2nd Force Reconnaissance Company

2nd Force Reconnaissance Company
2nd Force Reconnaissance Company seal.
Active	1 June 1958 – 11 August 2006
Country	United States
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Force Reconnaissance
Part of	Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLant) II Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	MCB Camp Lejeune, NC

The Second Force Reconnaissance Company was the deep reconnaissance/direct action that was assigned to the

Mission

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The company augmented active-duty forces or were mobilized to conduct

Organization

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In 1958, the 2nd FORECON contained a headquarters and service platoon, pathfinder platoon, amphib recon platoon, and a deep recon platoon.

As of 2006, before its deactivation on August 11, 2006, its company table of organization was registered at a full strength of six reconnaissance platoons; one

History

2nd Force Recon Company was formed when the executive officer of 1st Force Recon, Captain Joseph Z. Taylor, took half of the Marines from

On 9 July 2002, 2nd Force Recon Company was reactivated as an individual unit separating from 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion after approximately six years.^[2][3]

On 11 August 2006, 2nd Force Recon Company was disbanded with the majority of personnel used to establish