The Marine Corps Schools, by November 1948, had developed the world’s first manual entitled Amphibious Operations–Employment of Helicopters (Tentative). This bookwas numbered 31 in a series of publications on amphibious operations.9 Phib-31 detailed many of the advantages of the helicopter and v...
With the MEUs taking center stage for employment, the Battalions are beginning to draw down, and are expected to remove at least a company each in the near future. Recon Battalion Training Recon training begins even before the Basic Reconnaissance Course. In previous years, each Recon Bn had ...