A U.S. Marine Raider with Marine Forces Special Operations Command prepares to board an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, for a military parachute freefall display during MARSOC’s heritage week celebration at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 24, 2026. MARSOC celebrates 20 years since its activation, which began after Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld directed the establishment of a Marine Corps component within U.S. Special Operations Command on February 24, 2006. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Daniela Chicas Torres)
When Force Recon Marine John Dailey was asked if he would like to help the U.S. Marine Corps develop a special operations element to nest under U.S. Special Operations Command…
