Force Recon is the Marines equivalent of Special Forces, Marines tasked with recon and other sensitive missions in small groups. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) Getty Images—2003 Getty Images ...

During the recent deployment, the task force managed between 400–5,000 Marines and sailors in theater, depending on the level of personnel deployed, said Col. Kevin Shea, task force chief of staff.

A standard Marine Corps rifle squad will continue to be 13 Marines with at least one rifleman trained for expertise in long-range weapons like drones, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith ...

A U.S. Marine uses a squad common optic to conduct a live-fire drill during the Adversary Force Exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 17, 2022.