Deep Reconnaissance Platoon | DRP
U.S.M. C. photo by Cpl. Kamran Sadaghiani
The Deep Reconnaissance Platoon (DRP) with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit perform pistol and rifle drills aboard the USS Essex, 2006.
Note the MEU(SOC) .
45 pistols wielded by the Marines.
DRPs perform force reconnaissance for their assigned Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) - as a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) - commander.
The Deep Reconnaissance Platoon is focussed on the traditional 'green' side of Force Recon's role ie ground and amphibious reconnaissance, typically in the deep battle space.
