| Marine Forces Special Operations Command | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Marine Special Operations Command | |
| Active | 24 February 2006 – present[1] |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Marine Corps |
| Type | Special Operations |
| Size | 3,195 positions authorized:[2]
|
| Part of |  U.S. Special Operations Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Lejeune, North Carolina |
| Motto(s) | "Spiritus Invictus" |
| Anniversaries | 7 September 2015 |
| Engagements | War on Terror |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | MajGen Peter D. Huntley |
| Notable commanders | see List of commanders |
United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command[5] (MARSOC) is a component command of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM, originating from Marine Force Recon (FORECON). Its core capabilities are direct action, special reconnaissance and foreign internal defense. MARSOC has also been directed to conduct counter-terrorism and information operations.[6]
- ^ SOCOM Public Affairs (2014). SOCOM Fact Book 2014 (PDF). SOCOM Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013.
- ^ Special Operations Forces Opportunities Exist to Improve Transparency of Funding and Assess Potential to Lessen Some Deployments. GAO-15-571 (PDF) (Report). Government Accountability Office. July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "More U.S. troops are being wounded in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon quietly acknowledges". Military Times. 5 January 2017.
- ^ South, Todd (7 May 2018). "Leading over 800 enemy kills to guiding elite forces: These Marines were honored for combat ops". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Marine Forces Special Operations Command". Marine Forces Special Operations Command. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Hejlik, Dennis J; Gilmore, Cliff W.; Ingram, Matthew P (August 2006). "Special Operations Marines and the Road Ahead". Marine Corps Gazette. 90 (8). Marine Corps Association: 39. ISSN 0025-3170.