The United States Marine Corps Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalions, or LAR Battalions, are fast and mobilized armored terrestrial reconnaissance units that conduct reconnaissance-in-force (RIF) …

The performance of the company again demonstrated the value of Marine Corps light armored reconnaissance assets as it performed a variety of combat missions in the rugged terrain of …

Transforming infantry battalions into EABO units is a misapplication of their culture and capabilities. Instead, the Marine Corps should reframe the mobile reconnaissance battalion transition and …

Mar 2, 2026 · LAR Marines provide gunnery and weapons skills for the employment of the 25mm Chain Gun, the Coaxial and Pintle-Mounted 7.62mm Machineguns and thermal optics on the LAV-25 variant.

Its mission is to conduct reconnaissance; security and economy of force operations; and, within its capabilities, limited offensive or defensive operations that exploit the unit’s mobility and...

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, unload an LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle aboard the USS Germantown (LSD 42), a Whidbey...

1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion is a fast and mobilized armored terrestrial reconnaissance battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Nicknamed the "Highlanders," their primary weapon …

LtCol Dick enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 2005 as an Administrative Specialist—his first assignment to Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) in Quantico, Virginia.

Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-14, Employment of the Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, addresses the tactical employment of the light armored recon-naissance (LAR) battalion...

The Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Marine Course provides training and education to entry-level Marines that will serve as LAR vehicle drivers within a LAR battalion.