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== '''[[Special reconnaissance]]''' ==
== '''[[Edward I]]''' ==
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'''Special Reconnaissance''' (SR) is conducted by small units of highly trained military personnel, usually from Special Operations Forces (SOF) who avoid combat with, and detection by, the enemy. SR is recognized as a key Special Operations capability at the level of the US Secretary of Defense<ref name=1996DefenseRpt>{{citation
'''Edward I, [[1272]]-[[1307]]''', also known as Edward 'the Longshanks' for his distinguishable tallness and Edward 'Hammer of the Scots' as a result of his dealings with [[Scotland]], was named after the legendary Anglo-Saxon King, [[Edward the Confessor]], one of the last of the Anglo-Saxon Kings by his father [[Henry III]]. Edward is often regarded as one of [[England]]'s finest medieval Kings, but has in recent years received heavy criticism from certain historians and from Hollywood in the epic film [[Braveheart]]. Edward's reign saw a host of internal [[reform]], notably the abolition of [[coin clipping]], extensive [[statute]]s, local county [[militia]] reform and also the advent and increased role of [[Parliament]] in English society. In relation to foreign policy, Edward oversaw the conquest of [[Wales]], a military expedition which finally brought the last Welsh principalities to their knees, and interference in [[Scotland]] which ultimately failed under his son, [[Edward II]] at the [[Battle of Bannockburn]], 24th June 1314.
| url = http://www.dod.mil/execsec/adr96/chapt_22.html
| author = William J. Perry
| title = 1996 Annual Defense Report, Chapter 22, Special Operations Forces
| accessdate = 2007-11-11
}}</ref>: <blockquote>"Special Reconnaissance is the conduct of environmental reconnaissance, target acquisition, area assessment, post-strike assessment, emplacement and recovery of sensors, or support of Human Intelligence ([[HUMINT]]) and Signals Intelligence ([[SIGINT]]) operations."</blockquote>


Military units that carry out SR missions include [[United States Army Special Forces]], Marine [[Force Reconnaissance]] and [[United States Navy SEALs]]; UK [[Special Air Service]], [[Special Boat Service]] and [[Special Reconnaissance Regiment]]; Israeli [[Sayeret Matkal]] and other "reconnaissance units", Russian and former Soviet [[Spetsnaz]] and Razvedchiki;  [[Australian Special Air Service Regiment]]; and a variety of other units. 
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Sometimes, the SR mission is carried out by other than special operations professionals, such as the Australian Coastwatchers of the Second World War. Coastwatchers usually received military commissions in the hope it might protect them if captured, but, fundamentally, they were long-time residents of Pacific islands, able to survive there and report on Japanese operations.
 
 
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Edward I


Edward I, 1272-1307, also known as Edward 'the Longshanks' for his distinguishable tallness and Edward 'Hammer of the Scots' as a result of his dealings with Scotland, was named after the legendary Anglo-Saxon King, Edward the Confessor, one of the last of the Anglo-Saxon Kings by his father Henry III. Edward is often regarded as one of England's finest medieval Kings, but has in recent years received heavy criticism from certain historians and from Hollywood in the epic film Braveheart. Edward's reign saw a host of internal reform, notably the abolition of coin clipping, extensive statutes, local county militia reform and also the advent and increased role of Parliament in English society. In relation to foreign policy, Edward oversaw the conquest of Wales, a military expedition which finally brought the last Welsh principalities to their knees, and interference in Scotland which ultimately failed under his son, Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn, 24th June 1314.

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