A special stealth ship is used for said recon missions.

Straight recon mission, with the option of committing the scouts if that looks worth doing.

"Why can't we fly recon missions during or direct after the attack?"

He was only reaching the midway point of his long recon mission.

At least, for long enough to perform a quick recon mission.

Anyway, I think we can cut down the briefing for the recon mission to just one hour.

Don't know but as the leader of the bowling unit, he might be on a recon mission.

"You know my guys could have taken those recon missions up around the Lakes off your hands."

"The captain wants me to lead an away team on a recon mission," he concluded.

On a recon mission in the Gilbert islands, he runs into yet another of the 13th squadron who is still shot down.