Marine Raiders

MARSOC Marine Raiders are the pointy end of the spear for the Marine Corps. Learn more with our complete guide written by special operators.

America’s special operations roots stretch back to ragtag patriots who fought dirty and thought fast—long before “unconventional warfare” became a buzzword and SOCOM had a command patch.

At the 2025 Modern Day Marine Expo, Maj. Gen. Peter D. Huntley laid out a bold vision for the Marine Raiders—one that centers on the individual operator as a technologically empowered force, ready for the demands of multi-domain conflict in the Indo-Pacific.

From Spartan warriors to Viking berserkers and stealthy ninjas, history’s most fearsome fighters laid the ideological and tactical groundwork for the elite special operations units we rely on today.

In the shadow of tragedy, Marine Raiders stood shoulder to shoulder with local villagers, retrieving the wreckage of a fallen surveillance plane—one more reminder that service and sacrifice often come hand in hand.

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Amid the rugged Alaskan terrain, U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group and the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment honed their pilot recovery skills during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-3, embodying the relentless readiness demanded by their Central Asia missions.

MARSOC’s PERRES program, unconventional warfare training, and inspiration from legendary Marines cultivate the Raiders’ unconquerable spirit.

Drawing on traditional methods and integrating diverse terrain navigation, the Marine Raiders successfully completed an intensive jungle training program, facilitated by the Tactical Tracking Operations School, which focused on cultivating jungle-specific movement, tracking, survival, and combat skills, and garnered overwhelmingly positive responses for its practicality, adaptability, and comprehensive approach to preparing Special Operations Forces for modern warfare across various operational contexts.

This shot shows a Delta team in the Pakastini Stadium in Mogadishu just after completing the “Mogadishu Mile.”

Despite the skill of the pilots and the quality of the platform, helocasting can be harrowing.

The courts martial for three Marine Raiders — known as the MARSOC 3 — have been delayed again, leaving the special operators in legal limbo.