Personnel with Marine Forces Special Operations Command are awarded for their accomplishments during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 22, 2021. On Feb. 24, 2006, the Marine Corps combined several of its specialized and uniquely trained units, gave them a name and a commander and directed them to become pioneers in a new chapter of Marine Corps history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Jesula Jeanlouis) - Personnel with Marine Forces Special Operations Command are awarded for their accomplishments during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 22, 2021. On Feb. 24, 2006, the Marine Corps combined several of its specialized and uniquely trained units, gave them a name and a commander and directed them to become pioneers in a new chapter of Marine Corps history. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Jesula Jeanlouis)

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)

Col. Archibald M. McLellan, and Col. Jeffrey W. Fultz congratulate each other during the Change of Command ceremony at Stone Bay aboard Camp Lejeune. Fultz relinquished command to McLellan on May 2nd. - Col. Archibald M. McLellan, and Col. Jeffrey W. Fultz congratulate each other during the Change of Command ceremony at Stone Bay aboard Camp Lejeune. Fultz relinquished command to McLellan on May 2nd.

Lt. Col. Michael A. Brooks, Jr., the commanding officer of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, relinquishes his command to Lt. Col. John J. Lynch during a change of command ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 1. - Lt. Col. Michael A. Brooks, Jr., the commanding officer of 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, relinquishes his command to Lt. Col. John J. Lynch during a change of command ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 1.

Major General Mark A. Clark, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command congratulates the winning team leader of the MARSOC warrior challenge at an awards ceremony at MARSOC headquarters aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 22, 2013. MARSOC Marines and Sailors celebrated the command's 7th birthday by competing against each other in the warrior challenge's three separate events, which included a stamina course, a fitness and marksmanship challenge and a soccer tournament. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Released) - Major General Mark A. Clark, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command congratulates the winning team leader of the MARSOC warrior challenge at an awards ceremony at MARSOC headquarters aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Feb. 22, 2013. MARSOC Marines and Sailors celebrated the command's 7th birthday by competing against each other in the warrior challenge's three separate events, which included a stamina course, a fitness and marksmanship challenge and a soccer tournament. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Released)

Captain Derek Ray, a logistics officer with the new Marine Special Operations Logistics Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, unfurls MSOLB's guidon during its activation ceremony aboard MARSOC headquarters, Camp Lejeune, NC, Nov. 15. Approximately 800 new Marines will arrive at MARSOC's new support components by 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Released) - Captain Derek Ray, a logistics officer with the new Marine Special Operations Logistics Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, unfurls MSOLB's guidon during its activation ceremony aboard MARSOC headquarters, Camp Lejeune, NC, Nov. 15. Approximately 800 new Marines will arrive at MARSOC's new support components by 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Released)

A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command provides security at a landing zone in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand Province March 28. Marines with MARSOC's 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion recently returned from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, where they commanded the Special Operations Task Force - West and oversaw one of Afghanistan's bloodiest regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Released) - A Marine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command provides security at a landing zone in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand Province March 28. Marines with MARSOC's 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion recently returned from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan, where they commanded the Special Operations Task Force - West and oversaw one of Afghanistan's bloodiest regions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally/Released)

Lt. Col. J. Darren Duke, commander of 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, addresses the Marines and Sailors of 3d MSOB at a 9/11 memorial ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sept.7. September was a month of rememberance and reflection, marked by several ceremonies taking place throughout MARSOC to honor its fallen warriors and the victims of 9/11. - Lt. Col. J. Darren Duke, commander of 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, addresses the Marines and Sailors of 3d MSOB at a 9/11 memorial ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sept.7. September was a month of rememberance and reflection, marked by several ceremonies taking place throughout MARSOC to honor its fallen warriors and the victims of 9/11.

Navy Petty Officer First Class Amilcar Rodriguez, a corpsman previously assigned to 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, shakes hands with MARSOC commander Maj. Gen. Paul E. Lefebvre during an awards ceremony at MARSOC Headquarters June 24, 2011, in which he was awarded the Silver Star for his extraordinary heroism while conducting combat operations in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan Nov. 6, 2009. The Silver Star is the nation's third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. - Navy Petty Officer First Class Amilcar Rodriguez, a corpsman previously assigned to 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, shakes hands with MARSOC commander Maj. Gen. Paul E. Lefebvre during an awards ceremony at MARSOC Headquarters June 24, 2011, in which he was awarded the Silver Star for his extraordinary heroism while conducting combat operations in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan Nov. 6, 2009. The Silver Star is the nation's third-highest military decoration for valor in combat.