recon team
Forward observation unit
A recon team is a small military unit sent ahead to gather intelligence about enemy positions, terrain, or conditions.
Short for reconnaissance team.
The term extends to any advance group scouting a situation: Send a recon team to check out the venue before the event.
In video games, recon teams often specialize in stealth and spotting enemies.
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- point manAdvance position person
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- forward observerSoldier directing distant fire
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
intel · covert · go dark · mission · operative · sniper · extraction · infiltration · stealth · radio silence · military · special ops · black ops · forward · enemy lines · observation · tactical · commando
- Reconnaissancescouting, recce, observation, lookout, surveillance
- teamssquad, varsity, ensembles, crews, squads
- Squadsbomb squad, cheer squad, firing squad, infantry squad, pep squad
- military unitsarmy, battalion, squad, brigade, company
- special forcesDelta Force, Green Berets, Navy SEALs, SAS, Spetsnaz
recon teamstrike team
Small tactical assault unit
combat team · raiding party · shock troops · kill team · assault team
recon teamline infantry
Soldiers in ranked formations
artillery battery · armored column · vanguard · mechanized infantry
recon teamdivision
Splitting into parts
army corps · invasion force · expeditionary force · armored column · standing army
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