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the battalion was formed in April 2009 when the Marine Special Operations Advisor Group was redesignated as the Marine Special Operations Regiment

conducting everything from non-combatant evacuation operations to direct action raids and humanitarian assistance missions

forward air controllers

operates the MV-22B Osprey

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