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UNSC Marine Corps
	; The logo of the Marine Corps
Active:	2163
Affiliation:	Unified Earth Government
Role:	Expeditionary warfare
Nicknames:	"Jarheads", "Leathernecks"
Engagements:	Interplanetary War; Insurrection; Human-Covenant War; Post-Covenant War conflicts;
Commanders:	General Hogan; General Daniel Black; General Van Zandt; General Kits; Colonel Kennedy Mehaffey; Colonel Felicia Sanderson; Colonel Robert Watts (Formerly); Sergeant Major Avery Johnson;

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"First to Fight."

— UNSC Marine Corps Credo^[6]

The UNSC Marine Corps is a branch of the United Nations Space Command 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,^[7] the UNSC Marine Corps operates closely with the UNSC Naval Command and has some authority within the office.^[8] The Marine Corps is one of the five uniformed services branches of the UNSC Armed Forces.^[1]

History[edit]

Origins and formation[edit]

A firefight inside a Jovian installation during the Interplanetary Wars.

The United States Marine Corps is the precursor to the UNSC Marine Corps.^[9] As the Interplanetary War began in the 2160s, the national governments 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.^[10] In response, the United Nations in 2163 commissioned a force primarily composed of naval and marine assets; the United Nations Space Command, its Navy, and its Marine Corps.^[1] The Marine Corps would be formed from the combination of the naval and spaceborne expeditionary units from various nations into a single force.^[2]

Triggered by Koslovic attacks at the Argyre Planitia shipbuilding plants on Mars, the United Nations began the Mars Campaign in 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.^[10]

The decisive success of this campaign had a major impact on future military doctrine, resulting in UNSC Navy warships 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 Friedens were defeated on Earth in 2170.^[11]

The Insurrection[edit]

A marine in Corbulo Military Academy during the period of the Insurrection circa 2526.

Main article: Insurrection

From 2494 to 2525, the UNSC Marine Corps would be responsible for dealing with Insurrectionist uprisings on UNSC colonies and star systems. From 2512, the Marines were involved in one of the largest operations in their history, Operation: TREBUCHET, aimed at quelling rebel uprisings in the Eridanus and Epsilon Eridani star systems.

Units from the 9th Marine Expeditionary Force were sent to Eridanus II in force, hoping to capture leaders of the rebel movement and pacify the population. One of these units, the first Battalion of the 21st Marine Division commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ponder, was involved in a disastrous mission to try and capture the second in command of rebel forces in Elysium City, which ended in the leader's family being killed and Ponder wounded and demoted.^[12]

In 2524, a Marine battalion was posted at the colony world of Tribute, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Aboim and supported by the corvette UNSC Bum Rush, with air support from AV-14 Hornets. The battalion attempted to put a stop to rebel bomb makers near the city of Casbah. Two special warfare squads, led by Staff Sergeants Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne, were involved in disastrous operation in June. Byrne's team was killed during a hostage situation at a Jim Dandy restaurant near Casbah city; thirty-eight civilians, three Marines, and two rebels were killed in the bombing.^[13]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

Outer Colony campaigns[edit]

UNSC Marines during the Harvest campaign.

The UNSC Marine Corps' first encounter with the alien Covenant was at the First Battle of Harvest in 2525. At the event, only three Marine officers were present, training the planet's Colonial Militia. During the battle, Captain Ponder became the Corps' first casualty of the war.

Not long after the First Battle of Harvest, the Corps' experienced one of their first major encounters with the Covenant at numerous engagements throughout the Outer Colonies, including the Harvest Campaign, eventually lasting from 2526 to 2531. At the final stages of the campaign, the Marines quickly established a base of operations in Harvest's arctic region. A reconnaissance force led by Sergeant John Forge was deployed to survey the area. However, during the patrol, Covenant forces under the command of Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee overran and nearly destroyed the base. Forge rallied scattered marines, who quickly retook it from the aliens. After receiving reinforcements and repairing the base, the Marines fought through a sizable Covenant garrison force in an attempt to secure a mysterious Forerunner relic|structure in the region.

In the final weeks of 2525, the UNSC Marine Corps deployed en masse to the colony of Alpha Corvi II to defend its capital city from the Covenant who had invaded the planet in search of a Forerunner artifact. Their deployment also served to divert the bulk of the Covenant's infantry away from Blue Team, who were charged with destroying the expeditionary force seeking to recover the artifact and then to claim it for the UNSC. Although Blue Team succeeded in their objectives with the reluctant assistance of the United Rebel Front, the UNSC Marines were not able to repel the enemy and were ordered to abandon their offensive with casualties exceeding thirty percent. The UNSC fleet rescued as many surviving soldiers as possible before the few vessels that remained were ordered out of the system.

