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Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/MARCOS" title="MARCOS">MARCOS</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States of America</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" 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<ul><li>2,994 military personnel</li> <li>201 civilian personnel</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/20px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/30px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg/40px-United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">U.S. Special Operations Command</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Lejeune" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune">Camp Lejeune</a>, North Carolina</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">"Spiritus Invictus"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Anniversaries</th><td class="infobox-data">7 September 2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/War_on_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="War on Terror">War on Terror</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Inherent_Resolve" title="Operation Inherent Resolve">Operation Inherent Resolve</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Juniper_Shield" title="Operation Juniper Shield">Operation Juniper Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_military_intervention_against_ISIL#U.S._intervention_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="International military intervention against ISIL">Operation Pacific Eagle – Philippines</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Freedom%27s_Sentinel" title="Operation Freedom's Sentinel">Operation Freedom's Sentinel</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Commander</th><td class="infobox-data">MajGen Peter D. Huntley</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>see <a href="#List_of_commanders">List of commanders</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command</b><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<b>MARSOC</b>) is a component command of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">United States Special Operations Command</a> (SOCOM) that comprises the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps'</a> contribution to SOCOM, originating from <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance" title="United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance">Marine Force Recon</a> (FORECON). Its core capabilities are <a href="/wiki/Direct_action_(military)" title="Direct action (military)">direct action</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special_reconnaissance" title="Special reconnaissance">special reconnaissance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Foreign_internal_defense" title="Foreign internal defense">foreign internal defense</a>. MARSOC has also been directed to conduct <a href="/wiki/Counter-terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-terrorism">counter-terrorism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Information_warfare" title="Information warfare">information operations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hejlik_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hejlik-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_and_lineage">History and lineage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History and lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marsockunarsvdjp4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Marsockunarsvdjp4.jpg/220px-Marsockunarsvdjp4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Marsockunarsvdjp4.jpg/330px-Marsockunarsvdjp4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Marsockunarsvdjp4.jpg/440px-Marsockunarsvdjp4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="628" /></a><figcaption>Marine Raiders conduct combat operations in eastern <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">Afghanistan</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Its creation was announced on 23 November 2005 by U.S. Defense Secretary <a href="/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld" title="Donald Rumsfeld">Donald Rumsfeld</a>, following a meeting between him, the SOCOM commander General <a href="/wiki/Bryan_D._Brown" title="Bryan D. Brown">Bryan D. Brown</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps Commandant</a> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Hagee" title="Michael Hagee">General Michael Hagee</a> on 28 October 2005. MARSOC was officially activated on 24 February 2006 with ceremonies at <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Lejeune" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune">Camp Lejeune</a>, North Carolina. </p><p>The potential participation of the Marine Corps in SOCOM has been controversial since SOCOM was formed in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, Marine Corps leaders felt that their <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance" title="United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance">Force Reconnaissance</a> (FORECON) units were best kept in the Marine Corps' <a href="/wiki/Marine_Air-Ground_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine Air-Ground Task Force">Marine Air-Ground Task Force</a> command structure and that the detachment of an elite Marine special operations unit would be to the detriment of the Marine Corps as a whole. A re-evaluation following the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> and the <a href="/wiki/War_on_terror" title="War on terror">Global War on Terrorism</a>, along with new policy established by Secretary Rumsfeld and Commandant General <a href="/wiki/James_L._Jones" title="James L. Jones">James L. Jones</a> at <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a>, caused the Marine Corps to work towards integration with SOCOM. The establishment of MARSOC represented the most