In the late 2000s, the U.S. Army had like 10 unique Reconnaissance and Scout Platoon designs in maneuver brigade combat teams (IBCT/SBCT/HBCT) and higher-level recon & surveillance formations (the Armored Cavalry Regiment and Battlefield Surveillance Brigades). Here I cover all of them, from infantry battalion scouts to ACRs, NBC Recon and long-range surveillance companies. I do not cover recon formations under the 75th Ranger Regiment, and I have done a very in-depth video on helicopter-based recon and drone-based surveillance units.
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Battle Order's Cute Little Guy Club
The canonical membership of the Cute Little Guy Club
French Armored Cavalry Squadrons in Algeria
The organization of France's most prolific armored cavalry unit during the Algerian War, and why they did it.
Modern Dutch Armored Infantry Platoons (CV90)
Organization & equipment of Dutch CV90 armored infantry platoons.
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U.S. Army Teams who Storm Nuclear Reactors
New video on the U.S. Army Nuclear Disablement Team (NDT). NDTs are specialized teams designed to scour and eliminate WMD production...
How Mexican Marines became the Anti-Cartel Force
In this video I talk about the origins and evolution of the Mexican Marine Corps, the nature of their cooperation with the United States,...
How U.S. Marines Transformed to Win Nuclear War
This video covers the changes the U.S. Marines went through in the late 1950s and 1960s to tackle the challenge of nuclear warfare. It...
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