USMC MARSOC Bravo PVC Patch United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) — Bravo Company The United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) was officially activated on 24 February 2006 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, following a November 2005 announcement by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. MARSOC's creation represented the most significant step in integrating the Marine Corps with United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), building upon the success of MCSOCOM Detachment One (Det One), a pilot program that conducted special operations in Iraq alongside Navy SEALs before being disbanded in 2006. Bravo Company operates within the Marine Raider Regiment as one of the elite special operations companies conducting direct action, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, and counterterrorism operations worldwide. The base unit of MARSOC is the fourteen-man Marine Special Operations Team (MSOT), organized into a headquarters element and two tactical elements, each including Critical Skills Operators and Navy Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsmen. Personnel are drawn primarily from the Force Reconnaissance community and undergo rigorous selection and the Special Operations Training Course (SOTC) at Camp Lejeune. Since its formation, MARSOC has conducted over 300 operational deployments across 13 countries, earned more than 300 valor awards, with 43 Raiders killed in training and combat operations. In June 2015, the Commandant officially aligned MARSOC with the World War II Marine Raiders, who earned over 700 decorations including seven Medals of Honor during Pacific campaigns between 1942 and 1944. MARSOC comprises approximately 2,500 Marines and sailors headquartered at Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune. Perfect For: MARSOC Bravo Company Marines, Marine Raider Regiment veterans, Critical Skills Operators, SOCOM personnel, special operations supporters, and Marine Corps special warfare collectors. A tribute to the Marine Raiders of Bravo Company — carrying the legacy of America's first special operations forces into the battles of the 21st century.
