Marine Operations Force was created in 1947.
General Operations Force was created in 1948.
III Marine Expeditionary Force was created in 1942.
Fleet Marine Force Ribbon was created in 1984.
Lithuanian Special Operations Force was created in 2002.
Air Force Special Operations Command was created in 1990.
Originally Force Recon, they are now known as Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC).
Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations was created in 2004.
The Marine Expeditionary Brigade is smaller than the Marine Expeditionary Force, but larger than the Marine Expeditionary Unit. It is considered the "middle-weight" crisis response force of choice in the European and Southern Command Area of Operations. It is able to operate independently, as a service component, or to lead a Joint Task Force.
Yes. The Marines created MarSOC in 2006. The 1st and 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalions (MSOB) were created from the Force Recon companies. The 3rd MSOB was created in 2009. They conduct foreign internal defense (training foreign military units), recon, and direct action operations, similar to the Army Special Forces.
Direct Action, Recconaissance, Convention warfare, Sniping, Amphibious operations
There are four 15-man Marine Special Operations Teams (MSOTs) within an Marine Special Operations Company (MSOC). In turn, there are four MSOCs within a Marine Special Operations Battalion (MSOB), and right now, there are a total of three active MSOBs.
The primary special operations force of the USMC is simply known as MARSOC, the Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command.Also known as Force Recon from their historic origins as an elite Marine unit that wasn't attached to the Special Forces, it is not as well known as the Army Rangers and Navy SEALs becuase it is a relatively new outfit, established in 2006. Unlike Force Recon, MARSOC was established as a full member of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) so as to coordinate an increased need for joint special operations and counter-terrorism.