In April 2009, MSOAG was redesignated as the Marine Special Operations Regiment with the 1st, 2d, and 3d Marine Special Operations Battalions (MSOBs) as subordinate units.

MARSOC is organized into a headquarters, a two battalion Special Operations Regiment, a Foreign Military Training Unit, and a Marine Special Operations Support Group. There are 3-4 Special Operations ...

MARSOC has 2,600 personnel organized into a headquarters, a three battalion Special Operations Regiment, a Foreign Military Training Unit, and a Marine Special Operations Support Group.

Andrew Milburn would rise from private to colonel, play a key role major battles and ultimately command Marine Special Operations Regiment.

Special Operations Forces (SSO) thwarted an enemy reconnaissance group’s attempted breakthrough. One soldier was taken prisoner. Operators of the 6th Ranger Regiment of the Special Operations ...

Previously called the 3rd Marine Regiment, it was redesignated as the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, under 3rd MARDIV in March 2022 to reflect the unit’s focus on close-to-shore operations.

But a lot has changed in 16 years. The 3rd Marine Regiment has since been reorganized into the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment — or MLR — as the Corps looks to reorganize for the 21st century.

The U.S. military, one of the largest in the world, has dozens of special forces groups. Nearly all of the six branches have one or more extremely selective and elitee squad, reserved for the ...

Marine Corps special operations leaders want Marines who not only adapt to new technologies but are also eager to embrace them.

This one is for the permanent and involuntary removal of their Marine Special Operations Insignia (MSOI), otherwise known as a Raider badge.

TAMPA, Fla. — Special operations will play an important role in competition with China and Russia, but that role needs refining, according to military officials.

Second Lt. Alex Willbanks first came to Hawaii as a rifleman after he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2008 as a member of the 3rd Marine Regiment. Over the course of his career in the Corps, he ...