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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.

MARSOC conducts Maritime Operations Training

Marines with the 1st Marine Special OperationsBattalion (1st MSOB), U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special OperationsCommand (MARSOC) demonstrated this recently by conducting a maritimeinterdiction exercise and Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training offthe shore of Coronado, Calif. from May 20th to the 24th. “We can use this skill set all over

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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.

Language and culture are key to success for MSOC

Respect for others is a common virtue that goes a long way toward building and maintaining relationships no matter where you go in the world. For service members defending the nation overseas, the respect and relationships they build with the citizens in the country where they operate is integral to their ultimate success in the region. Efforts to

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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.

MSOAG re-designates its two subordinate units

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet," said Juliet Capulet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. But what you are about to read isn’t a Shakespearean tale, but rather, that of two Marine special operations units who have changed in name, but not in operational effectiveness.Marston Pavilion was filled to

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