| abstract | - Systems Alliance Marine Force Reconnaissance assets were elite Special Forces light infantry units of the that conducted special reconnaissance in the deep battlespace to provide operational and strategic intelligence to Marine Expeditionary Brigades and Marine Expeditionary Forces. Though principally tasked with deep reconnaissance, they were also capable of direct action, joint fire observation, combat search and rescue, counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism. Force Reconnaissance assets on the tactical level were organized into Marine Force Reconnaissance Companies, of which one Force Reconnaissance Company was nominally subordinated to each Marine Ground Division (and to its higher Marine Expeditionary Force). This provided each Ground Division and Expeditionary Force with a deep reconnaissance and direct action capability. However, operationally, while Force Reconnaissance Companies were answerable to the G2 (Operations Officer) of the Ground Division, they were ultimately under the command of the Systems Alliance Special Operations Command, which supervised the attachment of Force Reconnaissance assets. During the embarkation of Marine Expeditionary Brigades, the Expeditionary Force's Force Reconnaissance Company was usually re-allocated to the Corsair Regiment (Airborne) of the Expeditionary Brigade. Furthermore, during the formation of Joint Special Operations Task Forces, one or more Marine Force Reconnaissance Companies were reassigned to the Joint Task Force. In the battle doctrine of the Systems Alliance Special Operations Command, Marine Force Reconnaissance Companies provided contributions to both the special reconnaissance and direct action missions fulfilled by the Systems Alliance Special Forces.
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