reconnaissance

Definition/Scope: (JP 2-0) A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection methods, information about the activities and resources of an enemy or potential enemy, or to secure data concerning the meteorological, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area.

Use:

Micro Air Vehicle
Scout Car

Used For:

R&S
R&S
RECCE
reconnaissance and surveillance
Reconnaissance, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition
Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition
reconnoiter & search

Acronym:

RECCE
recon

Broader Terms:

Air Cavalry Squadron
Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
Dragon Lady (U2)
intelligence collection
M3 Scout Car
observation (intelligence)
observe, detect, identify, neutralize
Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver
RQ-7B Shadow
scout
Scout Car
Scout Leaders Course
Task Force 72

Narrower Terms:

air reconnaissance
amphibious reconnaissance
area reconnaissance
armed reconnaissance
armed surface reconnaissance
bridge reconnaissance
counterreconnaissance
electronic reconnaissance
hydrographic reconnaissance
infrared reconnaissance
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
NBC reconnaissance
night reconnaissance
P-3C Orion
poststrike reconnaissance
prestrike reconnaissance
reconnaissance by fire
reconnaissance in force
route reconnaissance
site reconnaissance
special reconnaissance
strategic reconnaissance
weather reconnaissance
zone reconnaissance

Related Terms:

AN/APS-137B(V)5 Radar
BRDM-3
obstacle intelligence
overflights
overt operations
RC-7 Airborne Reconnaissance Low
reconnaissance aircraft
reconnaissance satellites
reconnaissance vehicles
Scout Car
screens
space operations
surveillance
tactical intelligence