Recon by Fire

Specialist 5 Robert C. Lafoon, U.S. Army, 1967

A member of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division in Quảng Ngãi Province uses his M16 rifle to conduct reconnaissance by fire—a tactic used in Vietnam whereby troops would fire on likely enemy positions to provoke a reaction, thus confirming the presence and position of enemy forces.

Recon by Fire