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 »
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Marine Recon Battalion 101
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 »
Former Marine strategist and defense expert calls for disbanding Marine Raiders
Dakota Wood spent 20 years in uniform as a U.S. Marine. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 2005 and entered the world of academic defense analysis.Now a senior fellow at the Center for National Defense at the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, Wood used his experience in the United States Marine More »
Release of Film Combat Obscura Draws Marine Corps’ Ire
Over at NEWSREP in a report written by Stavros Atlamazoglou, he’s saying the Marine Corps is not happy with the way that the Marines were depicted in the film Combat Obscura by former Marine and current Columbia University film student Jacob Lagoze. In the film, where Lagoze and several other combat cameramen were attached to More »
Two Ex-SEALs Among Eight Contractors Arrested in Haitian Flap
In a bizarre case, three Americans and five foreign nationals were arrested in Haiti as they sat in an unmarked and untagged SUV about a block from Haiti’s Central Bank. The arrested included two ex-Navy SEALs and a former Marine as well as five other foreign nationals. As they were approached by police officers, the More »
Former Green Beret Maj. Mark Golsteyn Charged With Murder of Taliban Suspect
A former Army Green Beret has been charged with murder and conspiracy for killing an alleged Taliban bomb-making suspect. The bomber had allegedly planted an IED that killed two U.S. Marines that were fighting with the Green Berets in the Afghan town of Marjah. Reportedly Major Mark Golsteyn and another soldier shot and killed the More »
New Marine Corps Amphibious Vehicles On Schedule and Under Budget
The Marine Corps planned next generation of amphibious assault vehicles is set to begin production and more importantly remains under budget. The Marine Corps launched the program to replace its Assault Amphibious Vehicle, which was first fielded in 1972, with the Amphibious Combat Vehicle — billed as a better protected and faster way to carry More »
Military Jury Mulling Fate of D.I. Who Targeted, Abused Muslim Recruits
A Marine Corps drill instructor’s fate is in the hands of a jury after they heard testimony that he abused his authority and his new recruits by beating, stomping and choking them, and especially targeting Muslim-Americans who had volunteered to serve in the Marines. Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix’s fate rests in the hands of an More »