A Multi-Purpose Canine with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC), prepares for Zodiac boat training inserts on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016. MARSOC specializes in direct action, special reconnaissance and foreign internal defense and has also been directed to conduct counter-terrorism, and information operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Maricela M. Bryant, MCIWEST-MCB CamPen Combat Camera/Released)
** FILE ** Army Rangers practice fast rope insertion and extraction. The Special Operations Command budget for the next year is $7.7 billion, representing a 10 percent increase. The command is taking steps to head off a severe readiness dip in its far-flung troops. (U.S. Army)