The Maritime Raid Force — MRF

Piracy is such a problem, the Navy decided to take the best of its personnel, throw them in high-speed boats, and set them on some pirates. The Maritime Raid Force is basically a bunch of really good, really aggressive trigger-pullers who fearlessly hit pirates hard, right in the mouth. It's essentially the Navy's All Star team for countering pirates — a hodgepodge of Navy and Marine personnel, SEALs, Marine Snipers, and Recon, who often draw off knowledge from the Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon to conduct counter-piracy and interdiction operations. Though they don't conduct a wide array of "special" operations, their targeted and highly trained nature earns them a spot on the BI list. The different occupational specialties in the MRF are: Assault Element: Navy SEALs or Recon Marines . Security Element: Infantry Marines, Snipers. Support Element: Radio, intel, forward air controllers, etc. Aviation, Close Air Support: Marine personnel typically supersede Naval pilots in this task.