MARSOC is fusing traditionally rugged Marines with tech-curious ones
Marine Corps special operations leaders want Marines who not only adapt to new technologies but are also eager to embrace them.
By Riley Ceder
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Few women are trying for elite special operations roles, new data shows
The information provides a rare snapshot into military efforts to breach what is effectively the last frontier of gender integration.
MARSOC identifies Raider killed in MRZR training incident
Staff Sgt. Joshua Braica succumbed to his injuries Sunday after the MRZR he was driving experienced a rollover.
By Shawn Snow
1 Marine Raider killed, two injured in MRZR accident during California training exercise
Two Raiders received minor injuries and one sustained critical injuries as a result of a single-vehicle accident.
By Shawn Snow
Officers are more successful during Raider selection, but MARSOC is fielding Marines at a steady rate
Marine officers have been more successful at selection over their enlisted counterparts, averaging a 46 percent selection rate over the past five years.
By Shawn Snow
Next Marine commandant says MARSOC is ‘vital’ to the Corps and US special operations
Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command made headlines recently when a think tank report recommended eliminating it.
By Todd South
A SEAL and a Marine Raider seek plea deals in Green Beret murder case
The other two defendants are awaiting a rescheduled preliminary hearing.
By Todd South
Hearing postponed for two Navy SEALs and two Marine Raiders in death of Green Beret staff sergeant
Reports indicate that defendants changed their stories multiple times when speaking to investigators.
By Todd South
MARSOC’s tab after 13 years: 43 deaths, more than 300 valor awards, and 300 operational deployments
Marine Forces Special Operations Command, or MARSOC, was founded in 2005 at the direction of then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
By Shawn Snow
A Marine Raider was awarded a Silver Star for taking out an armored-vehicle IED with a Javelin
The Marine commando is the only Marine thus far to be awarded the Silver Star for actions against ISIS militants in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
By Shawn Snow
American contractor and former Green Beret killed in Iraq fight had five Bronze Stars and multiple deployments
Former Green Beret Master Sgt. Richard Anthony Rodriguez earned five Bronze Stars, one with V device for combat valor, and was awarded five Army Commendation Medals, one for valor.
By Shawn Snow
Commander of MARSOC team falsely accused of war crimes finally cleared for promotion
The first Marine special operators to deploy to Afghanistan were ostracized and falsely charged with war crimes.
By Shawn Snow