Although the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command celebrated its fifth anniversary in February, MARSOC traces its modern heritage to the Marine Raiders of World War II and Force Reconnaissance Marines, established in 1957 and from which the initial MARSOC units were created in 2006. And while "special operations forces" is a relatively modern term, the Marine Corps has created special capabilities units, on an as-needed basis, from its beginning in 1775. But it is the Raiders with which MARSOC most closely identifies - a highly trained, lightly armed force that made initial amphibious landings on beaches considered inaccessible by a larger force, conducted surprise raids where swiftness and stealth were critical, and functioned as a guerrilla force behind enemy lines.
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