Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsmen (SOIDC) with Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) conduct mission rehearsal training at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2025. SOIDCs are highly specialized U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman, serving as embedded medical experts for elite special operations forces including MARSOC Raiders and SEALs. SOIDCs provide advanced tactical and clinical care in austere environments, managing everything from trauma surgery to preventive health for their teams. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Andrew Skiver & Lance Cpl. Jared Saul)
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – A Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command recently won the U.S. Bomb Technicians Association’s 2023 Critical Skills Challenge in Orlando, Fla.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Wenson, 22, an all-source intelligence specialist with Marine Forces, Special Operations Command became one of the youngest Marines ever to be awarded the Col. Donald G. Cook Award at the National Military Intelligence Community Night of Heroes in Arlington, Va.