significant step towards that goal and followed the establishment of Detachment One (<a href="/wiki/Det_One" title="Det One">Det One</a>), a small Marine Corps detachment formed as a <a href="/wiki/Pilot_experiment" title="Pilot experiment">pilot program</a> to test Marine Corps integration into SOCOM. It was made up of mostly Marines from <a href="/wiki/1st_Reconnaissance_Battalion" title="1st Reconnaissance Battalion">1st</a> and <a href="/wiki/2nd_Reconnaissance_Battalion_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Reconnaissance Battalion (United States Marine Corps)">2nd</a> Force Reconnaissance Battalions along with other hand-picked support men and served with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a> under <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Special_Warfare_Command" title="United States Naval Special Warfare Command">Naval Special Warfare</a> Group One. Det One conducted a multitude of special operations in Iraq alongside their special operations brothers of the sister services. SOCOM conducted a study of the unit's deployment, which clearly indicated success and strong performance. Det One was disbanded in 2006 soon after the creation of MARSOC. The first of many Marine Special Operations Companies stood up in June 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-sadefensejournal.com_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sadefensejournal.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MARSOC's initial deployment to <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">Afghanistan</a> in 2007 was mired in controversy when its Fox Company was sent back to the United States and its commander relieved from duty after a <a href="/wiki/2007_Shinwar_shooting" title="2007 Shinwar shooting">shooting incident</a>. The incident that resulted in as many as 19 civilians killed involved a complex ambush by insurgents that included a suicide <a href="/wiki/Car_bomb" title="Car bomb">car bomb</a> and small arms fire. Allegations later arose that the MARSOC operators killed the civilians while suppressing enemy fire,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENevillle2015165_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENevillle2015165-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but these allegations proved false.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MARSOC Marines also took part in <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Philippines" title="Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines">Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENeville2015183_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENeville2015183-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following U.S. Army General <a href="/wiki/David_Petraeus" title="David Petraeus">David Petraeus'</a> assumption of command in Afghanistan in 2010, in support of the ALP/VSO program (Afghan Local Police/Village Stability Operations), special forces in Afghanistan were task-organized into battalion level SOTF (Special Operations Task Forces), each with a geographic area of responsibility—for MARSOC, this was western Afghanistan and <a href="/wiki/Helmand_Province" title="Helmand Province">Helmand Province</a>. In March 2012, MARSOC teams suffered several casualties to <a href="/wiki/NATO_Training_Mission-Afghanistan" title="NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan">Green on Blue attacks</a>. In July 2012, a patrol of Afghan Army commandos was ambushed by insurgents from several buildings in <a href="/wiki/Badghis_Province" title="Badghis Province">Badghis Province</a> and three Afghans were wounded by small arms fire. <a href="/wiki/Gunnery_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunnery Sergeant">Gunnery Sergeants</a> Jonathan Gifford and Daniel Price raced forward on an <a href="/wiki/All-terrain_vehicle" title="All-terrain vehicle">ATV</a> to retrieve the wounded under <a href="/wiki/Direct_fire" title="Direct fire">direct fire</a> from the enemy. After <a href="/wiki/Medical_evacuation" title="Medical evacuation">evacuating</a> the wounded to an emergency helicopter landing zone, they returned and assaulted the enemy positions in a fierce <a href="/wiki/Close_combat" class="mw-redirect" title="Close combat">close-quarter battle</a>. While throwing grenades down the chimney of an insurgent-occupied building, they were struck and killed by <a href="/wiki/PK_machine_gun" title="PK machine gun">PKM</a> fire; for his actions that day Price was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENeville2015161-162,_166-167_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENeville2015161-162,_166-167-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 6 August 2014, MARSOC claimed and officially bestowed the prestigious <a href="/wiki/Marine_Raiders" title="Marine Raiders">Marine Raider</a> moniker upon their subordinate combat units (<a href="/wiki/Marine_Raider_Regiment" title="Marine Raider Regiment">Marine Special Operations Regiment</a>) in commemoration of the fabled and elite amphibious light infantry unit that operated during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WashingtonPostRaiders_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WashingtonPostRaiders-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Marine Corps Times</i> reported that in 2017, Marine Raiders assisted in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Marawi" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Marawi">liberation of Marawi</a> from ISIS militants.<sup id="cite_ref-marinecorpstimes_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marinecorpstimes-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2019, <i>Marine Corps Times</i> reported that since the formation of MARSOC 13 years before, it had conducted 300 operational deployments across 13 countries, awarded more than 300 valor awards and that 43 Raiders (including two <a href="/wiki/Military_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Military dog">military dogs</a>) had been killed in training and combat operations.