In August, 2012, Major General Mark Clark assumed the role of Commanding General as MARSOC began to withdraw its forces from the war in Afghanistan. In 2013, MARSOC and the U.S. Special Operations Command worked hand-in-hand with the Marine Corps to develop a relationship between Marine Corps’ Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) and Special Operations Forces. In 2014, MARSOC provided the first-ever Special Operations Forces Liaison Element to the 11th MEU, and 1st MSOB sent the first MARSOC forces to Guam.