The Battle of Arcadia saw the UNSC Marine Corps holding the defensive line around major population centers to allow evacuation for the civilian population with the assistance of the SPARTAN-II Red Team. Successfully keeping Covenant forces from occupying the population centers, the Corps' began launching multiple assaults on the Covenant's base of operations to reclaim the planet.

The UNSC Marine Corps would take part in numerous actions against the Covenant on many of the Outer Colonies in the years that followed. Unfortunately, they were hopelessly outgunned, out-numbered and out-flanked by the Covenant forces and the Marine Corps would suffer tremendous losses in what eventually saw the near-destruction of the Outer Colonies.

Siege of the Inner Colonies[edit]

A UNSC Marine on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn circa 2552.

The Corps' experienced another encounter with the Covenant on the colony world of Sigma Octanus IV in 2552. Upon landing, the Marines' hardware and equipments were rendered useless due to the planet's harsh environment. In the first stage of the battle, during a naval engagement, a Covenant Ruma-pattern light carrier was able to land a large contingent of troops on the northern pole of the planet. The Covenant were able to take Côte d'Azur, a major population center. Fortunately almost all of the civilian population was evacuated beforehand, but the UNSC Marine Corps' General Kits launched a failed assault to retake the city.

The UNSC Marine Corps maintained a sizable presence on Reach when the Covenant stormed the planet; they bypassed the defense fleet in orbit, as well as the MAC Gun platforms, and made a considerable landing of soldiers on the North and South Poles. During the early hours of the battle, the Covenant had overrun FLEETCOM HQ on Reach, destroying the perimeter and swarming the Marine defenders with Banshees, Wraiths, and battalions of infantry. The situation became severe and critical when the Marines were forced to defend the Orbital Defense Generators against a massive Covenant assault, using every available armored vehicle and defensive position from available bunkers. The Battle of Reach became one of the most devastating defeats for the UNSC Marine Corps in the Human-Covenant War.

The surviving Marines from the Battle of Reach served an important role in the Battle of Installation 04, taking part in such engagements as securing the UNSC Pillar of Autumn crash site, launching multiple guerrilla assaults on Covenant convoys and base of operations and rescuing captured Pillar of Autumn's personnel from a Covenant battlecruiser. Initially, the Marines were part of a special operation consisting of a sizable Orbital Drop Shock Trooper special forces detachment and a standard Marine detachment to infiltrate Covenant High Command and kidnap a Covenant Prophet.

Earth and the end of the war[edit]

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Two Marines standing beside Spartan-117 during the Battle of Mombasa.

"Dear humanity, we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!"

— Sergeant Johnson

The UNSC Marine Corps remained in force on Earth and its geosynchronous orbital defense platforms, and were mostly prepared to repulse a relatively small Covenant invasion, when fifteen Covenant capital warships, two assault carriers and thirteen battlecruisers, entered the Sol System. They then played a significant role in during the Battle of Earth, where they defended multiple major population centers from the Covenant's occupation such as those in New Mombasa, Cleveland, and Havana.

Several Marine detachments achieved a turning point during the course of the Battle of Earth when they managed to retake the cities and maintain temporary ground control for UNSC reinforcements to arrive. One such Marine detachment was E2-BAG/1/7, which was able to engage the Covenant ground forces in Mombasa, Kenya as the Covenant assault carrier landed ground forces in the city.

The Marine Corps also partook in a major assault alongside the UNSC Navy in the Battle of Voi. As ground forces, the Marines were to engage in the Battle of Voi with a SPARTAN-II supersoldier by eliminating anti-air vehicles and batteries, as well as destroying temporary Covenant outposts to allow UNSC reinforcements to refortify the area.

The Marines fought in the war's last battle at the Ark. Starting with their deployment in an operation codenamed Operation: BLIND FAITH,^[14] the Marines launched numerous attacks on Brute strongholds, including an attack on the Ark's cartographer. After fighting on foot, and in heavy vehicles, the Marines drove off the Covenant. They then teamed up with the Elites and attacked three barrier towers protecting the Ark's Citadel. After capturing the first tower, with the help of the Master Chief, Marines and UNSC pilots then defeated the Covenant aerial forces. They then waited for the deactivation of the third tower, where they then staged an attack on the Citadel. After fighting two Scarabs, they were then evacuated back to the fleet while the Master Chief and the Arbiter killed Truth. The surviving Marine forces fell back to Earth through the Portal on board the Shadow of Intent before Installation 08 was activated.

Further engagements[edit]

Main article: Post-Covenant War conflicts

A Marine wearing a post-war BDU circa 2557.

After the end of the war against the Covenant, the UNSC Marines participated in a number of engagements against the Covenant remnants and the Insurrectionists. Significant numbers of Marines stationed on Draetheus V helped fend off the Covenant assault during the Battle of Draetheus V.^[15] A force of Marines were also assigned to the UNSC Navy's new flagship, UNSC Infinity. When the ship subsequently crash-landed on Requiem in 2557, the Marines joined the Spartans in fighting off the opposing Covenant forces and Forerunner Prometheans in the First Battle of Requiem. When Infinity returned to Requiem in order to conquer the planet, Marines were once again dispatched in a joint campaign to reinforce the Spartans. The Requiem Campaign, waged in 2558, saw both sides trying to seize the Janus Key before the shield world's destruction.^[16]

By 2558, some War Games simulations feature AI Marines that assist the Spartan-IVs in their training.^[17]

Organization[edit]

Command and control[edit]

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.^[5] The administrative head of the Marine Corps is the Commandant of the Marine Corps.^[2] 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.^[7] 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.^[8]

Operating forces[edit]

The branch also maintains its own UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers command.^[18] As well as possessing infantry, armored, and air units, the UNSC Marine Corps is based around Marine Expeditionary Forces, which contain at least one division-sized unit of Marines.^[19] 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.^[20]^[21]^[22] 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 in 2552.^[23]

In addition to conventional forces, the Marine Corps maintain special forces in the form of the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers under the Naval Special Warfare Command. ODSTs drop into hostile areas via drop pods 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 Pelicans.^[21]^[24]

Personnel[edit]

Main article: UNSC rank structure

See here for a list of Marine personnel.

Large numbers of men and women are employed by the UNSC Marine Corps. Service people hold ranks, which are divided between officers and enlisted. The rank structure of the UNSC Marine Corps is based around that of the United States Marine Corps.

Uniform[edit]

Main articles: UNSC Marine Corps Dress Uniform, UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform

Sergeant Johnson wearing a white dress uniform.

Marine Corps Dress Uniforms are worn on formal or ceremonial occasions, and are similar to those worn by their 20th and 21st Century predecessors in the United States Marine Corps. A variety of dress uniforms exist, including a white-and-blue uniform,^[25] an all-blue uniform,^[26] and an all-black funerary uniform.^[27]

In the field, Marines usually wear passively camouflaged uniforms with usually green M52B body armor. Lightweight, though durable, the armor is surprisingly resilient. Marines don Ushuaia Armory's CH252 helmets equipped with a heads-up display and radio system.^[28] These helmets are mounted with recorders,^[29] and certain models feature holographic text-displaying eyepieces or ballistic goggles. Some Marines have been known to employ the "Rex" VISR for using in tracking down targets, such as Jiralhanae holdouts on Tribute and Earth.^[30] In addition to helmets, Marines on field operations in more humid locales sometimes choose to wear boonie covers, or those in colder environments don visored and thicker helmets. Marine NCOs are easily recognized by the cover they wear complete with the UNSC insignia, although they oftentimes substitute this soft cover for a more practical protective helmet; post-war NCOs often wear a variant with a fully sealed helmet that is otherwise worn by scouts. Marines sometimes don small helmet communications microphones or black-phased sunglasses on their helmets, and others carry backpacks. Marines sometimes wear black gloves to protect their hands and improve their grip on their weapons. Some Marines sport orange visors which attach to the brim of their helmets. Marines operating in cold environments wear environmentally-tailored armor, with insulated snow camouflage utilities and full body armor as well as insulated and visored helmets with something analogous to a balaclava.^[31] Marines also wear the lightweight and protective VZG7 armored boots, the standard footwear of the Marine Corps since the middle of the 26th century.^[28]

Equipment[edit]

Infantry weapons[edit]

A marine with the M7 SMG.

The standard issue weapon for UNSC Marine Corps is Misriah Armory's MA5 assault rifle series, which can be outfitted with an M301 grenade launcher or an underslung shotgun.^[32] Marines were issued with the MA5B variant or the MA5C variant, with the former being nearly universally phased out and replaced by the latter in late 2552.^[33] After the end of the Human-Covenant War, both previous variants were phased out and replaced by the MA5D. The BR55 battle rifle and its heavy barrelled variant are used both as standard service rifles and as marksman's weapons. Their successor models, the BR85 and BR85HB variants were introduced in the postwar period, with the majority of the Corps favoring the more recent versions as the best models of the battle rifle.^[34] Furthermore, the UNSC Marine Corps has adopted the M395 DMR, though previous models have been eclipsed in the Marines by the prominence of the BR55 battle rifle and its variants. The M392 DMR also remains in service with Marine reserve units.^[35] The Corps issues several models of the M6 handgun series, with its standard sidearm being the M6H as of 2555, with the improved M6H2 entering service by 2557.^[36] Special operations and vehicle crews are issued M7 submachine guns, with ODSTs typically using the suppressed model.^[37]

Snipers operate the SRS99C-S2 AM and SRS99D-S2 AM, and more recently the SRS99-S5 AM, sniper rifle variants for anti-matériel and anti-personnel operations.^[38] The M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle was also formerly used as a dedicated anti-matériel weapon.^[39] Standard UNSC sniper teams consists of two operators; a spotter and a sniper. The M45 and M90 shotguns are often utilized in close-quarters engagements. Once the weapon that defining the Marine Corps as the Unified Earth Government's spaceborne force-in-readiness, the Marine Corps has relegated the shotgun to less-visible duties with boarding parties, though the shotgun still remains an important weapon of close-quarters warfare.^[40] The M739 SAW was also adopted in squad-support role.^[41]

Anti-armor fire is provided by the M41 "SPNKR" rocket launcher, and more recently the M57 Pilum.^[42] The Marines also uses the M6 Spartan Laser, though typically only ODSTs were issued these weapons prior to 2552 due to the high costs of the Spartan Laser at the time.^[43] The Marine Corps also utilizes the XM510 grenade launcher.^[44] Suppressive fire is provided by the M247 machine gun, the M247H machine gun, the AIE-486H machine gun, and mounted versions of the M41 "Vulcan".^[45] The M6634 and M7057, two variants of the NA4 flamethrower, are sometimes used in an anti-infantry role by specialists known as Hellbringers.^[46] The M9 fragmentation grenade is the standard-issue hand grenade of the UNSC Marine Corps.^[47] Several specialized grenades, as well as numerous types of landmines and explosive charges, are also used by Marine infantry. By 2557, the M363 sticky detonator and ARC-920 railgun have been added to the heavy weapons armory of the UNSC Marine Corps.^[48]

Ground vehicles[edit]

Marines driving Warthogs through Mombasa.

The Marine Corps makes heavy use of the M12 Force Application Vehicle, or Warthog, which is used for armored patrols, personnel mobility, and combat fire-support. The Warthog is produced in several variants. The most common of these variants is the M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle, which is armed with an M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun, or the later M46 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun. Postwar Marines have begun to utilize the re-armed M12B model of Warthog, equipped with the M343A2 chaingun. Light anti-vehicle support is provided by the M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle, armed with either the M68 Gauss Cannon or the more recent M70 Gauss cannon, the M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle, which is mounted with a 102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret, and the M12R Light Anti-Armor Vehicle, which features an M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System or updated M80 Multiple Launch Rocket System. The M831 Troop Transport serves as a fast, lightly armored transport vehicle. The M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle is commonly used for scouting and light target interdiction.

For heavy engagements, the Marine Corps operates the older M808B and more recent M808C variants of the M808 "Scorpion" Main Battle Tank, which is armed with an M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon and a pintle-mounted M247T Medium Machine Gun (M808C) or coaxial M231 Machine Gun (M808B). More recently following the Requiem Conflict, however, the Marine Corps has begun to adopt the updated M820 Scorpion Main Battle Tank, which is armed with a 150mm M990 electrothermal-chemical smoothbore cannon and an as-of-yet unidentified pintle-mounted heavy machine gun.^[49] In smaller numbers, the Marines also deployed the heavier dual-M310 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon wielding M850 "Grizzly" Main Battle Tank throughout the Insurrection and Human-Covenant War, but postwar logistical issues led the Marine Corps to retire it.^[50] The M9 Wolverine Main Anti-Air Tank (MAAT) is the Corps' primary mobile anti-air asset. The SP42 Cobra Main Battle Tank fills the role of tank destroyer and anti-fortification light artillery support. The M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle and M313 Heavy Recovery Vehicle provides heavy matériel recovery and troop transport.

