United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command information
United States Marine Corps component command
"MARSOC" redirects here. Not to be confused with MARCOS.
Marine Forces Special Operations Command
Seal of the Marine Special Operations Command
Active
24 February 2006 – present[1]
Country
United States of America
Branch
United States Marine Corps
Type
Special Operations
Size
3,195 positions authorized:[2]
2,994 military personnel
201 civilian personnel
Part of
U.S. Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQ
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Motto(s)
"Always Faithful, Always Forward"
March
"MARSOC Always Faithful, Always Forward"
Anniversaries
7 September 2015
Engagements
War on Terror
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve[3]
Operation Juniper Shield
Operation Pacific Eagle – Philippines[4]
Operation Freedom's Sentinel
Commanders
Commander
MajGen Matthew G. Trollinger
Command Sergeant Major
SgtMaj Rafael C. Vargas
Command SOF Senior Enlisted Advisor
MGySgt Randall M. Small
Notable commanders
see List of commanders
Military unit
United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command[5] (MARSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Its core capabilities are direct action, special reconnaissance and foreign internal defense. MARSOC has also been directed to conduct counter-terrorism and information operations.[6]
^SOCOM Public Affairs (2014). SOCOM Fact Book 2014(PDF). SOCOM Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013.
^Special Operations Forces Opportunities Exist to Improve Transparency of Funding and Assess Potential to Lessen Some Deployments. GAO-15-571 (PDF) (Report). Government Accountability Office. July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
^"More U.S. troops are being wounded in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon quietly acknowledges". Military Times. 5 January 2017.
^South, Todd (7 May 2018). "Leading over 800 enemy kills to guiding elite forces: These Marines were honored for combat ops". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018.
^"Marine Forces Special Operations Command". Marine Forces Special Operations Command. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^Hejlik, Dennis J; Gilmore, Cliff W.; Ingram, Matthew P (August 2006). "Special Operations Marines and the Road Ahead". Marine Corps Gazette. Marine Corps Association. 90 (8): 39. ISSN 0025-3170.
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