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|image=[[File:UNSC-Marines-logo1.png|100px]]<br>The [[Symbols of the UNSC|logo of the Marine Corps]] | |image=[[File:UNSC-Marines-logo1.png|100px]]<br>The [[Symbols of the UNSC|logo of the Marine Corps]] | ||
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|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
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{{Quote|First to Fight.|UNSC Marine Corps Credo<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060508200613/http://www.joyridestudios.com/halo_3_marine_1.asp '''Joyride Marine description''']</ref>}} | {{Quote|First to Fight.|UNSC Marine Corps Credo<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060508200613/http://www.joyridestudios.com/halo_3_marine_1.asp '''Joyride Marine description''']</ref>}} | ||
The '''UNSC Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] responsible for conducting land-based expeditionary amphibious and airborne combat operations, using the mobility provided by the [[UNSC Navy]] to rapidly deliver forces. '''Marines''' are also charged with the defense of Navy vessels and installations from hostile forces. While structured under the [[Unified Ground Command]], | The '''UNSC Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] responsible for conducting land-based expeditionary amphibious and airborne combat operations, using the mobility provided by the [[UNSC Navy]] to rapidly deliver forces. '''Marines''' are also charged with the defense of Navy vessels and installations from hostile forces. While structured under the [[Unified Ground Command]],{{Ref/Book|Id=enc54|Enc11|Page=54}} the UNSC Marine Corps operates closely with the [[UNSC Naval Command]] and has some authority within the office.<ref name="fb">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook - page 6''</ref> The Marine Corps is one of the five uniformed services branches of the UNSC Armed Forces.{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint unsc|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Factions|Page=UNSC|D=19|M=1|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/unsc.html}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Origins and formation=== | ===Origins and formation=== | ||
[[File:HM-Interplanetary War-2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A firefight inside a Jovian installation during the Interplanetary Wars.]] | [[File:HM-Interplanetary War-2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A firefight inside a Jovian installation during the Interplanetary Wars.]] | ||
The [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps| | The [[United States of America|United States]] [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] is the precursor to the UNSC Marine Corps.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc31|Enc11|Page=31}} As the [[Interplanetary War]] began in the [[2160]]s, the [[national government]]s of the [[Sol system]] strengthened and deployed their militaries for conflict. However, the distributed nature of their forces led to disorder among the ranks of these militaries.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc42|Enc11|Section=Chapter Two: Humans - Human Colonization of Space|Page=42}} In response, the [[United Nations]] in [[2163]] commissioned a force primarily composed of naval and marine assets; the [[United Nations Space Command]], its [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], and its Marine Corps.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint unsc}} The Marine Corps would be formed from the combination of the naval and spaceborne expeditionary units from various [[National government|nations]] into a single force.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg56|Enc22|Page=56-57}} | ||
The decisive success of this campaign had a major impact on future military doctrine, resulting in UNSC Navy [[warship]]s carrying large Marine contingents for ground assaults and [[boarding]] actions. Following the success of the UNSC Marine Corps at Mars, recruitment drives and [[propaganda]] tactics strongly bolstered UNSC forces and the Koslovics and [[Frieden]]s were defeated on [[Earth]] in [[2170]]. | Triggered by [[Koslovic]] attacks at the [[Argyre Planitia]] shipbuilding plants on [[Mars]], the United Nations began the [[Mars Campaign]] in [[2163|December 2163]]. This campaign marked the first extraterrestrial deployment of the UNSC Marine Corps, as the UNSC launched a series of lightning strikes against Koslovic forces near the Argyre Planitia.{{Ref/Reuse|enc42}} | ||
The decisive success of this campaign had a major impact on future military doctrine, resulting in UNSC Navy [[warship]]s carrying large Marine contingents for ground assaults and [[boarding]] actions. Following the success of the UNSC Marine Corps at Mars, recruitment drives and [[propaganda]] tactics strongly bolstered UNSC forces and the Koslovics and [[Frieden]]s were defeated on [[Earth]] in [[2170]].{{Ref/Site|Id=XC|URL=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm|Site=Xbox.com|Section=Halo: Combat Evolved, Game Features|Page=Story Line|D=7|M=11|Y=2008|LocalArchive=https://www.halopedia.org/Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline}}{{clear}} | |||
===The Insurrection=== | ===The Insurrection=== | ||
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==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
===Command and control=== | |||
The Marine Corps is subordinate to the [[UNSC High Command]] and the branch has a seat on the [[UNSC Security Council]], currently represented by [[General]] [[Hogan]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE1}} The administrative head of the Marine Corps is the Commandant of the Marine Corps.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg56}} The Marine Corps is largely under the authority of the UNSC's [[Unified Ground Command]] (UniCom), responsible for managing ground-based operations of the Marine Corps, the [[UNSC Air Force]], and the [[UNSC Army]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc54}} However, due to the Marines' expeditionary nature, the branch has some with the [[UNSC Naval Command]], particularly in the Navy-dominated [[UNSC Fleet Command]] where the Marines have only a token representation.{{Ref/Reuse|fb}} | |||
===Operating forces=== | |||
The branch also maintains its own [[UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers]] command.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]", ''page 82''</ref> As well as possessing infantry, armored, and air units, the UNSC Marine Corps is based around [[Marine Expeditionary Force]]s, which contain at least one [[division]]-sized unit of Marines.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 111''</ref> Because of its role as an "amphibious", space-deployed force, the Marine Corps enjoys a close relationship with the [[UNSC Navy]], with Marine complements being deployed on most warships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref><ref name="Halo 2">'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref> The Marine Corps, along with the Navy, was headquartered at the [[Fleet Command Headquarters]] on [[Reach]], until the facility's destruction and the planet's [[Fall of Reach|fall]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 47''</ref> | |||
In addition to conventional forces, the Marine Corps maintain special forces in the form of the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s under the [[Naval Special Warfare Command]]. ODSTs drop into hostile areas via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]] prior to the main invasion. They attempt to complete some of the most difficult tasks in hostile areas, such as clearing enemy ground forces or establishing landing zones for incoming [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelicans]].{{Ref/Reuse|Halo 2}}<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''', ''ODST Field Guide'']</ref> | In addition to conventional forces, the Marine Corps maintain special forces in the form of the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s under the [[Naval Special Warfare Command]]. ODSTs drop into hostile areas via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]] prior to the main invasion. They attempt to complete some of the most difficult tasks in hostile areas, such as clearing enemy ground forces or establishing landing zones for incoming [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelicans]].{{Ref/Reuse|Halo 2}}<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''', ''ODST Field Guide'']</ref> | ||
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**''[[Prototype]]'' | **''[[Prototype]]'' | ||
**''[[The Babysitter]]'' | **''[[The Babysitter]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' | ||
**''[[Palace Hotel]]'' | **''[[Palace Hotel]]'' | ||
**''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' | **''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' | *''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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*''[[Know Your Enemy]]'' | *''[[Know Your Enemy]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' |