Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC), also known as the Marine Raiders, was officially formed on February 24, 2006. This was the culmination of years of effort to establish a dedicated special ...

U.S. Marines from the Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), have deployed to the Caribbean alongside other U.S. military forces. Their mission ...

If you are preparing to become a member of a special operations group, you must graduate from the Army Basic Airborne Course in Fort Benning, Georgia. There is a new Special Forces/Special Operations ...

Whether or not you've served in the United States military, there's little doubt you've heard the terms "Special Forces" and "Special Operations." These have become interchangeable in the media such ...

Afghanistan's special operators found a new home in the United States.

Hundreds of U.S. Special Operations Forces, including Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, are now in the Middle East, as well as thousands of Marines and Army paratroopers, according to sources familiar with ...

The Pentagon’s recurrent elevation of special suggests that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth particularly values discipline and lethality at the department’s senior-most levels. The Department of ...

TAMPA, FLORIDA - MAY 8: Members of the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment fly an MH-6 Little Bird helicopter during a demonstration at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, ...

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of three articles on the U.S. Marine Corps. The first article was published on June 16, 2025, and the second article was published on June 19, 2025.

The Marine Corps announced Friday that the command, operating under the designation of Littoral Combat Force-24, offers tactical options through an agile Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) composed ...