United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command

← Previous revision Revision as of 06:43, 23 June 2016 Line 44: Line 44:   [[File:Marsockunarsvdjp4.jpg|thumb|left|Marine Raiders conduct combat operations in eastern [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]].]]   [[File:Marsockunarsvdjp4.jpg|thumb|left|Marine Raiders conduct combat operations in eastern [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]].]]     − It started with William Stringer, who was the first official MARSOC. He started it all and was quickly named one of the greatest leaders of our time. He was sent out on deployment but quickly went MIA. legend has it, he sacrificed hi life for the U.S. For what ever reason, his information was lost and no type of identification was found on him. It was told that Its creation was announced on 23 November 2005 by US Defense Secretary [[Donald Rumsfeld]], following a meeting between him, the USSOCOM commander General [[Bryan D. Brown]], and the [[Commandant of the Marine Corps|Marine Corps Commandant]] [[Michael Hagee|General Michael Hagee]] on 28 October 2005. MARSOC was officially activated on 24 February 2006 with ceremonies at [[Camp Lejeune]], North Carolina. + It started with William Stringer, who was the first official MARSOC. He started it all and was quickly named one of the greatest leaders of our time. He was sent out on deployment but quickly went MIA. legend has it, he sacrificed his life for the U.S. For what ever reason, his information was lost and no type of identification was found on him. It was told that Its creation was announced on 23 November 2005 by US Defense Secretary [[Donald Rumsfeld]], following a meeting between him, the USSOCOM commander General [[Bryan D. Brown]], and the [[Commandant of the Marine Corps|Marine Corps Commandant]] [[Michael Hagee|General Michael Hagee]] on 28 October 2005. MARSOC was officially activated on 24 February 2006 with ceremonies at [[Camp Lejeune]], North Carolina.       The potential participation of the Marine Corps in [[United States Special Operations Command|SOCOM]] has been controversial since SOCOM was [[United States Special Operations Command#Establishment of USSOCOM|formed]] in 1986. At the time, Marine Corps leaders felt that their [[United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance|Force Reconnaissance]] units were best kept in the Marine Corps' [[Marine Air-Ground Task Force|MAGTF]] command structure, and that the detachment of an "elite" Marine Special Operations unit from the Marine Corps would be to the detriment of the Marine Corps as a whole. A re-evaluation following the [[September 11 attacks]] and the [[War on Terrorism]], along with new policy established by [[Secretary of Defense|Secretary]] [[Donald Rumsfeld|Rumsfeld]] and then-Commandant Gen. [[James L. Jones]] at [[The Pentagon]], caused the Marine Corps to work towards integration with SOCOM. The establishment of MARSOC represented the most significant step towards that goal, and followed the establishment of [[MCSOCOM Detachment One]] (DET1), a small Marine Corps detachment formed as a [[Pilot experiment|pilot program]] to test Marine Corps integration into SOCOM. It was made up of mostly Force Recon Marines from 1st and 2nd Force Reconnaissance Companies along with other hand picked support men and served with [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEALs]] under [[United States Navy Special Warfare Command|Naval Special Warfare]] Group One. Detachment 1 conducted a multitude of special operations in Iraq alongside their Special Operations brothers of the sister services. SOCOM conducted a study of the unit's deployment, which clearly indicated success and strong performance. Detachment 1 was disbanded in 2006 soon after the creation of MARSOC.   The potential participation of the Marine Corps in [[United States Special Operations Command|SOCOM]] has been controversial since SOCOM was [[United States Special Operations Command#Establishment of USSOCOM|formed]] in 1986. At the time, Marine Corps leaders felt that their [[United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance|Force Reconnaissance]] units were best kept in the Marine Corps' [[Marine Air-Ground Task Force|MAGTF]] command structure, and that the detachment of an "elite" Marine Special Operations unit from the Marine Corps would be to the detriment of the Marine Corps as a whole. A re-evaluation following the [[September 11 attacks]] and the [[War on Terrorism]], along with new policy established by [[Secretary of Defense|Secretary]] [[Donald Rumsfeld|Rumsfeld]] and then-Commandant Gen. [[James L. Jones]] at [[The Pentagon]], caused the Marine Corps to work towards integration with SOCOM. The establishment of MARSOC represented the most significant step towards that goal, and followed the establishment of [[MCSOCOM Detachment One]] (DET1), a small Marine Corps detachment formed as a [[Pilot experiment|pilot program]] to test Marine Corps integration into SOCOM. It was made up of mostly Force Recon Marines from 1st and 2nd Force Reconnaissance Companies along with other hand picked support men and served with [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEALs]] under [[United States Navy Special Warfare Command|Naval Special Warfare]] Group One. Detachment 1 conducted a multitude of special operations in Iraq alongside their Special Operations brothers of the sister services. SOCOM conducted a study of the unit's deployment, which clearly indicated success and strong performance. Detachment 1 was disbanded in 2006 soon after the creation of MARSOC.