Marine Commandos

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Lebanese Marine Commandos
مغاوير البحر Maghāwīr al Baħr
Lebanese Marine Commando Flag
Active	1997–present
Country	Lebanon
Branch	Lebanese Army[1]
Type	Special operations forces
Role	Special operations Special reconnaissance
Part of	Lebanese Army, Lebanese Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQ	Amsheet, Lebanon
Motto(s)	"Who Dares Joins"
Engagements	Operation Dinnieh Global War on Terrorism (2001- Present) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (1978–present)[2] January 2015 Shebaa farms incident Operation Benin 2006 Lebanon War Operation Nahr el Bared 2008 conflict in Lebanon 2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash 2013 Sidon clash Hanikra border clash North Lebanon Clashes (2014)
Decorations	Military awards and decorations
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Mouhamad Moustafa Colonel Johnny Akl
Notable commanders	General Abdul Karim Hachem General Georges Chraim
Insignia
Shoulder badge
Commando Course Badge

The Marine Commandos (Arabic: مغاوير البحر, romanized: Maghāwīr al Baħr) are an elite unit of the Lebanese Army. They are part of the Lebanese Special Operations Command.^[3] Established with assistance from the United States Navy SEALs and the British Royal Marines, they are tasked with conducting a variety of missions, particularly in a maritime environment, which include: sabotage, raids, beach landings and maritime counter-terrorism. The Marine Commandos were established in 1997, then got their administrative independence in July 2001.^[4]