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Sunsets over Manila Bay are nothing less than spectacular. Once the sun dips below the horizon there is a lingering illumination known as “blue hour” as the sky gradually shifts from pale azure to deep indigo before fading completely into the black tropical night. But for the men of USS
Seawolf there was no blue hour that warm January evening in 1942. Their submarine rested on the inky bottom of the bay awaiting nightfall when it would be safe to surface.
At 7:30 pm, Lt. Cmdr. Frederick “Fearless Freddie” Warder, gave the command. The submarine broke the calm waters off the besieged island of Corregidor, sailing cautiously toward South Dock. When
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Walter F. Waite, 94, a Marine Corps veteran and community leader, died on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 at Pondera Medical Center. Graveside services with military honors will be held at Utica Cemetery in the spring.
Surviors include his wife, Marilyn Waite of Conrad; daughter Christine Sims of Missoula; son Lance Waite of Spokane; stepson William “Billy” Herlson of Brady; brothers Donald Waite of Arizona and Robert Waite of Moore; sisters Heather Fellows of Choteau and Gloria Miller of Lewistown; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by daughter Diane White and brothers Darcy Waite and Rene Waite.
Walter was born April 16, 1926 in Stanford, Montana to Charles and Eileen Waite. When he was just an infant his parents moved to Utica, Montana where he attended grade school. After graduating from Hobson High School he went to work in the Portland shipyards. At age 18 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, taking his advanced trainin
Physical in-test
During Phase 2, which is also three-weeks-long, candidates continue to face more physical and mental challenges. During this phase, individuals are continuously evaluated to determine if they re the right fit for the MARSOC community.
After the completion of Phase 2, candidates are selected for the Individual Training Course. Just because a Marine is selected for ITC, does not guarantee his/her success through the next nine months of training.
Individual Training Course:
ITC is nine-months-long and is based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Here, CSOs and SOOs receive extensive training, preparing them for the demands and op-tempo they will face at the Raider battalions and on deployment.
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Mar 10, 2021
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Marine Special Operations Command, better known as MARSOC, officially came into existence on February 24, 2006. The institution of MARSOC and the Marine Raiders was the result of many years of effort.
Special Operations Command (SOCOM) was instituted in 1986. At the time, the Marine’s elite unit was known as Force Reconnaissance, they were the predecessors of MARSOC. Back then, Marine leadership did not want to join SOCOM, since they felt it would jeopardize Force Recon and its special capabilities under the direction of the Marine Corps. There was a sense that joining SOCOM would result in the downfall of the Marines as a whole.