The Marine Special Operations Regiment has roots in Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment One, a pilot program created to measure the viability of Marine special operations forces ...

Located in Key West, this 8-week course trains Recon Marines and others for underwater combat, survival, and navigation.

Force Recon does not belong to SOCOM, but it is still providing commanders with a valuable resource as "special operations capable" forces attached to Marine Regiments.

The Special Operations companies with about 120 personnel each can provide Force Recon capabilities to marine units they are attached to. The two Special Operations Battalions provide a combination of ...

The original “Marine Raiders” were Calrson’s Raiders of WWII, a special operations unit who, under the command of their ...

A Marine special operations vet analyzes a viral video showing IDF soldiers taking gunfire through a wall during an intense CQB engagement.

Special operations forces (SOF) and Special Forces have been confused for years. Despite news agencies having more access to information about the military than ever before, they often screw up ...

Neither Army nor Marine Corps special operations commands have “held unit commanders accountable for monitoring whether SOF personnel complete annual foreign language training,” according to ...

The MSOS screens, assesses, selects and trains Marine Special Operations Forces and is responsible for developing doctrine. In 2014, the Marine Commandant (Gen. James Amos) announced at a MARSOC ...