<sup id="cite_ref-marinecorpstimes_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marinecorpstimes-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since MARSOC's first deployment, it has become a strong partner in SOCOM and proven itself able to conduct full-spectrum special operations. They have successfully conducted both long-term counterinsurgency under the VSO program and carried out complex direct action tasks.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENevillle2015165_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENevillle2015165-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/US_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command.png/220px-US_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/US_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command.png/330px-US_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/US_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command.png/440px-US_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command.png 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="657" /></a><figcaption>Marine Forces Special Operations Command</figcaption></figure> <p>The base unit of MARSOC is a fourteen-man Marine Special Operations Team (MSOT), commanded by a <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" title="Captain (United States O-3)">captain</a> as team commander, assisted by a <a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a> as team chief. Each team has two identical squads, or tactical elements, each led by a <a href="/wiki/Gunnery_sergeant" title="Gunnery sergeant">gunnery sergeant</a> as element leader. MARSOC is based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and is split into three subordinate commands: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Insignia</th> <th>Headquarters</th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Marine_Raider_Regiment" title="Marine Raider Regiment">Marine Raider Regiment</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-marinecorpstimes.com_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marinecorpstimes.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USMC_MSOR_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/USMC_MSOR_logo.svg/45px-USMC_MSOR_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/USMC_MSOR_logo.svg/67px-USMC_MSOR_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/USMC_MSOR_logo.svg/89px-USMC_MSOR_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="433" data-file-height="533" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Lejeune" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune">Camp Lejeune, NC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Pendleton" title="Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton">Camp Pendleton, CA</a> </td> <td>The Marine Raider Regiment (MRR; previously MSOR-Marine Special Operations Regiment) consists of a Headquarters Company and three Marine Raider Battalions (1st, 2nd and 3rd).<sup id="cite_ref-organizational_acronyms_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-organizational_acronyms-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pamphlet_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pamphlet-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Marine Raider Battalions (MRB; previously MSOB-Marine Special Operations Battalion)<sup id="cite_ref-pamphlet_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pamphlet-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are tasked with <a href="/wiki/Direct_action_(military)" title="Direct action (military)">direct action</a>, <a href="/wiki/Special_reconnaissance" title="Special reconnaissance">special reconnaissance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Counter-terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-terrorism">counter-terrorism</a>, and information operations. They are also trained to carry out peacetime <a href="/wiki/Foreign_internal_defense" title="Foreign internal defense">foreign internal defense</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Unconventional_warfare_(United_States)" title="Unconventional warfare (United States)">unconventional warfare</a>. This includes giving military training to friendly foreign nations. Each MRB consists of four Marine Special Operations Companies (MSOCs) that contain four Marine Special Operations Teams (MSOTs) in each Company. The organization allows a Team to operate on its own if needed, but maintains the ability to operate as part of a larger unit such as an MSOC or SOTF, similar to <a href="/wiki/Special_Forces_(United_States_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Forces (United States Army)">Army Special Forces</a> <a href="/wiki/Special_Forces_(United_States_Army)#Basic_Element_–_SF_Operational_Detachment-Alpha_(ODA)_composition" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Forces (United States Army)">ODA</a>/<a href="/wiki/Special_Forces_(United_States_Army)#Company_HQ_Element_–_SF_Operational_Detachment-Bravo_(ODB)_d_composition" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Forces (United States Army)">B</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MARSOCQA_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MARSOCQA-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The core personnel strength of the MRBs was initially drafted from <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance" title="United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance">Force Reconnaissance Marines</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Marine Raider Support Group</b><sup id="cite_ref-marinecorpstimes.com_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marinecorpstimes.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MSOSG1-LOGO.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/MSOSG1-LOGO.jpg/46px-MSOSG1-LOGO.jpg" decoding="async" width="46" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/MSOSG1-LOGO.jpg/69px-MSOSG1-LOGO.