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Members of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion practice boarding and searching ships. Marines train for Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) at the highest level. This type of interdiction involves a non-compliant ship, underway, and opposed. - Members of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion practice boarding and searching ships. Marines train for Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) at the highest level. This type of interdiction involves a non-compliant ship, underway, and opposed.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – A Marine with a company from 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command studies Dari, the most widely spoken language in Afghanistan. Marines and Sailors are participating in language and culture training here in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – A Marine with a company from 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command studies Dari, the most widely spoken language in Afghanistan. Marines and Sailors are participating in language and culture training here in preparation for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

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.