The Marine Corps has authorized MARSOC operators to carry Glock pistols, since many of the elite outfit’s members prefer the popular 9mm over the custom .45 pistols the service bought them in 2012.

A MARSOC Marine downrange sports the iconic Marine Raiders patch, though it's not officially approved for wear. (from Level Zero Heroes, via Facebook) As far as Nick Koumalatsos is concerned, MARSOC ...

Members of MARSOC attend the Advanced Sniper Training Course near Jacksboro, TX on October 30, 2013. Photo by Vance Jacobs/MARSOC Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command put out a call for ...

As it prepares to turn 10 next year, the Marine Corps’ small special operations community is the youngest of the military’s elite forces. That hardly means a lack of experience in dealing with threats ...

Amid the Department of Defense's historic change to open all combat jobs to women, the Marine Corps accepted the first female applicants to the sister service branches' special operations command ...

A Marine who last year became the first woman to reach the end of Phase One in MARSOC's assessment and selection course is planning to return for a second attempt early next year. The woman, then a ...

100324-M-6001S-258 U.S. Marines conduct special purpose insertion and extraction exercises using a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Tilt rotor Squadron 162 in Djibouti on March 24, ...

U.S. Navy SEALs have their iconic Trident insignia. Now, Marine Corps special operators have their own. The “Raiders” of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command will have their special skill ...

MARSOC will continue to support military operations in every theater across the globe, including missions from the sea, as Marine special operators embrace post-war amphibious missions. Maj. Gen.

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