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Marine Forces Special Operations Command

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Our Mission

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Our mission is to recruit, train, sustain, and deploy scalable, expeditionary forces worldwide to accomplish special operations missions assigned by U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). To accomplish that, we equip and train Marines to succeed in austere conditions against a wide range of adversaries. Marine Raiders execute complex, distributed operations in uncertain environments, achieving silent success and strategic impact.

Featured Videos

MARSOC Celebrates 19 Years of Excellence
Marine Forces, Special Operations Command
Feb. 24, 2025 | 2:05
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Marine Forces Special Operations Command celebrates the 19th anniversary of the command’s activation at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 24, 2025. MARSOC was activated on Feb. 24, 2006 after Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed the creation of a Marine Corps component inside United States Special Operations Command. (Marine Corps video by Sgt. Evan Jones)
MARSOC Celebrates 19 Years of Excellence
Marine Forces, Special Operations Command
Feb. 24, 2025 | 2:05
Marine Forces Special Operations Command celebrates the 19th anniversary of the command’s activation at Camp Lejeune,...
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MARSOC Celebrates 19 Years of Excellence
The Future of MARSOC with Maj. Gen. Peter D. Huntley and August Cole
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Featured Stories

Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Wesley H. Rice and retired Col. Craig S. Kozeniesky are inducted into Special Operations Command’s Commando Hall of Honor in a ceremony on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 17, 2024.

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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Christopher Maier recently visited Marine Forces Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 17, 2024.

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CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – For the past 15 months, Marine Raiders from Marine Forces Special Operations Command trained alongside Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1/8, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, to build the most capable forces possible.

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Marine Raiders from Marine Forces Special Operations Command recently completed the U.S. Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course.

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Upon successful completion of the Individual Training Course, a newly minted critical skills operator still has several sets of advanced training to accomplish before being mission ready. Language training is first on that list.

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Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Wesley H. Rice and retired Col. Craig S. Kozeniesky are inducted into Special Operations Command’s Commando Hall of Honor in a ceremony on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 17, 2024.

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