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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Col. Mark T. Aycock renders a salute during his change of command ceremony. Aycock was the commanding officer of the Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command from July 2007 to May 2009. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Col. Mark T. Aycock renders a salute during his change of command ceremony. Aycock was the commanding officer of the Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command from July 2007 to May 2009.

MSOSG commander passes the baton

For centuries, military commanders have understood that change is a steady undertone in almost every significant characteristic of the battlefield environment. Weather, population, political and socio-economic factors, enemy capabilities, and even certain types of terrain are all characteristics of the battlefield that periodically change. So when

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Lt. Col. Christian L. Nicewarner (Right) hands the unit colors of 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command over to Lt. Col. Matthew G. Trollinger (Left) in a change of command ceremony, here May 11. This change of command ceremony followed a re-designation ceremony in which Companies A and B of the Marine Special Operations Advisor Group were officially re-designated as 3d and 4th MSOB. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Lt. Col. Christian L. Nicewarner (Right) hands the unit colors of 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command over to Lt. Col. Matthew G. Trollinger (Left) in a change of command ceremony, here May 11. This change of command ceremony followed a re-designation ceremony in which Companies A and B of the Marine Special Operations Advisor Group were officially re-designated as 3d and 4th MSOB.

MSOAG re-designates its two subordinate units

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet," said Juliet Capulet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. But what you are about to read isn’t a Shakespearean tale, but rather, that of two Marine special operations units who have changed in name, but not in operational effectiveness.Marston Pavilion was filled to

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A Marine with a company from 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command fires on his target while he conducts shooting drills as part of the Dynamic Assault package at the Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility here, April 7. - A Marine with a company from 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command fires on his target while he conducts shooting drills as part of the Dynamic Assault package at the Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility here, April 7.

Dynamic Assault keeps special ops on target

The Global War on Terror is an ongoing and ever-changing battle that demands its combatants fight from the streets of cities to the deserts and farmlands of the countryside. In these battles, our forces must be equipped with a range of skills that are adaptable and effective in all the places they may find the enemy. To that end, Marines and

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MSOSG commander passes the baton

MSOAG re-designates its two subordinate units

Dynamic Assault keeps special ops on target