Officially Licensed E Co. 4th Recon Battalion Alaska Patch - Echo Company, 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, officially licensed embroidered patch representing the unit's Alaska heritage.
Cold-weather recon discipline, Arctic-ready Marines, and the quiet professionalism of a reserve reconnaissance company that trained where the terrain demands everything.
The 4th Reconnaissance Battalion is a reserve reconnaissance battalion assigned to the 4th Marine Division and Marine Forces Reserve, with a lineage reaching back to World War II Pacific campaigns including Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. The battalion's primary mission covers amphibious reconnaissance, ground reconnaissance, and surveillance in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations, with personnel trained in military free-fall parachuting, combatant diving, and heliborne insertion across denied and austere environments. Echo Company carried that demanding standard while based in Anchorage, Alaska, where cold-weather terrain, extreme conditions, and geographic isolation shaped the company's training culture and operational identity. The battalion has earned multiple Presidential Unit Citations for World War II service and a Meritorious Unit Commendation for combat reconnaissance operations in Iraq, where 4th Recon Marines served alongside active-duty Force Reconnaissance units across multiple tours. This officially licensed embroidered patch ties directly to Echo Company's Alaska chapter, preserving a specific piece of reserve recon history that is no longer geographically active in that state.
Perfect For: 4th Recon Battalion veterans, Echo Company alumni, Marine Forces Reserve collectors, Alaska-based Marine Corps supporters, amphibious reconnaissance enthusiasts, shadow box builders, unit reunion displays, challenge coin and patch boards, military history collectors, and family members honoring a Marine who served with E Co. in Anchorage. It is also a strong fit for anyone building a 4th Marine Division patch collection or documenting the reserve recon community's role in cold-weather and expeditionary operations across the battalion's history.
Echo Company, Alaska chapter — stitched in thread, carried in memory, officially licensed for the collection.
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