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/MSOSG1-LOGO.jpg/91px-MSOSG1-LOGO.jpg 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="262" /></a></span> </td> <td>Camp Lejeune, NC </td> <td>The Marine Raider Support Group (MRSG; previously MSOSG-Marine Special Operations Support Group),<sup id="cite_ref-pamphlet_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pamphlet-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> composed of the Headquarters Company and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Marine Raider Support Battalions (MRSB; previously MSOSB-Marine Special Operations Support Battalion), contain the Command's administrative, and support assets.<sup id="cite_ref-organizational_acronyms_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-organizational_acronyms-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pamphlet_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pamphlet-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MRSG trains, equips, structures, and provides specially qualified Marine forces to augment MSOTs, including operational logistics, <a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_Intelligence" title="Marine Corps Intelligence">Marine Corps Intelligence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_working_dog" class="mw-redirect" title="Military working dog">multipurpose canines</a> handlers, Firepower Control Teams and communications support in order to sustain worldwide special operations missions.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Marine Raider Training Center</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MSOS_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/MSOS_Insignia.jpg/44px-MSOS_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="44" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/MSOS_Insignia.jpg/66px-MSOS_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/MSOS_Insignia.jpg/88px-MSOS_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="251" /></a></span> </td> <td>Camp Lejeune, NC </td> <td>The mission of the Marine Raider Training Center (MRTC; previously MSOS-Marine Special Operations School)<sup id="cite_ref-organizational_acronyms_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-organizational_acronyms-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pamphlet_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pamphlet-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is to assess and select personnel for assignment to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC). They conduct language and cultural training, perform required curriculum review and updates of training material for all assigned courses, introduce and reinforce Personnel Resiliency (PERRES).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selection">Selection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Selection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prerequisites">Prerequisites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Prerequisites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All Marines are screened to ensure that the Marines joining MARSOC meet the established prerequisites for duty within the command. </p> <ul><li>Have a minimum <a href="/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery" title="Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery">GT score</a> of 105, 110 for officers.<sup id="cite_ref-marsoc.com1_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsoc.com1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Have a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Physical_Fitness_Test" title="United States Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test">minimum PFT</a> of 235.<sup id="cite_ref-marsoc.com1_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsoc.com1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Be able to pass the MARSOC swim assessment.<sup id="cite_ref-marsoc.com1_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsoc.com1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Meet the MARSOC medical screening criteria.<sup id="cite_ref-marsoc.com1_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsoc.com1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Be eligible to obtain and maintain a <a href="/wiki/Classified_information_in_the_United_States" title="Classified information in the United States">secret clearance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-marsoc.com1_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsoc.com1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Screening">Screening</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Screening"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Selection of the right personnel begins with a rigorous screening process designed to identify the right Marines for the right <a href="/wiki/Billet#United_States_usage" title="Billet">billet</a> within MARSOC. Operational billets are open to females as of 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Screening takes place in 3 stages: record screening, physical screening, and a psychological and medical evaluation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_Operations_Training_Course">Special Operations Training Course</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Special Operations Training Course"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Special Operations Training Course (SOTC) is six weeks of unhindered, realistic, challenging basic and intermediate Special Operations Forces (SOF) warfighting skills training. During STC, the Special Operations Capabilities Specialists will also attend <a href="/wiki/Survival,_Evasion,_Resistance_and_Escape" title="Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape">Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape</a> (SERE) training along with a MARSOF Level 1 Course specific to their MOS: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (6 weeks), Communications (12 weeks), Intelligence (14–17 weeks), Joint Terminal Attack Controller (4 weeks), Multi-Purpose Canine (10 weeks).