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Marine Forces Special Operations Command conducts RAVEN unit readiness exercise from Oct. 22 to Nov. 1, 2022. RAVEN evaluates Marine Special Operations Forces preparing for deployment, replicates realistic conditions Marine Raiders will encounter while conducting SOF missions around the world, and provides valuable training and experience to participating units. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brandon Marrero)

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) conduct expeditionary operations with CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, at an undisclosed location Oct. 6- 20, 2022. HMH-464 provided assault support for MARSOC during Exercise Raven 23-1 to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Rowdy Vanskike)

A chief instructor with the Marine Raider Training Center provides information on the Multi-Discipline Intelligence Operator Course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. MDIOC is a 14-week course, designed to cross train Marines in multiple intelligence disciplines with a focus on their respective Special Operations Capabilities Specialist designation. This course, along with Special Operations Force Fundamentals and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape, are required for a Marine to certify as an Intelligence SOCS. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brandon Marrero)

Cpl. James Rivers, an administration specialist with Marine Forces Special Operations Command, shares his experience with the Commandant’s Retention Program at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 10, 2022. The Commandant’s Retention Program focuses on retaining the most talented first-term Marines by streamlining the reenlistment process and offering meaningful incentives to reenlist. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brandon Marrero)

An intelligence Marine with Marine Forces Special Operations Command answers your questions about the intelligence special operations capabilities specialist military occupational specialties at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 2, 2022. Upon assignment to MARSOC, SOCS receive advanced technical and tactical training to be effective and proficient members of a special operations team. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brandon Marrero)

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Marine Forces Special Operations Command and Air Force Special Operations Command conduct an EOD pre-deployment evaluation primer exercise alongside critical skills operators June 16-25, 2022. The primer tests all aspects of a technician’s knowledge and expertise needed to integrate with a special operations team while operating as the sole EOD tech in austere, politically sensitive, or hostile environments. EOD technicians assigned to MARSOC have completed Marine Special Operations Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 1, which trains Fleet Marine Force EOD technicians in the knowledge and skills required to support the core tasks assigned to MARSOC as a special operations capability specialist. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brennan Priest)

Marine Raiders conduct operations during RAVEN unit readiness exercise alongside Marines from across the Fleet Marine Force as well as U.S. Army Special Forces, May 26, 2022. Raven is a training exercise tailored and designed to evaluate all aspects of a Marine Special Operations Company prior to a deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Brennan Priest)