(1) But along the way, you'll find yourself facing bad intelligence or in one case, the plane doing the recon goes down and you have to go in to finish your objective and rescue the pilot who was supposed to do your intelligence.(2) They are extremely useful in aiding the reconnaissance-gathering capabilities of the battalion recon platoon.(3) I scanned the open area behind us and could see the bright images of the recon team about 100 meters away, as they walked the landing zone looking for mines and anything else unsafe.(4) Ian and I will recon ahead and clear a landing zone for you.(5) These methods are necessary to avoid letting enemy forces know they are under surveillance and to protect the small recon teams from larger military units.(6) This was to be a recon , designed to let them size up their opponent and plan an attack.(7) During offensive missions, typically my company was tasked to destroy the enemy recon along the route, and then suppress the enemy at the point of penetration.(8) With a general knowledge of this information, the commander is prepared to shift his recon focus rapidly during execution.(9) Remember him showing all the aerial recon photographs in his speech at the UN?(10) Since the recon was the main objective, along with laying the spy satellites, it was a risk they were willing to take.(11) He promptly took an aircraft out to the west to recon the tower.(12) Trying to recon ahead with the whole squad, for example, often results in one man's folly exposing the entire squad and getting everyone else killed.(13) This allows them to operate further from the parent recon platoon, while still maintaining a good communications link with the task force.(14) He conducts an in-depth recon and selection of proposed battery positions.(15) Sometimes, it's also useful to bait the enemies, sending the team forward to recon , and then calling it back.(16) Using his charm and looks he could get anything he wanted any time he wanted and usually did all the secret recon and spy jobs.