Long Range Patrol

Long Range Patrol (LRP) may refer to:

  • Long-range penetration, a technique for military reconnaissance, but which may also involve interdiction of enemy forces
  • Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol, a military unit which provides the eyes and ears for other forces but ideally has no direct contact with the enemy
  • The original name for the Long Range Desert Group, a British World War II unit

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