FReeper Canteen ~ The U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command, North Carolina ~ 02 OCT 2012

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, North Carolina

United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is a component command of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Its core capabilities are direct action, special reconnaissance and foreign internal defense. MARSOC has also been directed to conduct counter-terrorism, information operations, and unconventional warfare.

It's creation was announced on November 1, 2005 by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, following a meeting between him, the USSOCOM commander General Bryan D. Brown, and the Marine Corps Commandant General Michael Hagee on 28 October 2005. MARSOC was officially activated on February 24, 2006 with ceremonies at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

On Feb. 24, 2006 MARSOC activated at Camp Lejeune, N.C. MARSOC initially consisted of a small staff and the Foreign Military Training Unit, which had been formed to conduct foreign internal defense. FMTU was then designated as the Marine Special Operations Advisor Group.

In the months after the activation of MARSOC, the structure and personnel of both 1st and 2d Force Reconnaissance Company transferred to MARSOC to form 1st and 2d Marine Special Operations Battalions.

In April of 2009, MSOAG was re-designated as the Marine Special Operations Regiment with the 1st, 2d, and 3d MSOBs as subordinate units. The newly designated 3d MSOB incorporated the structure and personnel from MSOAG's former companies.

MARSOC also formed the Marine Special Operations Support Group and the Marine Special Operations School. The MSOSG provides combat support and combat service support to MARSOC units, to include: logistics, communication and intelligence. The MSOS screens, assesses, selects and trains Marine Special Operations Forces and is responsible for developing doctrine.

MARSOC deployed its first units in August 2006, six months after initial activation. Since then, MARSOC has continuously deployed. MARSOC’s current deployments include Marine Special Operations Teams conducting foreign internal defense and Marine Special Operations Companies from the Marine Special Operations Battalions conducting foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance and direct action.

 

Learn More About United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command HERE!!

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[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.

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God Bless Our Republic

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Prayers going up

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Lauren! ((HUGS))

[The Mayor]

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Be Content
October 2, 2012

Contentment is hard to attain. Even the apostle Paul, a hero of the faith, had to learn to be content (Phil. 4:11). It was not a natural character trait for him.

For Paul to write that he was content in every situation is truly amazing. At the time of this writing, he was in jail in Rome. Charged with sedition, treason, and other serious crimes, he had appealed to the highest court: Caesar himself. Without other legal recourse and friends in high places, he had to wait for his case to be heard. It seems as if Paul had the right to be an impatient and unhappy person. Instead, he wrote to the Philippians to say that he had learned to be content.

How did he learn this? One step at a time until he could be satisfied even in uncomfortable environments. He learned to accept whatever came his way (v.12) and to receive with thanks whatever help fellow Christians could give (vv.14-18). And most important, he recognized that God was supplying all he needed (v.19).

Contentment is not natural for any of us. The competitive spirit in us drives us to compare, to complain, and to covet. Few of us are in a predicament such as Paul’s, but we all face difficulties in which we can learn to trust God and be content.

O Lord, give me the grace to be
Content with what You give to me.
No, more than that, let me rejoice
In all You send, for it’s Your choice! —Anon.

Contentment is not possessing everything but giving thanks for everything you possess.

Read: Philippians 4:10-20

I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. —Philippians 4:11

Bible in a Year:
Micah 1-4

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[SandRat]

Semper Fi

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy Hope!

FIRST!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Aloha ahiahi BIGLOOK! *HUGS BACKATCHA!*

SEOND!!

[AZamericonnie]

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you Mayor!

THIRD!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy Sand!

It’s great to see you this evening!

[laurenmarlowe]

Evening Connie!

*HUGS*

Thank you for the awesome Tribute To Our Troops!

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you Lauren for this evening's road trip.....shotgun! ;-} *Hugs*

[Red_Devil 232]

Oh Yes!

[laurenmarlowe]

You ALWAYS get shotgun with me, girl!

[Red_Devil 232]

That is the only wat it should be played!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you Red_Devil 232, thank you for joining us this evening, and thank you for your service to our Country!

[luvie]

Thanks for a great and informative road trip, Lauren! See ya in two days! Yay!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Trying to ping again....

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's

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