Surface Task Reconnaissance

Surface Task Reconnaissance (STR) is a special reconnaissance (SR) platoon-sized asset attached to the Republic Special Operations Brigade, Republic Special Forces Group.

It is a regimental special troops (RST) element attached to the Special Operations Brigade, exclusively participating in special task operations and providing classified activities for the Special Operations Brigade; the Special Task Reconnaissance detachment was originally detailed exclusively to provide specialized intelligence for the Special Forces Regiment, operating through deep reconnaissance (DR) and special reconnaissance (SR) to provide military intelligence (MI), geographical intelligence, signals intelligence (SIGINT), and technical intelligence in support of the theater Republic objective and to support local Republic special forces.