February marked the 15th anniversary of the Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC). MARSOC was established in 2006 as the Marine Corps’ component of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Comprised of the Marine Raider Regiment, Marine Raider Support Group, and Marine Raider Training Center, MARSOC focuses on direct action, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense—the […]
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Every Marine is a rifleman—and now with a suppressor
On DutyStarting in December, the Marine Corps began issuing thousands of rifle suppressors to its infantry, reconnaissance, and special operations units. In total, by 2023, the Marine Corps will issue approximately 30,000 suppressors made by the Knight’s Armament Company for its M4 and M4A1 rifles and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles, all of which are chambered with […]
