190812-M-IL801-0002.JPG - Retired Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent provides opening remarks during a military resiliency event held by the Mighty Oaks Foundation at Marine Forces Special Operations Command on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., August 12, 2019. The resiliency event was conducted by Might Oaks founder, Chad M. Robichaux, to provided information to Marines and Sailors about the Mighty Oaks Warrior Program. The program uses a grassroots approach, empowering veterans and active duty members to begin their healing and then be a positive impact on those in their surrounding communities. Through the methodologies used and the evaluation of those who have experienced combat, Robichaux and his team discovered that the same methods used to “heal” PTSD are equally effective if implemented prior to traumatic events such as those experienced in combat. Knouse, Kent, and Evans have all attended Robichaux’s program, bringing back with them a new understanding of post-traumatic stress and different tools to help combat the effects. Robichaux and his wife, Kathy, founded Mighty Oaks in 2011 with the goal to share their story through the trials of PTS and assist others along the path to recovery and success. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryann K. Whitley)

180112-M-IL801-020.JPG - A military dog handler lifts his canine out of a zodiac and onto a U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter in a simulated boat raid during U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command’s multi-purpose canine handler training in Key West, Fla., Jan. 12, 2018. Dog handlers drilled on advanced insertion techniques and mission profiles during the final phase of their 16-week training pipeline, leading to their certification as special operations multi-purpose canine handlers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

171206-M-BT412-231.JPG - Marines and Sailors with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, demonstrate proper removal of a gas mask from a simulated chemical contact victim while training for the medical management of chemical and biological causalties during an exercise at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 6, 2017. Long prohibited by international agreements, chemical weapons have been increasingly used on the battlefield by American adversaries including violent extremist organizations. Raiders gained valuable practical application skills in handling casualties in complex and dangerous chemical environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno, released)

171201-M-IL801-046.JPG - A multi-purpose canine handler with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, controls a laceration on a realistic canine mannequin during MPC medical training at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 1, 2017. During this training, MPC handlers practice applying canine medical aid on the new “robot dog” for the first time, which is in its final stages of testing and development. (Photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

171102-M-IL801-109.JPG - A critical skills operator with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, discusses simulated terrorist activity in the community with the mayor of the area during a Direct Action exercise in Picayune, Miss., Nov. 2, 2017. Marines with 1st MRB participated in RAVEN 18-02, a 10-day realistic military training exercise designed to assess the Marine Special Operations Companies and Marine Special Operations Teams’ capability to effectively complete their missions. RAVEN is the culminating exercise for MSOCs and subordinate MSOTs meant to enhance the battalion’s readiness for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

171107-M-IL801-028.JPG - Marines with Marine Air Control Group-28 and 2nd Marine Information Group infiltrate a high value target building during an exercise with Marines from 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command in Slidell, La., Nov. 7, 2017. Marines with 1st MRB participated in RAVEN 18-02, a 10-day realistic military training exercise designed to enhance the battalion’s readiness for upcoming deployments. Marines with MACG-28 and 2nd MIG played the role of partner nation forces during the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

170929-M-IL801-042.JPG - A group photo of the Office of Strategic Services Special Maritime Unit Group A frogmen from World War II on Santa Catalina Island, Calif., December 1943. Erick Simmel, OSS Maritime Unit descendant and historical expert on World War II special operations forces, presented a lecture alongside the last living frogman from the OSS Maritime Unit, Henry Weldon. The lecture was given to Marines from 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, in order to reinforce the historical wartime legacy of the Marine Raiders in World War II. (Courtesy Photo)

170928-M-IL801-136.JPG - Retired Sgt. Maj. Chris Crawford, center, basketball and golf league director for MCCS Camp Pendleton, oversees the Raiders and Tracks teams during the 2017 USAA Commanding General’s Cup championship basketball tournament at Paige Fieldhouse on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2017. 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command played against Assault Amphibian School Battalion (Tracks) in the championship game, losing 84-74. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley)