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Lieutenant Col. Benjamin J. Pappas relinquishes command of 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, to Lt. Col. Craig A. Wolfenbarger during a ceremony atMARSOC headquarters on Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 12, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox) - Lieutenant Col. Benjamin J. Pappas relinquishes command of 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, to Lt. Col. Craig A. Wolfenbarger during a ceremony atMARSOC headquarters on Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 12, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox)

Lieutenant Col. Brian Rideout passes the U.S. Marine Corps flag to Maj. Edward Norris during the 3rd Marine Special Operations Support Battalion, Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, change-of-command ceremony at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 12, 2015. Rideout relinquished command of the battalion to Norris during the ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released) - Lieutenant Col. Brian Rideout passes the U.S. Marine Corps flag to Maj. Edward Norris during the 3rd Marine Special Operations Support Battalion, Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, change-of-command ceremony at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 12, 2015. Rideout relinquished command of the battalion to Norris during the ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Corporal Rosalie Nolan, a motor transport operator with Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, poses for a photograph with Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander, MARSOC, following a ceremony at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 1, 2015. Nolan was selected as Motor Transport Operator of the Year, one of the categories in the annual U.S. Marine Corps Motor Transport Association Awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released) - Corporal Rosalie Nolan, a motor transport operator with Marine Special Operations Support Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, poses for a photograph with Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander, MARSOC, following a ceremony at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 1, 2015. Nolan was selected as Motor Transport Operator of the Year, one of the categories in the annual U.S. Marine Corps Motor Transport Association Awards. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman and Sgt. Maj. John W. Scott, the MARSOC sergeant major, present Glenn C. Wright, Jr., a Certificate of Commendation during the MARSOC annual awards ceremony at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 3, 2015. Wright was selected as the 2014 MARSOC Civilian of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott A. Achtemeier/Released) - United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Osterman and Sgt. Maj. John W. Scott, the MARSOC sergeant major, present Glenn C. Wright, Jr., a Certificate of Commendation during the MARSOC annual awards ceremony at Stone Bay, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 3, 2015. Wright was selected as the 2014 MARSOC Civilian of the Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott A. Achtemeier/Released)

Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, addresses the audience attending a celebration of life ceremony commemorating 11 fallen service members May 15, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Seven MARSOC Marines and four Louisiana Army National Guardsmen were killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crashed during amphibious operations involving helicopter and boat insertion and extraction training, near Eglin, Fla., March 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released) - Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, addresses the audience attending a celebration of life ceremony commemorating 11 fallen service members May 15, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Seven MARSOC Marines and four Louisiana Army National Guardsmen were killed when a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter crashed during amphibious operations involving helicopter and boat insertion and extraction training, near Eglin, Fla., March 10. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Participants of the MARSOC Mud, Sweat and Tears run wade through one of the larger mud-filled trenches featured in the mud run course aboard Stone Bay, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 25, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released) - Participants of the MARSOC Mud, Sweat and Tears run wade through one of the larger mud-filled trenches featured in the mud run course aboard Stone Bay, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 25, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, presents five Marines with Bronze Star Medals with valor distinguishing devices, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca., April 9, 2015. The five Marines received the awards in recognition of their actions during a two-day fire fight with the Taliban in Helmand province, Afghanistan, which started June 14, 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released) - Major Gen. Joseph L. Osterman, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, presents five Marines with Bronze Star Medals with valor distinguishing devices, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Ca., April 9, 2015. The five Marines received the awards in recognition of their actions during a two-day fire fight with the Taliban in Helmand province, Afghanistan, which started June 14, 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

A 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion critical skills operator stands watch over a detained individual during a night raid on a simulated target Feb. 18, 2015, in Key West, Fla. The team conducting the raid inserted via closed circuit diving and advanced from the ocean to the objective. The team spent a week in Key West practicing various maritime operations skill sets, further solidifying the development of their techniques, tactics and procedures, and their standard operating procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released) - A 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion critical skills operator stands watch over a detained individual during a night raid on a simulated target Feb. 18, 2015, in Key West, Fla. The team conducting the raid inserted via closed circuit diving and advanced from the ocean to the objective. The team spent a week in Key West practicing various maritime operations skill sets, further solidifying the development of their techniques, tactics and procedures, and their standard operating procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin D. Baskin, special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, Silver Star Medal recipient at Stone Bay aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. March 20, 2015. Baskin was awarded for his actions in Afghanistan April 25, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Scott A. Achtemeier / Released) - Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin D. Baskin, special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman, 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, Silver Star Medal recipient at Stone Bay aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. March 20, 2015. Baskin was awarded for his actions in Afghanistan April 25, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Scott A. Achtemeier / Released)

Staff Sgt. Andrew C. Seif, a critical skills operator with 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, was awarded the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Stone Bay aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 6, 2015, for his actions against the enemy in Badghis Province, Afghanistan. - Staff Sgt. Andrew C. Seif, a critical skills operator with 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, was awarded the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Stone Bay aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 6, 2015, for his actions against the enemy in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.