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EspañolUNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
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'United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command' (MARSOC) is a component command of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Its core capabilities are direct action, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, counterterrorism, information operations, and unconventional warfare.[1] Its creation was announced on 1 November 2005 by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, following a meeting between him, the USSOCOM commander General Bryan D. Brown, and the Marine Corps Commandant General Michael Hagee on 28 October 2005. MARSOC was officially activated on February 24, 2006 with ceremonies at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
MARSOC comprises roughly 2,500 Marines and supporting sailors, and is currently commanded by Major General Dennis Hejlik, formerly the deputy commander of I Marine Expeditionary Force. It is based at Camp Lejeune and will be split into five subordinate commands:
★ The 'Marine Special Operations Advisor Group' (MSOAG), based at Camp Lejeune, contains about 400 personnel and will train foreign military forces in an effort to ease the workload for Army Special Forces. (Formerly the Foreign Military Training Unit)
★ Two 'Marine Special Operations Battalions' (MSOBs), one on each coast (one at Camp Lejeune, the other at Camp Pendleton, California). Their mission is to conduct expeditionary special operations mission to include special reconnaissance, direct action, and foreign internal defense. Eventually information operations, counter terrorism and unconventional warfare will be added to the core tasks of an MSOB. Each MSOB consists of four or five Marine Special Operations Companies (MSOCs), each commanded by a Major (O-4). The MSOC's are still tied with the Marine Expeditionary Units on each coast, "separable but not separate" from the MEUs. The core personnel strength of the MSOBs was initially drafted from Force Reconnaissance Marines.
★ The 'Marine Special Operations Support Group' (MSOSG) at Camp Lejeune, which also comprises 400 personnel, contains the Command's administrative, intelligence, and support assets.
★ The 'Marine Special Operations School' (MSOS) at Camp Lejeune conducts screening, recruiting, training, selection, assessment, and development functions for MARSOC.
The potential participation of the Marine Corps in SOCOM has been controversial since SOCOM was first formed in 1986. At the time, Marine Corps leaders felt that their Force Reconnaissance units were best kept in the Marine Corps' MAGTF command structure, and that the detachment of an "elite" Marine Special Operations unit from the Marine Corps would be to the detriment of the Marine Corps as a whole. A reevaluation following the September 11th attacks and the global war on terror, along with new policy established by Secretary Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, caused the Marine Corps to work towards integration with SOCOM. The establishment of MARSOC represents the most significant step towards this goal, and follows the establishment of MCSOCOM Detachment One (DET1), a small Marine Corps detachment formed as a pilot program to test Marine Corps integration into SOCOM and that served under Naval Special Warfare Squadron One. DET1 was disbanded in 2006.
★ Special forces
★ U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command official website
★ ShadowSpear Special Operations Community Website - MARSOC
★ Marine Unit to Help Fight Terrorism"'', by Bradley Graham, ''Washington Post'', November 2 2005.
★ Melton, Ken. "MARSOC activates, helps fight Global War on Terrorism", ''Marine Corps News'', USMC, February 24, 2006.
1. . Special Operations Marines and the Road Ahead, , MajGen Dennis J., Hejlik, Marine Corps Gazette,
'United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command' (MARSOC) is a component command of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Its core capabilities are direct action, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, counterterrorism, information operations, and unconventional warfare.[1] Its creation was announced on 1 November 2005 by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, following a meeting between him, the USSOCOM commander General Bryan D. Brown, and the Marine Corps Commandant General Michael Hagee on 28 October 2005. MARSOC was officially activated on February 24, 2006 with ceremonies at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
| Contents |
| Organization |
| History |
| See also |
| External links |
| References |
Organization
MARSOC comprises roughly 2,500 Marines and supporting sailors, and is currently commanded by Major General Dennis Hejlik, formerly the deputy commander of I Marine Expeditionary Force. It is based at Camp Lejeune and will be split into five subordinate commands:
★ The 'Marine Special Operations Advisor Group' (MSOAG), based at Camp Lejeune, contains about 400 personnel and will train foreign military forces in an effort to ease the workload for Army Special Forces. (Formerly the Foreign Military Training Unit)
★ Two 'Marine Special Operations Battalions' (MSOBs), one on each coast (one at Camp Lejeune, the other at Camp Pendleton, California). Their mission is to conduct expeditionary special operations mission to include special reconnaissance, direct action, and foreign internal defense. Eventually information operations, counter terrorism and unconventional warfare will be added to the core tasks of an MSOB. Each MSOB consists of four or five Marine Special Operations Companies (MSOCs), each commanded by a Major (O-4). The MSOC's are still tied with the Marine Expeditionary Units on each coast, "separable but not separate" from the MEUs. The core personnel strength of the MSOBs was initially drafted from Force Reconnaissance Marines.
★ The 'Marine Special Operations Support Group' (MSOSG) at Camp Lejeune, which also comprises 400 personnel, contains the Command's administrative, intelligence, and support assets.
★ The 'Marine Special Operations School' (MSOS) at Camp Lejeune conducts screening, recruiting, training, selection, assessment, and development functions for MARSOC.
History
The potential participation of the Marine Corps in SOCOM has been controversial since SOCOM was first formed in 1986. At the time, Marine Corps leaders felt that their Force Reconnaissance units were best kept in the Marine Corps' MAGTF command structure, and that the detachment of an "elite" Marine Special Operations unit from the Marine Corps would be to the detriment of the Marine Corps as a whole. A reevaluation following the September 11th attacks and the global war on terror, along with new policy established by Secretary Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, caused the Marine Corps to work towards integration with SOCOM. The establishment of MARSOC represents the most significant step towards this goal, and follows the establishment of MCSOCOM Detachment One (DET1), a small Marine Corps detachment formed as a pilot program to test Marine Corps integration into SOCOM and that served under Naval Special Warfare Squadron One. DET1 was disbanded in 2006.
A Marine glides towards his target on a parasail during military freefall operations at Camp Lejeune
See also
★ Special forces
External links
★ U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command official website
★ ShadowSpear Special Operations Community Website - MARSOC
References
★ Marine Unit to Help Fight Terrorism"'', by Bradley Graham, ''Washington Post'', November 2 2005.
★ Melton, Ken. "MARSOC activates, helps fight Global War on Terrorism", ''Marine Corps News'', USMC, February 24, 2006.
1. . Special Operations Marines and the Road Ahead, , MajGen Dennis J., Hejlik, Marine Corps Gazette,
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