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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.

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.

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.

MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, BRIDGEPORT, Calif. - A Marine with a company from 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command prepares to load his mule. Marines and Sailors went through mule packing classes here April 26. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo / Released) - MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, BRIDGEPORT, Calif. - A Marine with a company from 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command prepares to load his mule. Marines and Sailors went through mule packing classes here April 26. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo / Released)

Col. Joseph Marello, the commander of Marine Special Operations School, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, reflects on the past three years of MARSOC and its accomplishments during the graduation ceremony of the first ever MARSOC Individual Training Course, April 22 at Stone Bay here. The ceremony marked a historic event for the Marine Corps and the special operations community, as the 50 graduating Marines will circulate into MARSOC and set the precedent for future generations of Marine operators and their role in special operations. - Col. Joseph Marello, the commander of Marine Special Operations School, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, reflects on the past three years of MARSOC and its accomplishments during the graduation ceremony of the first ever MARSOC Individual Training Course, April 22 at Stone Bay here. The ceremony marked a historic event for the Marine Corps and the special operations community, as the 50 graduating Marines will circulate into MARSOC and set the precedent for future generations of Marine operators and their role in special operations.

A helicopter waits above the ground to evacuate a simulated casualty as fellow Marines and Sailors bring the Marine on a stretcher. A company from 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command participated in a Full Mission Profile exercise here, April 16. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo / Released) - A helicopter waits above the ground to evacuate a simulated casualty as fellow Marines and Sailors bring the Marine on a stretcher. A company from 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command participated in a Full Mission Profile exercise here, April 16. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo / Released)

A commando with a Dominican Republic counterterrorism unit known as Secretaria De Las Fuerzas Armadas Commando Especial Contra Terrorismo, posts rear security during close quarter battle training at Ciudad Del Niño here, March 10. A team of Marines with Marine U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, trained the commandos as part of U.S. Southern Command, Special Operations Command-South’s Exercise FUSED RESPONSE. - A commando with a Dominican Republic counterterrorism unit known as Secretaria De Las Fuerzas Armadas Commando Especial Contra Terrorismo, posts rear security during close quarter battle training at Ciudad Del Niño here, March 10. A team of Marines with Marine U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, trained the commandos as part of U.S. Southern Command, Special Operations Command-South’s Exercise FUSED RESPONSE.

A Marine with a company from 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command jumps out into the sky as the rest of his team wait to jump in line behind him. Marines and Sailors conducted jump operations to refine their capability at Reno/Stead Airport, here April 3. - A Marine with a company from 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command jumps out into the sky as the rest of his team wait to jump in line behind him. Marines and Sailors conducted jump operations to refine their capability at Reno/Stead Airport, here April 3.

Raja Bachra, a language instructor with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command Foreign Language Office, copies the lesson of the day in Arabic for the students of her class, here February 23. According to the Unit Language Coordinator, Bachra is everything that the MARSOC FLO needs in a language instructor. - Raja Bachra, a language instructor with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command Foreign Language Office, copies the lesson of the day in Arabic for the students of her class, here February 23. According to the Unit Language Coordinator, Bachra is everything that the MARSOC FLO needs in a language instructor.

This is a copy of the piece Army Maj. Michael Solovey created for 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Charles Luke Milam, a sailor who fell during combat operations in Afghanistan, is featured in the top left corner, above the Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman insignia. - This is a copy of the piece Army Maj. Michael Solovey created for 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Charles Luke Milam, a sailor who fell during combat operations in Afghanistan, is featured in the top left corner, above the Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman insignia.