Marine vet tells The Post why some Afghans ‘turn on’ US forces they fight with: ‘Happens a lot more than people suspect’

An Afghan national who fought with a CIA-backed paramilitary group against the Taliban is facing charges for shooting two ...
General Discharge Official on MSN

Air Force special recon vs. Marine recon

Want to know the difference between Air Force Special Reconnaissance and Marine Reconnaissance? Special Recon is brand new, whereas Marine Recon has been around since the 1940’s. Both of these ...
USNI News

Report to Congress on U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft

The following is the Nov. 28, 2025, Congressional Research Service in focus report U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat ...
AFCEA

Reconnaissance Task Force on Target

Task Force ODIN’s Alpha Company is the only U.S. Army aviation unit using the Warrior Alpha unmanned aerial vehicle. In conjunction with information-gathering technologies and other aircraft, Task ...
Air Force Times

Air Force to redesignate North Dakota wing for recon mission

Air Force secretary Heather Wilson announces the 319th Air Base Wing’s upcoming redesignation as the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 11. (Staff Sergeant ...
Washington Examiner

Ukraine begins reconnaissance-in-force operations against Russian defenses

Suggesting that an anticipated counteroffensive may begin this week, Ukraine is testing Russian front lines. These actions appear to be “reconnaissance-in-force” operations centered on southeastern ...
Time

Marines Contracting Out Training for Force Recon

The Marines deem themselves to be elite, and their Force Recon units – special-ops-capable Marines who specialize in going deep into enemy territory to scout out the bad guys — are among the most ...
GovCon Wire

Lockheed’s Skunk Works Team to Help Update Air Force Reconnaissance Aircraft Avionics

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and its Skunk Works group will update the avionics system of the U.S. Air Force’s U-2 Dragon reconnaissance aircraft under a $50M contract. The company said Thursday it ...
Los Angeles Times

Marines Set Aside Go-It-Alone Attitude

CAMP PENDLETON — When Americans think of the U.S. military’s elite, Army Rangers and Navy SEALs come to mind--not the Marine Corps’ Force Reconnaissance. That could change with a decision by the ...
Forbes

The Ukrainian Air Force’s Recon Crews Have A Dangerous Job, Flying Close To Russian Troops To Snap Photos

The Ukrainian air force had as few as 21, and as many as 25, Sukhoi Su-24M bombers and Su-24MR reconnaissance planes when Russian forces widened their war on Ukraine starting in the early morning ...
Air Force Times

Another nuke-sniffing plane joins Offutt fleet

Crew members from Offutt Air Force Base’s 55th Wing in Nebraska feasted their eyes last week on something they hardly ever get to see: a new plane. Well, sort of new. The WC-135R “nuke-sniffer” jet ...