<sup id="cite_ref-marsoc.com_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsoc.com-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Critical_Skills_Operator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Marine Corps Critical Skills Operator">United States Marine Corps Critical Skills Operator</a></div> <p><b>Critical Skills Operators</b> (CSOs) are the primary special operations Marines within MARSOC. They are trained to execute a variety of missions. Specialized training also provides capabilities in language fluency necessary for crossing cultural barriers, allowing CSOs to connect with the local forces as well as civilians.<sup id="cite_ref-pamphlet_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pamphlet-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marines designated CSOs are awarded <a href="/wiki/United_States_military_occupation_code" title="United States military occupation code">MOS code</a> 0372. CSOs are assigned to Marine Special Operations Teams (MSOT), Companies (MSOC), and Battalions (MSOB). </p><p><b>Special Operations Officers</b> (SOOs) are Marine Corps officers awarded the MOS code 0370. Officer candidates trying to obtain this MOS have to be rank of first lieutenant or higher and must go through similar training and more compared to enlistees. SOO candidates will attend Assessment & Selection (A&S) Phase 1 and 2 together with their enlisted counterparts. Upon successful A&S Phase 1 and 2 completion, Marines selected for assignment as CSOs or SOOs attend Individual Training Course (ITC). Officers attending ITC will also attend MARSOC Team Commander's Course (MTCC), which coincides with ITC. Once all training has been completed, SOOs will be sent to their Marine Special Operations Teams, Companies, and Battalions. </p><p><b>Special Operations Combat Service Specialists</b> (SOCS-Ss) are combat service support Marines who serve one standard tour with MARSOC in their primary MOS. Their training includes core skills for joint and interagency work as well as enhanced SOF combat skills training to enable their successful integration and survivability in special operations environments.<sup id="cite_ref-marsoc.com_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsoc.com-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Special Operations Capabilities Specialists</b> (SOCSs) are combat support Marines who are able to join MARSOC based upon their MOS skill. They receive advanced special operations forces training and certification. SOCSs are operational and tactical force multipliers and frequently deploy alongside CSOs. SOCS billet fields include intelligence, communications, <a href="/wiki/Bomb_disposal" title="Bomb disposal">explosive ordnance disposal</a>, dog handlers, and fire-control specialists. SOCSs are awarded the MOS of 8071 and return to the operating forces after an extended tour of service with MARSOC.<sup id="cite_ref-marsoc.com_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsoc.com-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Insignia">Insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Marine_Special_Operator_Insignia" title="Marine Special Operator Insignia">Marine Special Operator Insignia</a></div> <p>In August 2016, the Marine Corps approved a new Marine Special Operator Insignia for wear by graduates of the five-phase Individual Training Course (ITC).<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pin device will first be issued to the next ITC graduating class of critical skills operators. Critical skills operators and special operations officers already in the field will receive their pins later. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_commanders">List of commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: List of commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Command of MARSOC is a <a href="/wiki/Major_General_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General (United States)">Major General</a>'s billet</li></ul> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hejlik" title="Dennis Hejlik">Dennis Hejlik</a> – February 2006 – April 2008</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mastin_M._Robeson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mastin M. Robeson (page does not exist)">Mastin M. Robeson</a> – April 2008 – November 2009</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_E._Lefebvre" title="Paul E. Lefebvre">Paul E. Lefebvre</a> – November 2009 – August 2012</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_A._Clark_(general)" title="Mark A. Clark (general)">Mark A. Clark</a> – August 2012 – August 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Osterman" title="Joseph Osterman">Joseph Osterman</a> – August 2014 – August 2016</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_E._Mundy_III" title="Carl E. Mundy III">Carl E. Mundy III</a> – August 2016 – June 2018</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Yoo_(military_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Yoo (military officer)">Daniel Yoo</a> – June 2018 – June 2020</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_F._Glynn" title="James F. Glynn">James F. Glynn</a> – June 2020 – May 2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_G._Trollinger" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew G. Trollinger">Matthew G. Trollinger</a> – May 2022 – June 2024</li> <li>Peter D. Huntley – June 2024 – present</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MARSOC_conducts_VBSS_training_with_160th_SOAR_121112-M-EL893-421.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A 160th SOAR(A) MH-47 conducts water insertion of Marine Raiders"><img alt="A 160th SOAR(A) MH-47 conducts water insertion of Marine Raiders" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/MARSOC_conducts_VBSS_training_with_160th_SOAR_121112-M-EL893-421.jpg/120px-MARSOC_conducts_VBSS_training_with_160th_SOAR_121112-M-EL893-421.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/MARSOC_conducts_VBSS_training_with_160th_SOAR_121112-M-EL893-421.jpg/180px-MARSOC_conducts_VBSS_training_with_160th_SOAR_121112-M-EL893-421.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/MARSOC_conducts_VBSS_training_with_160th_SOAR_121112-M-EL893-421.jpg/240px-MARSOC_conducts_VBSS_training_with_160th_SOAR_121112-M-EL893-421.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1118" data-file-height="704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A <a href="/wiki/160th_Special_Operations_Aviation_Regiment_(Airborne)" title="160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)">160th SOAR(A)</a> <a href="/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook" title="Boeing CH-47 Chinook">MH-47</a> conducts water insertion of Marine Raiders</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MARSOC_parachutist.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Marine Raider glides towards his target during high-altitude parachute operations."><img alt="A Marine Raider glides towards his target during high-altitude parachute operations." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/MARSOC_parachutist.jpg/120px-MARSOC_parachutist.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/MARSOC_parachutist.jpg/180px-MARSOC_parachutist.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/MARSOC_parachutist.jpg/240px-MARSOC_parachutist.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1575" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A Marine Raider glides towards his target during <a href="/wiki/High-altitude_military_parachuting" title="High-altitude military parachuting">high-altitude parachute</a> operations.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Defense.gov_photo_essay_100329-F-0870P-023.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="MARSOC operators provide security for friendly forces in Afghanistan's Farah province."><img alt="MARSOC operators provide security for friendly forces in Afghanistan's Farah province." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Defense.gov_photo_essay_100329-F-0870P-023.jpg/120px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_100329-F-0870P-023.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Defense.gov_photo_essay_100329-F-0870P-023.jpg/180px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_100329-F-0870P-023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Defense.gov_photo_essay_100329-F-0870P-023.jpg/240px-Defense.gov_photo_essay_100329-F-0870P-023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2633" data-file-height="1755" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">MARSOC operators provide security for friendly forces in Afghanistan's Farah province.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_U.S._Special_Operations_Marine_provides_security_as_Afghan_Local_Police_members_collect_their_first_payments_in_Helmand_province,_Afghanistan,_April_9,_2013_130409-M-BO337-033.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A MARSOC Marine in Helmand province, Afghanistan."><img alt="A MARSOC Marine in Helmand province, Afghanistan." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/A_U.S._Special_Operations_Marine_provides_security_as_Afghan_Local_Police_members_collect_their_first_payments_in_Helmand_province%2C_Afghanistan%2C_April_9%2C_2013_130409-M-BO337-033.jpg/120px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/A_U.S._Special_Operations_Marine_provides_security_as_Afghan_Local_Police_members_collect_their_first_payments_in_Helmand_province%2C_Afghanistan%2C_April_9%2C_2013_130409-M-BO337-033.jpg/180px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/A_U.S._Special_Operations_Marine_provides_security_as_Afghan_Local_Police_members_collect_their_first_payments_in_Helmand_province%2C_Afghanistan%2C_April_9%2C_2013_130409-M-BO337-033.jpg/240px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A MARSOC Marine in Helmand province, Afghanistan.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MARSOC_wives_participate_iaMARSOC_wives_participate_in_Jane_Wayne_Dayn_Jane_Wayne_Day._131019-M-EJ335-498.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="MARSOC wives participate in a simulated raid during Jane Wayne Day"><img alt="MARSOC wives participate in a simulated raid during Jane Wayne Day" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/MARSOC_wives_participate_iaMARSOC_wives_participate_in_Jane_Wayne_Dayn_Jane_Wayne_Day._131019-M-EJ335-498.jpg/120px-MARSOC_wives_participate_iaMARSOC_wives_participate_in_Jane_Wayne_Dayn_Jane_Wayne_Day._131019-M-EJ335-498.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/MARSOC_wives_participate_iaMARSOC_wives_participate_in_Jane_Wayne_Dayn_Jane_Wayne_Day._131019-M-EJ335-498.jpg/180px-MARSOC_wives_participate_iaMARSOC_wives_participate_in_Jane_Wayne_Dayn_Jane_Wayne_Day._131019-M-EJ335-498.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/MARSOC_wives_participate_iaMARSOC_wives_participate_in_Jane_Wayne_Dayn_Jane_Wayne_Day._131019-M-EJ335-498.jpg/240px-MARSOC_wives_participate_iaMARSOC_wives_participate_in_Jane_Wayne_Dayn_Jane_Wayne_Day._131019-M-EJ335-498.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">MARSOC wives participate in a simulated raid during <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Wayne_Day&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jane Wayne Day (page does not exist)">Jane Wayne Day</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2nd_MRSB_PRIMER_Image_38_of_105_6583991_210316-M-XU129-1028.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Special Operations Capability Specialists with 2nd Marine Raider Support Battalion training at Camp Lejeune, N.C."><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/2nd_MRSB_PRIMER_Image_38_of_105_6583991_210316-M-XU129-1028.jpg/120px-2nd_MRSB_PRIMER_Image_38_of_105_6583991_210316-M-XU129-1028.