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MARSOC is the newest addition to the arsenal of Special Operations Forces. They were formally activated on February 24, 2006. The initial operators assigned to the newly formed MARSOC were taken from the then deactivated Force Recon Companies.

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Basic Training Will Be A Breeze by Following Some Simple Steps

By Steve Balestrieri | September 5, 2019 Air Force, Army, Coalition SOF, History, Navy, Opinion, Preparing for Selection, SOF, SpecOps, USMC

A friend is leaving in a matter of days for basic training, followed by Airborne School and then on to one of our Special Operations Units where, hopefully, after he navigates the Selection and Assessment courses, will get qualified and serve as a member of one of our very best units in the force. But More »

Marine Recon and MARSOC

Marine Recon and MARSOC

By Brandon Webb | August 9, 2019 USMC

Before Special Operations was even a term, the Marine Corps tried to cultivate the capability.  The Marine Raider Battalions and Amphibious Reconnaissance Companies of WWII formed the basis of all of the Marine Corps’ capabilities in the field of SOF ever since. Today, the Marine Corps Special Operations Capable forces are divided between the Recon More »

Recon Battalion 101

Marine Recon Battalion 101

By Peter Nealen | August 5, 2019 USMC

Recon Battalion Overview The Marine Recon Battalions are the eyes and ears of the Marine Divisions. Over the years they have consisted of anywhere from one to five companies, according to the perceived needs of the Division and the size of the Marine Corps at the time. There are three active duty Recon Battalions and More »

Looking For a Binge-Watching Series on Memorial Day? Look No Further

By Steve Balestrieri | May 27, 2019 Air Force, Air Power, Army, France, Germany, History, Military Aviation, Movie Reviews, Navy, Sea Power, Series, SOF, USMC, Weapons

Memorial Day preparations and programs are all going non-stop this weekend. In our small bucolic town in Central Massachusetts, our schools have all put together very nice programs to honor those members of our country who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Our high school put together a nice program where the students researched town members More »

FN Unveils New 6.5mm Creedmoor Machinegun at SOFIC 2019

By Steve Balestrieri | May 23, 2019 Air Force, Army, Coalition SOF, History, Navy, SOF, SOFREP News, SpecOps, US SOCOM, USMC, Weapons

About a year ago, SOCOM announced that the Special Operations Forces would be upgrading their range capabilities by switching to the 6.5 mm Creedmoor caliber. This decision, the command stated, came after extensive testing. SOCOM adopted a Barrett Sniper system that would replace their 7.62 mm sniper rifles with the 6.5 mm Creedmoor. The 6.5mm More »

Remembering Marines Charles McMahon, Darwin Judge Last American KIAs in Vietnam, April 29, 1975

By Steve Balestrieri | April 29, 2019 History, Military Aviation, Sea Power, SOFREP News, USMC, Weapons

On this day 44 years ago, America’s involvement came to a close when North Vietnamese soldiers completed their invasion of the south and stormed the capital of Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City. Those iconic images of Soviet-made tanks crashing thru the gates of the Presidential Palace and U.S. sailors pushing helicopters off the sides More »

Marine Raider Killed in Predeployment Training Accident Identified

By Steve Balestrieri | April 18, 2019 Heroes of U.S. Special Operations, SOF, SOFREP News, SpecOps, USMC

Marine Raiders undergoing pre-deployment were in a training accident when a tactical vehicle rolled over. One Marine was killed and two others injured in an accident on Saturday at Camp Pendleton, CA. One Marine, identified by the Marine Special Operations Command as Staff Sgt. Joshua Braica, 29 of Sacramento, CA was fatally injured in the More »

MARSOC Needs To Stay, Says Next Marine Corps Commandant

By Steve Balestrieri | April 11, 2019 Coalition SOF, History, SOF, SOFREP News, SpecOps, US SOCOM, USMC

Just a couple of months ago, the Marine Corps’ Special Operations Command (MARSOC) celebrated its 13th anniversary. Then a think tank pushed an idea that the Marines would be better off, disestablishing the Marine SOF and return to their roots which is their forced amphibious capability. But now the next commandant of the Marine Corps More »

Three U.S. Marines Killed in IED Suicide Bombing Identified

By Steve Balestrieri | April 10, 2019 Coalition SOF, History, SOFREP News, USMC, Weapons

On Monday, a suicide bomber set off an IED that killed three U.S. Marines and wounded several others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Those Marines killed in the attack have now been identified. The Taliban suicide bombing of the U.S. convoy just outside of Bagram airbase killed Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, 43, of More »

LTG Masaharu Homma Executed on This Day 1946, For Bataan Death March

By Steve Balestrieri | April 3, 2019 Air Force, Army, History, Navy, Opinion, SpecOps, USMC

Masaharu Homma was a Lieutenant General of the Imperial Japanese Army and during in the early days of World War II, his command, the 14th Army was tasked with routing the American and Filipino forces from Bataan. And after the surrender of 76,000 American and Filipino troops there, Japanese troops under Homma’s command forced them More »

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