Washington Pulse 

Marine Brigade Could Go to Special Ops Command 

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By NDIA Staff 

Defense Department officials are considering assigning the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade to the U. S. Special Operations Command. The Marine Corps stood up the brigade—which specializes in anti-terrorism—in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

A Marine Corps officer said that if the 4th MEB, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., is transferred to SOCOM, it would play a larger role in training foreign military units.

The Marine Corps for years has resisted giving up forces to special operations, claiming the service already is overstretched. Since 9/11, however, the Corps and SOCOM have engaged in more than 30 cooperative efforts. In 2003, the Corps assigned an experimental, 86-man detachment—the first of its kind—to deploy with Navy SEAL commandos.

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