research Centre, that Hezbollah s military force is made up of about 1,000 full time Hezbollah members, along with a… …

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  • 103rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion caption= 3rd LAR insignia dates=May, 1983 country=United States allegiance= branch=USMC type= Mechanized infantry battalion role= Screen in advance of maneuver units size …

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