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Marine Raider Regiment

Marine Raider Regiment
Marine Raiders Insignia
Marine Raiders Insignia
Active 2006–present
Country  United States of America
Branch  United States Marine Corps
Type Special Operations Forces
Role
Size

1,512 personnel authorized:

  • 1,475 military personnel
  • 37 civilian personnel
Part of United States Special Operations Command Insignia.svg United States Special Operations Command
MARSOC LOGO.JPG United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQ Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Camp Pendleton, California
Nickname(s) Marine Raiders
Motto(s) "Always Faithful, Always Forward"
Engagements

War on Terror

Website Marine Raider Regiment Website
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Milborn

1,512 personnel authorized:

War on Terror

The Marine Raiders, a component of the United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command is a special operations force of the United States Marine Corps. Renamed from its predecessors the elite World War II Marine Raiders, this unit is the principal combat component of MARSOC, the Marine Corps’ contribution to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

Today's Raiders can trace their roots back to their World War II predecessors the Marine Raiders. The Marine Raiders were elite units established by the United States Marine Corps to conduct special amphibious light infantry warfare, particularly in landing in rubber boats and operating behind the lines. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raiders Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion are said to be the first United States special operations forces to form and see combat in World War II.

Today's Marine Raiders first saw the light through a pilot program called The Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment One (MCSOCOM Detachment One or Det 1). In order to first assess the value of Marine special operations forces permanently detached to the United States Special Operations Command, a small unit of 86 men commanded by Col. Robert J. Coates, former commanding officer of 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, was activated on June 19, 2003 and had its headquarters at Camp Del Mar Boat Basin. In 2006 it was disbanded and succeeded by the permanent United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. Det One deployed to Iraq with Navy SEALs from Naval Special Warfare Group 1 in 2004, Marines from the detachment took part in the Second Battle of Fallujah.


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