170606-M-IL801-389.JPG - U. S. Special Operations Command’s Special Operations Forces Civilian Leadership Development Program (SOF CLDP) visited U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 5th through 7th, 2017. Marine Raiders provided rock wall climbing instruction to the participants, all civilian employees of U.S. Special Operations Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryann Whitley, released)
. - Maj. Gen. Carl E. Mundy III, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command commander, gives a condolence speech during a celebration of life ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017. The ceremony honored the seven MARSOC service members lost July 10 in a KC-130T Hercules transport aircraft crash. The seven included Staff Sgts. Robert Cox and William Kundrat, Navy special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Lohrey , and Sgts. Chad Jenson, Dietrich Schmieman, Joseph Murray and Talon Leach. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)
170818-M-IL801-029.JPG - The motor transport unit, Marine Raider Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operation Command, participate in an interactive Peer 2 Peer exercise during a Four Lenses Temperament Discovery class at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 18, 2017. Over 30 Marines from MRSG’s motor transportation unit attend the 2-hour class on understanding the four main communication styles in their personal and professional lives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Bryann K. Whitley)
170814-M-BT412-100.JPG - Harold S. Sheffield and Henry Kudzik, World War II Raiders, sit on the stage and participate in the entertainment portion of the evening with The Lindy Sisters during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug. 11. Seventeen World War II Raiders attended the annual event at the San Diego Town and Country Resort, San Diego, where the USMRA hosted a 1940s USO-style dinner and dance for Marine Raiders of past and present. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)
Below the Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle (JTARV) is a small electro-magnate that holds cargo on board while in flight. Once the JTARV has reached its destination, it will release its cargo and autonomously return to its predetermined return destination. An IV-solution bag equipped with a metal plate was loaded on the JTARV for transport from a simulated forward operating base to a Marine Special Operations Company in the field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 7, 2017. - Below the Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle (JTARV) is a small electro-magnate that holds cargo on board while in flight. Once the JTARV has reached its destination, it will release its cargo and autonomously return to its predetermined return destination. An IV-solution bag equipped with a metal plate was loaded on the JTARV for transport from a simulated forward operating base to a Marine Special Operations Company in the field aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 7, 2017.
U.S. Marine Col. Brett Bourne, commanding officer, Marine Raider Training Center, with Master Gunnery Sgt. Jerome Root, MRTC senior enlisted advisor, uncase the new MRTC colors during a redesignation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 21, 2017. The Marine Special Operations School was redesignated as the Marine Raider Training Center, reactivating the unit for the first time since the original Marine Raiders were disbanded in 1944. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Achtemeier) - U.S. Marine Col. Brett Bourne, commanding officer, Marine Raider Training Center, with Master Gunnery Sgt. Jerome Root, MRTC senior enlisted advisor, uncase the new MRTC colors during a redesignation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 21, 2017. The Marine Special Operations School was redesignated as the Marine Raider Training Center, reactivating the unit for the first time since the original Marine Raiders were disbanded in 1944. (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Achtemeier)
Marine Special Operations School Individual Training Course students plan a mission during Field Training Exercise Raider Spirit, May 3, 2017, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s initial Marine Raider training pipeline, representing efforts to build joint mindsets across special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy) - Marine Special Operations School Individual Training Course students plan a mission during Field Training Exercise Raider Spirit, May 3, 2017, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s initial Marine Raider training pipeline, representing efforts to build joint mindsets across special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Riggs, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command air mobility liaison officer (AMLO), prepares for his mission on the flight deck of a C-17 aircraft at MCAS Cherry Point. As MARSOC’s AMLO, Riggs provides a critical link of communication between the airlift and ground forces in the area of operations. He facilitates the timely flow of critical information between the air mobility network and MARSOC units into sensitive, forward-deployed environments around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador Moreno, released) - MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Riggs, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command air mobility liaison officer (AMLO), prepares for his mission on the flight deck of a C-17 aircraft at MCAS Cherry Point. As MARSOC’s AMLO, Riggs provides a critical link of communication between the airlift and ground forces in the area of operations. He facilitates the timely flow of critical information between the air mobility network and MARSOC units into sensitive, forward-deployed environments around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador Moreno, released)
Lt. Col. William L. Lombardo assumes command of 2d Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, from Lt. Col. Craig A. Wolfenbarger during a change of command ceremony aboard Courthouse Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 20, 2017. The exchange of the organizational colors symbolizes Wolfenbarger relinquishing his responsibilities as commanding officer of the battalion to Lombardo. Lombardo assumes command after serving with MARSOC Headquarters, G-7 Training and Education Branch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno) - Lt. Col. William L. Lombardo assumes command of 2d Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, from Lt. Col. Craig A. Wolfenbarger during a change of command ceremony aboard Courthouse Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 20, 2017. The exchange of the organizational colors symbolizes Wolfenbarger relinquishing his responsibilities as commanding officer of the battalion to Lombardo. Lombardo assumes command after serving with MARSOC Headquarters, G-7 Training and Education Branch. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno)