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Maj. Gen. Mastin M. Robeson, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, and Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force salute the MARSOC Memorial Wall during a dedication and cake cutting ceremony at Stone Bay, here, Nov. 10.
12.01.09, Story by Lance Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
High ranking U.S. Special Operations Command and Marine Corps personnel gathered alongside community leaders to commemorate the new U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command Headquarters building during a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 20, on Stone Bay here.
11.20.09, Story by Lance Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command has been implementing changes to its force structure since January in order to unify its capabilities and improve its operability.
11.03.09, Story by Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
In 218 B.C., during the second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, the great Carthaginian, General Hannibal, did what many Romans thought to be impossible – he invaded northern Italy by marching his army over the Pyrenees and the Alps mountain ranges. Not only did he have to fight his way through various tribes using clever mountain tactics, he also had to combat the harsh mountainous elements, the elevation, logistical problems, and the terrain. After engaging in three strenuous weeks of training at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif. during Exercise White Mountain the operators of 3d Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command may have a new appreciation for the challenges that Hannibal faced in the mountains.
08.24.09, Story by Sgt. Steven King
Enablers with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command put thousands of rounds down range to prepare to serve in combat alongside operators July 28-31 in Stone Bay's Dodge City.
08.14.09, Story by Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
Everyday, across the globe, service members perform their duties as part of America's defensive shield.
05.14.09, Courtesy Story
Fifty Marines graduated from the first ever U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, Individual Training Course and earned the title Marine special operator during a graduation ceremony April 22, at Stone Bay here.
05.04.09, Story by Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
When most Marines think of shooting weapons on the range, their minds go to images of a long expanse of flat land and shooting at targets directly ahead of them. In combat, as many Marines and Sailors are aware, the enemy can appear from anywhere - a rooftop, on top of a ridge or from the bottom of a valley. With this in mind, members of a Marine Special Operations Company with 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, took their weapons and Ground Mobility Vehicles high atop Rocket Mountain here to conduct high angle shooting drills and demolition training, April 17.
04.17.09, Story by Pfc. Stephen Benson
In the midst of their fast-paced deployment for training, leaders within a Marine Special Operations Company from 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command executed a critical portion of their preparation for combat by conducting a close air support full mission profile event. Each Marine Special Operations Team within the company conducted a long-range movement in conjunction with actual fixed- and rotary-wing CAS as part of the event.
04.16.09, Story by Pfc. Stephen Benson
The Global War on Terror is an ongoing and ever-changing battle that demands its combatants fight from the streets of cities to the deserts and farmlands of the countryside. In these battles, our forces must be equipped with a range of skills that are adaptable and effective in all the places they may find the enemy. To that end, Marines and Sailors with the 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command conducted marksmanship training, April 7, at the Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility in preparation for the direct action package.
04.07.09, Story by Pfc. Stephen Benson
In a continuing effort to refine and hone the skills of the Marines and Sailors of a Marine Special Operations Company within U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, members of 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion conducted static line and military freefall parachute operations in Nevada, April 3.
04.03.09, Story by Pfc. Stephen Benson
The Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans and Arabs respected its culturally rich civilization. Some of history's most prominent writers such as Pierre Loti, William S. Burroughs and Paul Bowles commented on its beauty, music, and literary legacy. But U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command has another reason to appreciate the Kingdom of Morocco. It produced for them their chief instructor of Arabic and French linguistic studies, Raja Bachra.
03.23.09, Story by Sgt. Steven King
The U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command marked its third year of existence during a ceremony at the Goettge Field House, March 2.
03.20.09, Story by Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
Two UH-1 Iroquois helicopters swoop onto a building rooftop, kicking dust and debris up into the air, at Ciudad Del Nino during a day of training in March. The commandos, members of a Dominican Republic counter-terrorism unit known as Secretaria De Las Fuerzas Armadas Commando Especial Contra Terrorismo charge off the helicopters and rush into the building down misshapen stone steps. The forward security posts and screams "limpio," the Spanish word for clean. The commandos push forward when an instructor from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command grabs the last man in the stack, Wilber, an assaulter with the SEFA-CT. The Marine spins him around and points sternly. Wilber instantly knows what he has done wrong. Caught in the moment, he forgot to relieve the rearward security. He rushes back and taps the commando standing guard on the shoulder, signaling him to move forward.
03.13.09, Story by Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
Imagine a job that not only allows you to take a few days off to drive all-terrain vehicles down muddy trails, through brush and over logs, but requires it.
02.23.09, Story by Cpl. Richard Blumenstein
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