United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command
The United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command ( MARSOC ) is a federation of the U.S. Marine Corps in charge of Special Operations, which was set up on 24 February 2006 and is the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM ) was assumed. The headquarters of the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
- 3.1 Marine Special Operations Regiment ( MSOR ) and Marine Special Operations Support Group ( MSOG )
- 3.2 Marine Special Operations Intelligence Battalion ( MSOIB MIB)
- 3.3 Marine Special Operations School ( MSOS )
History
Formation
The U.S. Marine Corps ( USMC), which has always had a prominent position within the U.S. armed forces, marines for a long time refused to put under the command of USSOCOM. In response to the new challenges of the U.S. military after September 11, 2001, the Marines drew a.
The then U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was negotiating with General Michael W. Hagee long, the former Commandant of the Marine Corps, to move the Marines to the USSOCOM in the tasks of combating terrorism to assist with soldiers.
MCSOCOM Detachment One
As a first result of this new direction of the USMC, a delegation of 86 soldiers (81 Marines and 5 Hospital Corpsman ) in the U.S. Navy was the Special Operations Command assumed. This unit named Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment One ( DET1 MCSOCOM ) was placed under the command of Colonel Robert J. Coates, a former commander of the elite 1st Force Reconnaissance ( Force Recon ). Detachment One was the first step towards the integration of Marines in the Special Operations program. It was activated on 20 June 2003 and had his headquarters at Camp Del Mar. Because the USMC the Department of the Navy is under traditional, even Detachment One of the Naval Special Warfare Squadron One, a unit of the Naval Special Operations Command was assumed. With the official activation of MARSOC in February 2006 Detachment One was replaced.
Order
The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command is the Marines component within the United States Special Operations Command ( SOCOM ) and is responsible for all special special operations within the Marine Corps.
Organization
Since 1 November 2005, Rumsfeld announced that an association would composed of 2,600 highly specialized Marines to reinforce the SOCOM. This new association is made up of three later four components.
The main command MARSOC was the Commandant under the direct and the USSOCOM operational and by 2014 this approximately 3,000 Marines, sailors and civilians be assumed.
Marine Special Operations Regiment ( MSOR ) and Marine Special Operations Support Group ( MSOG )
The largest component consists of three battalions use ( Marine Special Operations Battalion ( MSOB ) ) and a regimental headquarters ( Marine Special Operations Regiment ( MSOR ) ), which has the command of the association.
Camp Lejeune in North Carolina is the base for the main part of the forces, while the first battalion at Camp Pendleton, California, stationed. The Association consists of several elements: a training unit for the Marines and allied foreign armies ( Foreign Military Training Unit ( FMTU ) ) consisting of 400 Marines, as well as a combat support unit ( Marine Special Operations Support Group ( MSOG ) ) with 400 Marines features such as message service analysis, logistics, dog handlers, negotiators and interpreters perceive.
Each stationed on the east or west coast of the United States, the MSOB soldiers will train, equip and prepare it for global use. Each MSOB consists of various companies use ( Marine Special Operations Companies ), the order- oriented composed for combat support, intelligence and fire support. In order to achieve this several units, including the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade ( Anti-Terrorism ), according to the needs of MARSOC integrated into precisely that.
Marine Special Operations Intelligence Battalion ( MSOIB MIB)
There is also the Marine Special Operations Intelligence Battalion ( MSOIB MIB) for intelligence support to the Association.
Marine Special Operations School ( MSOS )
In addition, the Marine Special Operations School ( MSOS ) was established at Camp Lejeune and is responsible for the recruitment, training, training and the development of the federation.