Filipino Force Reconnaissance Battalion

"Karangalan, Katungkulan, Kabayanihan (Honor, Duty, Valor)"

- Philippine Marine Corps motto

The Philippine Marine Corps Force Recon Battalion (Marine Force Recon) is the Philippine Naval Fleet's/ Philippine Marine Corps' elite ground forces unit for unconventional warfare and special operations. It specialises in sea, air and land operations, like its counterpart in the Naval Special Warfare Group of the Philippine Navy, ranging from reconnaissance, close combat, demolition, intelligence and underwater operations in support to the overall naval operations. As the spearhead of the Philippine Armed Forces, Marines of the Marine Corps are "the first to fight" and elements of the Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance Battalion lead the way. The battalion fought both outside and inside threats like the Abu Sayyaf and New People's Army. The Corps are one of the most advanced, well-equipped, and well-trained in Asia, and is one of the best in the world