4th Reconnaissance Battalion

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4th Reconnaissance Battalion

4th Recon Bn insignia
Active July 1, 1962
Country United States
Branch USMC
Role Reconnaissance
Part of 4th Marine Division
Marine Forces Reserve
Garrison/HQ San Antonio, Texas
Motto "Swift, Silent, Deadly"

4th Reconnaissance Battalion (4th Recon Bn) is a reserve reconnaissance battalion in the United States Marine Corps. It falls under the 4th Marine Division. Marines from 4th Reconnaissance Battalion have served multiple combat tours in Iraq in support of active-duty Force (1st Force Recon Co.) and Division-level (1st/2d/3rd Reconnaissance Battalion) reconnaissance units. In 2006 and 2007, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion headquarters and platoons operated as an independent command in support of Regimental Combat Team 7 in Iraq's Al Anbar province.

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Name Location
Headquarters & Services Company San Antonio, Texas
Company B Billings, Montana
moving to Smyrna, Georgia
Company C San Antonio, Texas
Company D Albuquerque, New Mexico
Company E Anchorage, Alaska
moving to Joliet, Illinois

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