Less standard vehicles also saw service with the Marine Corps during the Human-Covenant War. The M-145D Rhino was outfitted with a reverse-engineered plasma mortar. The Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle is used to disable enemy vehicles with its onboard EMP weapon. The Cyclops support exoskeleton was used both repair duties and logistical support, as well as in combat, though it was eventually retired from service. In recent years, the Mantis has been utilized by the Marines, with the Corps having contracted Materials Group to produce a refit package to allow alternate loadouts on the walker.^[51]

Aircraft[edit]

UNSC Marines preparing for deployment.

The Marine Corps' most common aircraft is the Pelican dropship. The Pelican is used as a multirole aerodyne which is capable of carrying numerous armament configurations, including Scorpion anti-tank missiles, Anvil II air-to-surface missiles, as well as a chin-mounted 7.62mm machine gun, or a 40mm or 70mm autocannon. The Pelican can also be outfitted with an M247 or AIE-486H machine gun in its troop bay.

The UNSC Marine Corps operates the GA-TL1 Longsword as its primary fighter/interceptor and as a tactical bomber. The Corps also operates the Shortsword-class Bomber, which serves as a close air support aircraft. The Marines utilize the AV-14 Hornet as a light attack craft and gunship. Earlier in the war, the Marines also utilized the AV-22 Sparrowhawk as a close air support gunship, though it was largely retired from service due to problems with its propulsion system. Currently, the AV-49 Wasp supplements the Marine Corps' existing stocks of AV-14 and AV-22 aircraft.^[52] Heavy air-to-ground support is provided by the AC-220 Vulture gunship. Marine air units are usually intended to support ground forces or to drop off vital equipment for the Marines, either in close-air-support or air interdiction roles.^[53]

Gameplay[edit]

Halo Wars[edit]

Marines are a playable unit in Halo Wars that can be built from a Barracks for 100 resources and one population slot. Armed with MA5B assault rifles and have the ability to throw M9 frag grenades. Marines are a jack of all trades, master of none-type unit typically used to counter aircraft. Marines have the following upgrades:

New Blood: Adds another Marine to the squad. Costs 200 resources and a tech level of 1.
RPG: Replaces the M9 frag grenade ability with M41 rocket launchers. Costs 400 resources and a tech level of 2.
Medic: Adds a Medic to the Marine squad allowing the unit to heal itself after battle. Costs 700 resources and a tech level of 3.
ODST: Turns all Marines into ODSTs (only available if Captain Cutter is the leader). Armed with M90 shotguns, ODSTs are able to be dropped in from drop pods. Costs 1800 resources and a tech level of 3.

Halo Wars 2[edit]

Halo Wars 2 Blitz Card of UNSC Marines.

Info: Core Infantry, Flexible ground troops, Quick capture unit, Effective against air
Tier: 0
Cost: Population 3, Supplies 150, Power 0

Marines upgrade: Grenade throw

Info: New Ability, Can throw grenades, Small Area Attack, Cannot target air
Tier: 1
Cost: Supplies 0, Power 400

Marines upgrade: Combat Tech

Info: Unit Upgrade, Adds Combat Technician, Can repair vehicles, Wields rocket launcher
Tier: 2
Cost: Supplies 0, Power 600

Marines can be built by all UNSC leaders at the Firebase. They are a jack-of-all trades unit, performing adequately against infantry, vehicles, aircraft, and structures. Marines can no longer upgraded to ODSTs, who are now a distinct unit that can only be called via Leader Power. In Blitz Marines cost 10 energy, Extractor Marines cost 50 energy, Reactive Marines cost 50 energy, and Armored Marines cost 60 energy.

Pro and Cons[edit]

Pro[edit]

Jack for all trades, okay against all units.
Lethal when attack in hordes.
Cheap to build (150 Supply).
Only consume 3 population.

Cons[edit]

Weak against Siege Weapons.
Not suited for long-scale combat without a proper upgrade.

