Company E, 52nd Infantry (LRP) (United States)
Company E, 52nd Infantry, (LRP) was a 120 man-sized long-range reconnaissance patrol unit attached to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam in 1967-69. Its origin begins on January 1, 1967, as "LRRP Detachment G2," 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). It was then redesignated "Headquarters & Headquarters Company LRRP Detachment" in April 1967, and redesignated "Company E, 52nd Infantry (LRP)" on December 20, 1967.
January 27, 1968. 1st Cav LRP, Sgt. Douglas Parkinson, manning an M2 .50 atop the water tower at LZ Betty.
April 1968. Company E LRPs at LZ Stud awaiting Khe Sanh patrol. Sgt. Bob Whitten on right (KIA 5/8/68).
LRPs on Signal Hill directing artillery on enemy trucks in valley.
July 26, 1968. Two 1st Cav LRP teams, Quang Tri, Vietnam. Sgt. Walter "Spanky" Seymour in foreground and Cpl. Gair Anderson, sixth from right.
Long-range reconnaissance patrol
A long-range reconnaissance patrol, or LRRP, is a small, well-armed reconnaissance team that patrols deep in enemy-held territory.
U.S. Army Rangers L.R.R.P. team leader and radiotelephone operator, Vietnam, 1968
An Australian Army Long Range Patrol Vehicle used by the Special Air Service Regiment.
A Finnish long-range ski patrol pulling an ahkio.
Etterretningsbataljonen ski patrol