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/2nd_MRSB_PRIMER_Image_38_of_105_6583991_210316-M-XU129-1028.jpg/180px-2nd_MRSB_PRIMER_Image_38_of_105_6583991_210316-M-XU129-1028.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/2nd_MRSB_PRIMER_Image_38_of_105_6583991_210316-M-XU129-1028.jpg/240px-2nd_MRSB_PRIMER_Image_38_of_105_6583991_210316-M-XU129-1028.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Special Operations Capability Specialists with 2nd Marine Raider Support Battalion training at Camp Lejeune, N.C.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SOCS-D_SOF_Level_1_Image_4_of_25_6583913_210120-M-XM144-0095.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Marine Raider Support Group members execute urban detection training during a Special Operations Capabilities Specialist D (Multi-Purpose Canine Handler) training course"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/SOCS-D_SOF_Level_1_Image_4_of_25_6583913_210120-M-XM144-0095.jpg/120px-SOCS-D_SOF_Level_1_Image_4_of_25_6583913_210120-M-XM144-0095.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/SOCS-D_SOF_Level_1_Image_4_of_25_6583913_210120-M-XM144-0095.jpg/180px-SOCS-D_SOF_Level_1_Image_4_of_25_6583913_210120-M-XM144-0095.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/SOCS-D_SOF_Level_1_Image_4_of_25_6583913_210120-M-XM144-0095.jpg/240px-SOCS-D_SOF_Level_1_Image_4_of_25_6583913_210120-M-XM144-0095.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Marine Raider Support Group members execute urban detection training during a Special Operations Capabilities Specialist D (Multi-Purpose Canine Handler) training course</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">Air Force Special Operations Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Special_Operations_Command" title="Joint Special Operations Command">Joint Special Operations Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">Organization of the United States Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Army Special Operations Command">United States Army Special Operations Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ground_Mobility_Vehicle_%E2%80%93_(US)SOCOM_program" class="mw-redirect" title="Ground Mobility Vehicle – (US)SOCOM program">Ground Mobility Vehicle – (US)SOCOM program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Special_Warfare_Command" title="United States Naval Special Warfare Command">United States Naval Special Warfare Command</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">United States Army<br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Army Special Operations Command">USASOC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Units</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1st_Special_Forces_Command_(Airborne)" title="1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)">1st Special Forces Command</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/75th_Ranger_Regiment" title="75th Ranger Regiment">75th Ranger Regiment</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Special_Operations_Aviation_Command" title="U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command">Army Special Operations Aviation Command</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Special_Warfare_Center_and_School" title="John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School">John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Types</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces" title="United States Army Special Forces">Special Forces</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Rangers" title="United States Army Rangers">Rangers</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Civil_Affairs#United_States_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil Affairs">Civil Affairs</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Psychological_Operations_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Psychological Operations (United States)">Psychological Operations</a></dd></dl> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Special_Operations_Command_Insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Units</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Marine_Raider_Regiment" title="Marine Raider Regiment">Marine Raider Regiment</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_Raider_Support_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marine Raider Support Group (page does not exist)">Marine Raider Support Group</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marine_Raider_Training_Center&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marine Raider Training Center (page does not exist)">Marine Raider Training Center</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Types</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Critical_skills_operator" title="Critical skills operator">Critical skills operator</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">United States Navy<br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Special_Warfare_Command" title="United States Naval Special Warfare Command">NAVSPECWARCOM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Units</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Special_Warfare_Group_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Special Warfare Group 1 (page does not exist)">Naval Special Warfare Group 1</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Special_Warfare_Group_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Special Warfare Group 2 (page does not exist)">Naval Special Warfare Group 2</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Special_Warfare_Group_4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Special Warfare Group 4 (page does not exist)">Naval Special Warfare Group 4</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Special_Warfare_Group_8&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Special Warfare Group 8 (page does not exist)">Naval Special Warfare Group 8</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Naval_Special_Warfare_Group_11&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Naval Special Warfare Group 11 (page does not exist)">Naval Special Warfare Group 11</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Naval_Special_Warfare_Center" title="Naval Special Warfare Center">Naval Special Warfare Center</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Types</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Special_warfare_combatant-craft_crewmen" title="Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen">Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">United States Air Force<br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">AFSOC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Units</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/1st_Special_Operations_Wing" title="1st Special Operations Wing">1st Special Operations Wing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/24th_Special_Operations_Wing" title="24th Special Operations Wing">24th Special Operations Wing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Wing" title="27th Special Operations Wing">27th Special Operations Wing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/137th_Special_Operations_Wing" title="137th Special Operations Wing">137th Special Operations Wing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/193rd_Special_Operations_Wing" title="193rd Special Operations Wing">193rd Special Operations Wing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/352nd_Special_Operations_Wing" title="352nd Special Operations Wing">352nd Special Operations Wing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/353rd_Special_Operations_Wing" title="353rd Special Operations Wing">353rd Special Operations Wing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/492nd_Special_Operations_Wing" title="492nd Special Operations Wing">492nd Special Operations Wing</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/919th_Special_Operations_Wing" title="919th Special Operations Wing">919th Special Operations Wing</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Types</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Pararescue" title="United States Air Force Pararescue">Pararescue</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Combat_Control_Team" title="United States Air Force Combat Control Team">Combat Control Team</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Special_Reconnaissance" title="United States Air Force Special Reconnaissance">Special Reconnaissance</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Combat_Rescue_Officer" title="United States Air Force Combat Rescue Officer">Combat Rescue Officer</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Special_Tactics_Officer" title="United States Air Force Special Tactics Officer">Special Tactics Officer</a></dd> <dd>Combat Aviation Advisors</dd> <dd>Psychological Operations</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Special_mission_unit" title="Special mission unit">Special mission units</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Joint_Special_Operations_Command" title="Joint Special Operations Command">JSOC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Army</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Delta_Force" title="Delta Force">1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta</a> (Delta Force)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Intelligence_Support_Activity" title="Intelligence Support Activity">Intelligence Support Activity</a> (ISA / The Activity)</dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Navy</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/SEAL_Team_Six" title="SEAL Team Six">Naval Special Warfare Development Group</a> (DEVGRU / SEAL Team Six)</dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><i>Air Force</i></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/24th_Special_Tactics_Squadron" title="24th Special Tactics Squadron">24th Special Tactics Squadron</a> (24 STS)</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Communications_Unit" title="Joint Communications Unit">Joint Communications Unit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Theater Special<br />Operations Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Operations Command Africa">SOCAFRICA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_Central" title="Special Operations Command Central">SOCCENT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_Europe" title="Special Operations Command Europe">SOCEUR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_Korea" title="Special Operations Command Korea">SOCKOR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_Pacific" title="Special Operations Command Pacific">SOCPAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Operations Command North">SOCNORTH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Special Operations Command South">SOCSOUTH</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div><b>Source:</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.socom.mil/News/Documents/USSOCOM_Fact_Book_2013.pdf">SOCOM 2013 Fact Book</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_lieutenant_generals_on_active_duty_before_1960" title="List of United States Marine Corps lieutenant generals on active duty before 1960">1942–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_lieutenant_generals_from_2000_to_2009" title="List of United States Marine Corps lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_lieutenant_generals_since_2010" title="List of United States Marine Corps lieutenant generals since 2010">2010–present</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th id="US_Congress" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">US Congress</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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