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Marine Raider Regiment

For the World War II era regiment 1st Raider Regiment, see Marine Raiders.
Marine Raider Regiment
Marine Raider Regiment patch
Active2006–present
Country United States of America
Branch United States Marine Corps
TypeSpecial operations forces
Role
Size1,512 personnel authorized:[1]
  • 1,475 military personnel
  • 37 civilian personnel
Part of United States Special Operations Command
United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQCamp Lejeune, North Carolina
Camp Pendleton, California
Nickname(s)Marine Raiders
Motto(s)"Always Faithful, Always Forward"
EngagementsWar on Terror
WebsiteMarine Raider Regiment Website
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel John J. Lynch[3]
Insignia
Marine Special Operator Insignia qualification badge
MARSOC Insignia
MARSOC Insignia

The Marine Raider Regiment (MRR),[4] formerly known as the Marine Special Operations Regiment (MSOR), is a special operations force of the United States Marine Corps, which is a part of Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Renamed for its predecessor, the World War II Marine Raiders,[5][6] this unit is the principal combat component of MARSOC, which is the Marine Corps' contribution to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

  1. ^ Government Accountability Office. "GAO Congressional report, Special Operations Forces: Opportunities Exist to Improve Transparency of Funding and Assess and Potential to Lesson Some Deployments". gao.gov. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Leading over 800 enemy kills to guiding elite forces: These Marines were honored for combat ops". Marine Corps Times. 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Marine Raider Regiment Commanding Officer, Col. John Lynch on two Marines killed in action Sunday in Iraq". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020. They were intelligent, courageous, and loyal...They were also family men, adoring husbands and fathers…
  4. ^ "PERSONAL & FAMILY READINESS". Marines.mil. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. ^ Hope Hodge Seck (11 June 2015). "MARSOC units to get Raider name after 10-month delay". Marine Corps Times.
  6. ^ Seck, Hope. "MARSOC units renamed for the Marine Raiders". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

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