In the 1980s the Regional Force Surveillance Units (NORFORCE, The Pilbara Regiment and 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment) were formed to conduct long-range reconnaissance and surveillance patrols in the sparsely populated and remote regions of northern Australia.

The Rangers were formed after the Vietnam War as an elite light infantry formation, structurally similar to other light infantry units, with a quick reaction force and commando type mission. They largely absorbed the Airborne Rangers of the Vietnam-era, who were actually LRRP scouts or Recondos with a separate lineage.

On 1 February 1969, as part of the U.S. Army Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS), all U.S. Army Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) units were reorganized as the 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger). [1] Fifteen Ranger companies were formed from reconnaissance units in Europe and Vietnam with lineage to Merrill's Marauders (5307th Composite ...

BRING BACK THE LRRP by LTC Henry G. Cole The US Army force structure reveals a glaring gap. The combat intelli-gence and target acquisition capability inherent in Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols (LRRP) has been almost totally erased since our Vietnam experience. Despite well-reasoned recommendations based upon rigorous research that the

(LRRP)连的第七十五游骑兵团在历时三年又七个月的作战中,一改美军以往僵硬的中央控制与被动反击模式,下授指挥权至中级军官,令他们从步兵单位中征求自愿者加以训练,合格后由游骑兵队员领导,在划分的各战术责任区(TAOR)内利用空降.车辆.直升机.小舟.徒步等 ...

2011年8月26日 · LRRPs were a breed apart in nearly every way. They operated independently of the “regular” Army, with their own command structure reporting to G-2 Intelligence. They wore “tiger” fatigues similar to the South Vietnamese Rangers and Special Ops Studies and Observations Group (SOG). Steel pot helmets were exchanged for floppy bush hats.

Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) (pronounced “lurp”) By Charlie Ostick In 1967, the 4th Infantry Division was assigned the mission of a large holding action on the entire western flank of the US Army’s II Corps in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. This was a very important mission for the 4th Infantry Division. Part of that ...

The first provisional long-range patrol (LRP) units were formed in 1965 and 1966 at the divisional level, but it was in 1967 that the LRRP organizations flourished and became formally established. The acronyms LRP and LRRP soon were interchangeable, though most orders of battle refer to the units as LRPs.

越战中美国特种部队组织的长距离侦察巡逻部队(Long Range Recon & Patrol, 即LRRP) ，就是深入敌后上百公里，独立活动数周并取得了不错的效果。 解放军没有专门的LRRP单位或是明确的相关军事术语，但是从行动性质来看，当年的侦察兵执行的就是典型的LRRP任务。

2013年6月14日 · For a LRRP Unit Camoflauge is life/death and was used and maintained on a more constant basis. Every ounce of skin was covered- When I attended Recondo School the task of camoflauge was graded and not once ounce of skin could show or you were a no-go. LRRP, SF, Recon, SEALS use camoflauge like crazy. Rock