Special operations force of the Royal Thai Marine Corps
Reconnaissance Battalion Royal Thai Marine Division
กองพันลาดตระเวน กองพลนาวิกโยธิน
Reconnaissance Battalion insignia.
Active
1942–1958 (Reconnaissance Patrol) 1958–1962 (Reconnaissance Company) 1962–1978 (Force Reconnaissance Battalion) 1980 (Similar to the founding day)-present
Country
Thailand
Branch
Royal Thai Marine Corps
Type
Special operations forces
Size
Battalion
Part of
Royal Thai Marines Division
Garrison/HQ
Sattahip, Chonburi
Nickname(s)
RECON (รีคอน)
Engagements
Cold War
Communist insurgency in Thailand
Communist insurgency in Malaysia
Vietnamese border raids in Thailand
Southern Insurgency
Battle of Bacho (2013)
Commanders
Current commander
Cmdr. Kweewat Kaengkarn (น.ท กวีวัฒน์ เก่งการ)
Military unit
The Reconnaissance Battalion or RECON (Thai: กองพันลาดตระเวน กองพลนาวิกโยธิน) is an elite recon battalion in the Royal Thai Marine Corps, falling under the Royal Thai Marine Division. A special operations forces unit, it is capable of conducting land, maritime, and air operations.[1][2]
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