Its mission, then and now, was to go deep behind enemy lines in order to gather reconnaissance of the enemy (hence Force RECON).

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The Air Force maligned unmanned drones when they began reconnaissance missions in 1991.

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Brute force attacks and reconnaissance attacks were also experienced with higher frequency in on-premises environments.

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He had complained frequently that the Air Force was not getting ground forces the reconnaissance support they needed in overseas conflicts, and there was continuous friction over modernization priorities (Gates eventually terminated a fighter program championed by the purged Air Force leaders).

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In another development, officials said Marines from the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to Task Force Tarawa, are patrolling the Iraqi border with Iran along the length of the Wasit province east of Kut.

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