What is the meaning of special reconnaissance?

(DoD) Reconnaissance and surveillance actions conducted as a special operation in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments to collect or verify information of strategic or operational significance, employing military capabilities not normally found in conventional forces. These actions provide an additive capability for commanders and supplement other conventional reconnaissance and surveillance actions. Also called SR.
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APAMilitary Dictionary (DoD). (2011). special reconnaissance. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/special_reconnaissance/definitions/1964067
ChicagoMilitary Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "special reconnaissance" http://smartdefine.org/special_reconnaissance/definitions/1964067 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardMilitary Dictionary (DoD) 2011, special reconnaissance, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/special_reconnaissance/definitions/1964067>.
MLAMilitary Dictionary (DoD). "special reconnaissance" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/special_reconnaissance/definitions/1964067>