Trivia[edit]

The UNSC Marine Corps shares many traits of its culture and organization with the modern United States Marine Corps. Like the USMC, the UNSCMC organizes its units into divisions, which are subdivided into regiments. Most other military forces of the present day are subdivided into brigades. In addition, every known UNSCMC rank corresponds directly to a USMC rank, and the enlisted and officer ranks that have been described imply that exactly the same insignia are used as well. Semper Fi, the Latin motto used by the USMC, short for Semper Fidelis ("Always Faithful" or "Forever Faithful") is also used by the UNSCMC.^[54] "Ooh Rah", a motivational call originating from the USMC, is often said by Marines of the UNSCMC.
- In the Halo: Combat Evolved level The Truth and Reconciliation, Captain Keyes tells a Marine to "Stow your bellyaching, soldier - remember, you're a leatherneck!" Leatherneck was a nickname earned by US Marines in the era of the Continental Marines. Although an appropriate reference to Marines, the term "Leatherneck" and "soldier" are viewed by their respective service members as being incompatible, and a means of differentiating between service in the Marine Corps or Army.
The equipment and armor used by UNSC Marines (particularly in Halo: Combat Evolved, resembles those used by the US Colonial Marines in the 1986 film Aliens, one of many similarities to the film in the Halo series. The Marines' equipment also bears some resemblance to the US Army's Future Force Warrior program. They also bear a striking resemblance look to the soldiers in Starship Troopers.

Gallery[edit]

Halo: Combat Evolved[edit]

Halo: Combat Evolved concept art.
Halo: Combat Evolved concept art.
A marine in Halo: Combat Evolved.
Marines on Installation 04 in Halo: Combat Evolved.

Halo 2[edit]

Early concept art of the Marines for Halo 2.
Early concept art of the Marines for Halo 2.
Early render of Marines in Halo 2.
Various appearances of Halo 2 Marines.
A cutout of a Halo 2 Marine.
Marines during the early stages of the Battle of Earth in Halo 2.

Halo 3[edit]

The marines.
Concept art of the Marines for Halo 3.
Concept art of a UNSC Marine for Halo 3.
Concept art of a UNSC Marine for Halo 3.
Concept art of a UNSC Marine for Halo 3.
Marines operating in the jungle near Voi in Halo 3.
A squad of Marines on the Ark in Halo 3.

Halo Wars[edit]

Concept art of UNSC Marines in combat with Covenant forces on Harvest in Halo Wars.
Concept art of UNSC Marines encountering a Protos-pattern Scarab in Halo Wars.
UNSC Marines in Halo Wars.
UNSC Marines engaging Covenant troops in Halo Wars.
Vehicles of the UNSC Marine Corps attack a Firebase.
Both the Arctic and standard variations of the Marine battledress seen in Halo Wars.

Halo: Reach[edit]

Concept art for UNSC Army, Marine and ODST personnel in Halo: Reach.
UNSC Marines in Halo: Reach.
UNSC Marines being deployed during the Fall of Reach.

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary[edit]

UNSC Marines in the Pillar of Autumn in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.
UNSC Marines defending the Pillar of Autumn.
UNSC Marines battling Covenant forces on the surface of Installation 04.
UNSC Marines on the bridge of the Ket-pattern battlecruiser Truth and Reconciliation.
UNSC Marines attacking Covenant forces during the Battle of the Silent Cartographer.
UNSC Marines battling Covenant near Installation 04's control room.

Halo 4[edit]

Concept of Halo 4 Marines before taking a different direction.
Models of UNSC Marines in Halo 4.
Portrait of a standard UNSC Marine in the postwar BDU.
Postwar BDU variants of other UNSC Marine classes.
A UNSC Marine holding a rocket launcher in Halo 4.
A fireteam of UNSC Marines protecting Magma Base.
Profile of a UNSC Marine in Halo 4.
A close-up of a UNSC Marine in New Phoenix in Halo 4.

Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]

Marines aboard a D77-TC Pelican in Halo 2: Anniversary.
A Marine squad aboard Cairo Station in Halo 2: Anniversary.
A Marine gunner engages the Covenant aboard Cairo Station in Halo 2: Anniversary.
Marines on Installation 05 in Halo 2: Anniversary.
A Marine armed with an M7 SMG in Halo 2: Anniversary.
Marines after being rescued by John-117 aboard High Charity in Halo 2: Anniversary.
A Marine aboard High Charity in Halo 2: Anniversary.
A Marine in the Terminals.

