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Its creation was announced on 1 November 2005 by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, [7] following a meeting between him, the SOCOM commander General Bryan D. Brown, and the Marine Corps Commandant General Michael Hagee on 28 October 2005. MARSOC was officially activated on 24 February 2006 with ceremonies at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
MARSOC Insignia Military unit The Marine Raider Regiment (MRR), [ 5 ] formerly known as the Marine Special Operations Regiment ( MSOR ), is a special operations force of the United States Marine Corps , which is a part of Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) .
In October 2006 Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) was created at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. The 1st and 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalions were created along with the Marine Special Operations Advisor Group (MSOAG, the predecessor of the 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion).
MARSOC has been directed to conduct foreign internal defense, direct action, and special reconnaissance. MARSOC has also been directed to develop a capability in unconventional warfare, counter-terrorism, and information operations. MARSOC deployed its first units in August 2006, six months after the group's initial activation.
A critical skills operator (CSO) is a United States Marine in the primary special operations career field of the United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC). CSOs, colloquially known as "Raiders" , are awarded the Military Occupational Specialty 0372.
In 2014, the Marine Special Operations Regiment, serving under the United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), was renamed the Marine Raider Regiment. This change was implemented as homage to the World War II Raiders. Marine special operators of the Marine Raider Regiment are once again called "Marine Raiders". [1]
Although considered special operations capable a MEU(SOC) does not form part of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) established in 1987 or the United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) later established in 2006. In 2023, the 26th MEU became the first MEU to be certified as MEU(SOC) in over a decade. [3]
1 er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine; 13 e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes; Commandos Marine; Commando Parachutiste de l'Air n°10 (French Air Force Special Forces) Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure: Division Action; Gendarmerie Nationale: Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale