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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)

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)

170919-M-IL801-007.JPG - Critical skills operators with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, use their target language to build rapport with town's people during a week-long, simulated deployed role play event at the Infantry Immersion Trainer on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 19, 2017. The event is a constantly moving cultural specific environment where students are engaged by role players over various scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

170911-M-IL801-0016.JPG - Sgt. Ethan Mawhinney, a Marine Air Ground Task Force planner with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, successfully defended his championship title at the Marine Corps third annual HITT Tactical Athlete Competition at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 28th through 31st, 2017. The competition brings together the top male and female Marines from each Marine Corps installation in a demanding competition of military function fitness and to promote the advanced dynamics found in the High Intensity Tactical Training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryann K. Whitley)

170501-M-BT412-155.JPG - Critical skills operators with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command train with freeze-dried plasma during a Raven pre-deployment exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Force Training Center, Miss., May 1, 2017. CSOs go through a condensed version of FDP training to familiarize themselves with the product for use in the field. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Salvador R. Moreno)