U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Adkins, a small-arms

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Adkins, a small-arms repair technician with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command performs a quality control check on an M2.50-caliber heavy machine gun at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11, 2020. MARSOC trains and equips qualified Marine forces, to include operational logistics, intelligence, multipurpose canines, joint terminal attack controllers and communications support, in order to sustain worldwide special operations missions. The integration of organic capabilities provides cohesion and task familiarity between operators and SOF-specific capability specialists that infuses every Marine Raider formation with durability, flexibility, and capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kerstin Roberts)