MARSOC was activated on Feb. 24, 2006 after Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed the creation of a Marine Corps component inside United States Special Operations Command. (Marine Corps video by Sgt. Victoria Hutt)
MARSOC also formed the Marine Special Operations Support Group and the Marine Special Operations School. In June of 2015 MARSOC units were re-designated as Marine Raiders, also adopting the Operator insignia in August of 2016. The former MSOS was renamed Marine Raider Training Center in June of 2017.
Master Gunnery Sergeant Andrew D. McCurry assumed his current position as the Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Advisor, Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) on 9 July 2024. ...
Our Mission The mission of the Marine Raider Training Center (MRTC) is to assess and select personnel for assignment to Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and to train and educate designated personnel in individual, basic, and advanced special operations in order to meet MARSOC's requirement to provide capable personnel to conduct special operations. MRTC is tasked to: Conduct ...
Becoming a MARSOC Operator isn’t easy; the MARSOC Assessment and Selection is just the beginning. Candidates who have been successfully selected will be assigned to a Marine Raider Course (MRC) class.
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION. -- Marine Forces Special Operations Command conducts RAVEN unit readiness exercise from April 23 to . RAVEN is MARSOC’s pre-deployment unit readiness exercise, designed to evaluate Marine Special Operations Companies and Marine Special Operations Teams as well as provide valuable training and experience to supporting units. "The use of conventional forces ...