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A decade after the Marine Corps stood up its new special operations command, Marine Raiders are helping lead the charge against the Islamic State group, training local troops across the African continent and quietly conducting missions across the Asia-Pacific region. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command activated on Feb. 24, 2006, to lend the Corps’ muscle to U.S. Special […]
Editor’s Note: We reported on this crash when it happened last May. Sadly, two Marines were killed when the Boeing MV-22B Osprey they were flying in made what was a called a “hard landing” in Hawaii. The father of one of the Marines, Mike Determan, has plans to sue. The Osprey program has experienced its […]
U.S. Marine Brent Downing—fully bedecked in camouflage—demonstrates different techniques you can use to spot him before he gives himself away.
Male and female poolees interested in taking combat-related jobs face a tougher initial strength test. Since Jan. 1, poolees who have indicated they want to train to become infantrymen, Recon Marines, combat engineers and the Marine Corps’ other most demanding military occupational specialties have been required to pass MOS-specific standards. The new initial strength test […]
Realistic training is the best thing, aside from real combat, to help prepare troops for what they might encounter during a deployment.
TOKYO — A controversial plan to move a U.S. Marine Corps base within Okinawa in southern Japan has been pushed back by two years, America’s top military official in the Pacific said. Adm. Harry Harris, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, said Tuesday that the shift of the Futenma air station to a less congested part of Okinawa island would not happen until 2025 because work on a […]
The Marine Corps is taking steps to better prevent heat-related injuries and deaths after a North Carolina-based corporal died during a 6-mile hike last summer. Cpl. Alexis Aaron Alcaraz, a 22-year-old field radio operator assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, fell out of a unit hump just before sunrise Aug. 13 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. […]
President Obama’s 2017 budget request for the Marine Corps released Feb. 9 includes a small increase over last year’s funding, while continuing to procure expensive F-35B joint strike fighters. The Marine Corps is requesting a total of $23.4 billion base funding, only about $200 million more than was enacted in 2016. The base budget includes […]
Many things influence the popularity of a weapon, but in the special operations community, it can often come down to one thing: personal preference.
Marine Raiders conducted a 10-day-long readiness exercise, referred to as RAVEN, to enhance their readiness for worldwide deployment in support of global contingencies.
Watch as Marine Corps infantrymen participate in well-coordinated live-fire drills
Thinking about becoming a Marine Raider with Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC)?
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