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Participants of a Jane Wayne Day event run through an obstacle course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 19, 2013. The event was organized by Marine Special Operations Regiment, allowing wives of MARSOC personnel to experience firsthand how Critical Skills Operators train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Participants of a Jane Wayne Day event run through an obstacle course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 19, 2013. The event was organized by Marine Special Operations Regiment, allowing wives of MARSOC personnel to experience firsthand how Critical Skills Operators train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct. 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct. 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox

Participants of a Jane Wayne Day event run through an obstacle course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 19, 2013. The event was organized by Marine Special Operations Regiment, allowing wives of MARSOC personnel to experience firsthand how Critical Skills Operators train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Participants of a Jane Wayne Day event run through an obstacle course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 19, 2013. The event was organized by Marine Special Operations Regiment, allowing wives of MARSOC personnel to experience firsthand how Critical Skills Operators train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct. 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct. 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario.(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct. 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct. 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct. 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Marine Special Operations Regiment hosted a Jane Wayne Day event, Oct. 19, 2013, on Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wives of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command personnel participated in the event, experiencing firsthand how Marines with MARSOC train for missions. This Jane Wayne Day event immersed participants in an interactive scenario comprising patrols, a run through an obstacle course, rides on zodiac boats, encounters with role-players and a simulated raid on a town. MARSOC Marines supervised the entire event, and assisted the family members throughout the scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Steven Fox

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

The MWTC near Bridgeport, Calif., has begun teaching an advanced horsemanship training course in order to teach Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel the necessary skills to enable them to ride horses and move through terreain that can't be navigated by motor vehicles. Conditioned horses are able to travel more than 30 miles per day and can gallop at up to 40-miles per hour for short periods of time.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert M. Storm

Wives of commanders from North Carolina, observe the Hall of Honor at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, Sept. 13, 2013. The wives participated in a special operations forces symposium to get a glimpse at the capabilities MARSOC Marines bring to the fight. Major Gen. Mark Clark, commanding general, MARSOC, gave a brief on MARSOC's capabilities before the wives received and participated in a demonstration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel McKenzie/Released)

Wives of commanders from North Carolina, observe the Hall of Honor at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command Headquarters on Camp Lejeune, Sept. 13, 2013. The wives participated in a special operations forces symposium to get a glimpse at the capabilities MARSOC Marines bring to the fight. Major Gen. Mark Clark, commanding general, MARSOC, gave a brief on MARSOC's capabilities before the wives received and participated in a demonstration. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel McKenzie/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Samuel McKenzie