Every U.S. Army Recon Platoon of Iraq’s Worst Years

In the late 2000s, the U.S. Army had like 10 unique Reconnaissance and Scout Platoon designs in maneuver brigade combat teams (IBCT/SBCT/HBCT) and higher-level recon & surveillance formations (the Armored Cavalry Regiment and Battlefield Surveillance Brigades). Here I cover all of them, from infantry battalion scouts to ACRs, NBC Recon and long-range surveillance companies. I do not cover recon formations under the 75th Ranger Regiment, and I have done a very in-depth video on helicopter-based recon and drone-based surveillance units.