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There are pages on surveillance aircraft and spy satellite which should be linked to, and some of the material on this page should be shifted to the aircraft page. I don't have time atm. --Robert Merkel 09:29, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Reconnaissance in force

Could someone knowledgeable add a blurb about the term "reconnaissance in force"? This term comes up a lot in military histories and fiction. I suspect it doesn't really need a separate article. Thanks. — Jeff Q 14:10, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Well, since no one rose to this challenge yet, I've added my own blurb, based on some quick scans of various dictionaries and military webpages, as well as my own impressions from reading historical and fictional works. If I have made any significant errors or misused any terminology, I ask that folks not bite my head off, but just make the corrections. Thanks. — Jeff Q (talk) 19:18, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Point

"Point (military), the person at the front of a reconnaissance patrol, column or convoy" was recently added to point; anyone here care to sketch out an article on this, or add it here so it can be redirected, if appropriate? Thanks! — Catherine\^talk 03:20, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Sounds like something for wiktionary, along with vanguard (military). My Canadian Oxford Dictionary says the following, in the 28th noun sense out of 32: —Michael Z. 2006-01-6 04:02 Z

"point . . . 28 Military a a small patrol leading the advance of a larger body of combat troops. b esp. N Amer. the position at the head of a column or wedge of troops (walk point). c esp. N Amer. = POINT MAN. . . ."

"point man noun esp. N Amer. 1 the soldier at the head of a patrol. 2 a person who leads a new endeavor etc. 3 Hockey the player taking a position at the point during a power play."