United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command
United States Marine Corps component command
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| June 2024 | Peter D. Huntley assumes command of MARSOC from Matthew G. Trollinger |
| May 2022 | Matthew G. Trollinger succeeds James F. Glynn as commander of MARSOC |
| June 2020 | James F. Glynn takes over command of MARSOC from Daniel Yoo |
| February 2019 | Reported achievements of MARSOC include 300 operational deployments across 13 countries, over 300 valor awards, and 43 Raiders (including two military dogs) killed in training and combat operations since its formation. |
| June 2018 | Daniel Yoo assumes command of MARSOC from Carl E. Mundy III |
| 2017 | Marine Raiders assist in the liberation of Marawi from ISIS militants. |
| August 2016 | Carl E. Mundy III succeeds Joseph Osterman as commander of MARSOC |
| August 2014 | Joseph Osterman takes over command of MARSOC from Mark A. Clark |
| August 6 2014 | MARSOC officially adopts the Marine Raider moniker for their Marine Special Operations Regiment, commemorating the elite amphibious light infantry unit from World War II. |
| August 2012 | Mark A. Clark assumes command of MARSOC from Paul E. Lefebvre |
| July 2012 | Gunnery Sergeants Jonathan Gifford and Daniel Price are killed during a fierce close-quarter battle in Badghis Province while rescuing wounded Afghan Army commandos. Price is posthumously awarded the Silver Star. |
| March 2012 | MARSOC teams suffer casualties from Green on Blue attacks in Afghanistan. |
| 2010 | Following U.S. Army General David Petraeus' assumption of command in Afghanistan, MARSOC is task-organized into a Special Operations Task Force responsible for western Afghanistan and Helmand Province. |
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