Marine Forces Special Operations Command celebrates 20 years of history on February 24, 2026. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Marine Corps activated Detachment One as a contribution to the U.S. Special Operations Command on June 19, 2003. The successful integration and operations of Detachment One directly led to the activation of MARSOC. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Victoria Hutt)
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.
