Joint Airborne Jump By USMC 1st Force Recon & Army 82nd
March 18th, 2008 | by MakingMarines |Junglexcat asked:
A recruitment video shot with marines from 1st force recon and the Army 82nd Airborne
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22 Responses to “Joint Airborne Jump By USMC 1st Force Recon & Army 82nd”
By Noowbie1 on Mar 20, 2008 | Reply
75th Ranger regiment
By tranpulse on Mar 24, 2008 | Reply
i find it funny how some people are hating on me by giving me a thumbs down. but whatever, the truth can hurt sometimes.
By roytboga on Mar 27, 2008 | Reply
yes many units can jump or are jump qualified, but army airborne units such as
82nd and 173rd are the best at it. its like second nature to them.
By bobbyg63901 on Mar 30, 2008 | Reply
Sorry to correct your title but there aint no Marines jumping with the 82nd in this video, the video has been around for years and they did a great job with it, but as a former Paratrooper with the 82nd I can say that the video is All Americans jumping without Marines, just look at their K-Pots, they all have camo bands on their helmets, or at least they have them when they exit, but several do blow off when they get out the door. Sorry but the Marines are not allways in all the cool videos!
By tranpulse on Apr 1, 2008 | Reply
to call force recon an airborne unit is an understatement. they are the usmc “s/f” unit, not just an “airborne unit”. thier insertion technique is whatever is nessesary whether it is heiborne, airborne, or waterborne.
By kalimadragon on Apr 2, 2008 | Reply
Furthermore, Special Operations Forces, and even conventional forces often times have overlapping capabilities on purpose. Hence Seals can (and have) operated for prolonged periods of time out of the water, for example. Every military unit is tuned slightly different because if we all did exactly the same shit, we would get our assess systematically kicked.
By kalimadragon on Apr 3, 2008 | Reply
Damn it it is not that complicated. “Airborne Unit” means exactly that: A unit capable of inserting by means of parachute (gliders are no longer used). From there every “Airborne Unit” has its on capabilities and is tailored for its own mission. Hence, Navy SEALs are technically an Airborne Unit, and yes… they are also many other things. Generically speaking “Airborne” typically refers to Army Airborne Units because they are the largest but by no means are they the only “Airborne”.
By tranpulse on Apr 4, 2008 | Reply
what do you need me to explain? if you want a thorough explanation, you have to do some research. if you want a layman’s term, their equivalent and most of the time do the same missions as the navy seals and army sof. the difference? they are usmc, instead of navy or army and previously wasn’t in ussocom by choice, until ordered to join in 2003.
By daveco82 on Apr 5, 2008 | Reply
please explain yourself
By tranpulse on Apr 9, 2008 | Reply
force recon is more than an airborne unit.
By tranpulse on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
force recon are the usmc “special forces”. the closes guys to them are the navy seals, the difference is that for the longest, the usmc didn’t want to join socom, until now. do some research on f/r.
By MacDizzleABN on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply
force recon doesn’t do jumps like this.
By ReikuTaradashi on Apr 15, 2008 | Reply
No, Force Recon is still used and will continue to be. You may have heard about the reforms the military is undergoing regarding integrating Marine Corps Special Forces into SOCOM. Just look it up on Wikipedia if you’re confused; it’s surpsingly accurate.
By Bloodmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm on Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
my tits are SO sore right now!!!
oooouch!! V
By RedneckCommando on Apr 20, 2008 | Reply
Hey I’m planning on joining the Corps, or Navy SEALs in two years, and I’m confused because I’ve heard that the Force Recon are now not in use, or something like that. Is that true? Will they be a better fighting force a few years from now?
By Racr4Lyfe on Apr 20, 2008 | Reply
Oh…this looks scary but fun at the same time.
By kalimadragon on Apr 21, 2008 | Reply
The day you see a C-130 Specter gunship go off in a firefight you let me know… I’m not saying they are snake eaters…. but I’ll tell you this… when your ears are blowing out of your head… you pledge to romance every every flygirl just out of gratitude… lol
By kalimadragon on Apr 22, 2008 | Reply
This isn’t Force Recon. Force Recon is the Marine component to SOCOM (which is an Airborne unit). This however, is the 82nd Airborne Division jumping into Sicilly drop zone at Fort Bragg.
By Racr4Lyfe on Apr 23, 2008 | Reply
I don’t want to sound super retarded or anything, but what do these Force Recon guys do exactly? It sounds tough though.
By tranpulse on Apr 26, 2008 | Reply
a fan of force recon?
youtube “1st Force Reconnaissance Company Part V”
By kenhenro on Apr 29, 2008 | Reply
Without a doubt that is Sicily DZ. I have seen that DZ many times when I was with Division. I was with B 1/504 from 98-02, the best years of my life looking back on it. I made friends you only find once, I miss you guys, you know who you are.
By bennwj on May 1, 2008 | Reply
I think about a year ago I told the poster that this was the 82nd ABN DIV. Clearly Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Brag