United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command

United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command
Seal of the United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command
Active24 February 2006 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Marine Corps
TypeSpecial Operations Component Command
Size3,195 positions authorized:
  • 2,994 military personnel
  • 201 civilian personnel
Part of U.S. Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQCamp Lejeune, North Carolina
Motto"Spiritus Invictus"
Anniversaries24 February 2006
EngagementsWar on terror
Commanders
CommanderMajGen Peter D. Huntley
Notable
commanders
see List of commanders

The United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is one of the four primary component commands (USASOC, USNSWC, AFSOC, MARSOC) of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). MARSOCs mission is to recruit, train, sustain, and deploy scalable, expeditionary forces worldwide to accomplish special operations missions assigned by USSOCOM.