Marine Corps Special Operations Command

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marine_Corps_Special_Operations_Command
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MARSOC
gptkbp:anniversary 24 February
gptkbp:approvedBy Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:color scarlet and gold
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Matthew_G._Trollinger
gptkbp:component gptkb:Marine_Raider_Support_Group
gptkb:Marine_Raider_Training_Center
gptkb:Marine_Raider_Regiment
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Marine_Raider_dagger
gptkbp:established 2006
gptkbp:firstCommander Major General Dennis J. Hejlik
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Lejeune,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Camp_Lejeune,_North_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marine Corps Special Operations Command
gptkbp:insignia Marine Raider insignia
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Spiritus_Invictus
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Raiders
gptkb:Marine_Raiders
MARSOC Raiders
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Dakota_Meyer
gptkb:Nicholas_Checque
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:previousName Detachment One
gptkbp:primaryMission provide tailored military combat-skills and special operations capability to SOCOM
gptkbp:reportingStructure gptkb:United_States_Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:role counter-terrorism
direct action
special operations
special reconnaissance
unconventional warfare
foreign internal defense
information operations
gptkbp:size approximately 3,000 personnel
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Assessment_and_Selection_(A&S)
gptkb:Individual_Training_Course_(ITC)
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:website https://www.marsoc.marines.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marine_Corps_Counterintelligence
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7