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

A group of War Games simulated Marines preparing to engage a Phaeton.
Red Team Marine.
Blue Team Marine.
A marine in the Halo 5: Guardians campaign.

Halo Wars 2[edit]

Marines in the Halo Wars 2 Open Beta.
Halo Wars 2 Open Beta concept art of a UNSC Marine.
Marines in Halo Wars 2.
Extractor Marines in Halo Wars 2.
Armored Marines in Halo Wars 2.
Reactive Marines in Halo Wars 2.

Halo Infinite[edit]

Concept art of UNSC Marines for Halo Infinite.
Early Halo Infinite concept art showing Marines fighting through Aggressor Sentinels to reach John-117.
Marines in the Halo Infinite announcement trailer.
A marine in Halo Infinite.
A render of two Marines.
Marines on Installation 07 in front of a FOB.
Marines defending a FOB from a Banished Banshee.
A marine armed with an MA40.
A marine armed with a BR75 for heavy assault.
A marine scout wielding a VK78 Commando.
A marine breacher wielding a CQS48 Bulldog.
A marine sniper wielding a SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle.
A marine armed with an M41 SPNKr for demolition.

Miscellaneous[edit]

Concept art of a marine in Halo Legends: Homecoming.
M52B Armor being worn by an Xbox LIVE Avatar; available for purchase in the Avatar Marketplace along with miscellaneous Halo-related items.
UNSC Marines in Halo: Rise of Atriox.
A UNSC Marine driving a M12S Warthog CST in The Halo Experience Showcase.
Marines making camp on Installation 07 in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).

List of appearances[edit]

Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: The Flood
Halo: First Strike
Halo 2
Halo Graphic Novel
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Halo: Landfall
- Halo: Arms Race
- Halo: Combat
- Halo: Last One Standing
Halo: Uprising
Halo 3
Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo: The Cole Protocol
Halo Wars: Genesis
Halo Wars
Halo: Helljumper
Halo 3: ODST
Halo Legends
- Homecoming
- Origins
- Prototype
- The Babysitter
Halo: Evolutions
- Palace Hotel
- The Mona Lisa
Halo: Reach
Halo: Fall of Reach
- Invasion

Halo: Glasslands
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Terminals
Halo: The Thursday War
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
Halo 4
- Spartan Ops
- Infinity Briefing Packet (Mentioned only)
Halo: Spartan Assault
Halo: Initiation
Halo: Escalation
Halo: Mortal Dictata
Halo 2: Anniversary
- Terminals
Halo: New Blood
Halo: Spartan Strike
Halo: Hunters in the Dark
Halo: Fleet Battles (Mentioned only)
Halo: Last Light
Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
Halo 5: Guardians
- Limited Edition dossiers (Mentioned only)
Know Your Enemy
Halo: Ground Command
Halo Mythos
Halo: Smoke and Shadow (Mentioned only)
Halo Wars 2
Halo: Envoy
Halo: Rise of Atriox

Halo: Legacy of Onyx
Halo: Fireteam Raven
Halo: Bad Blood
Halo: Silent Storm
Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual
Halo: Renegades (Mentioned only)
Halo: Meridian Divide
Halo: Shadows of Reach
Become
- Forever We Fight
Halo Infinite
Halo: The Television Series Season One
- Contact
- Unbound
- Emergence
- Reckoning
- Solace
- Inheritance (Mentioned only)
- Allegiance
- Transcendence
Halo: The Rubicon Protocol
Halo: Outcasts
Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son
Halo: Hippocratica
Halo: The Television Series Season Two
- Sanctuary
- Sword

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-<center>''For the Marine in-game allies, see [[UNSC Marine Corps/Gameplay]]''</center>
+|image=[[File:UNSC MC Logo.svg|100px|class=invert-dark]]<br>The [[Symbols of the UNSC|logo of the Marine Corps]]
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-**[[Operation: TREBUCHET]]
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-**[[Battle of Harvest]]
+*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
-**[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
+|commanders=*[[General]] [[Hogan]]<ref name="HE1">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>
-**[[Fall of Reach]]
+*General [[Daniel Black]]
-**[[Battle of Installation 04]]
+*General [[Van Zandt]]
-**[[Battle of Earth]]
+*General [[Kits]]
-**[[Battle of Installation 05]]
+*[[Colonel]] [[Kennedy Mehaffey]]
-**[[Battle of Installation 00]]
+*Colonel [[Felicia Sanderson]]
-|decorations=
+*Colonel [[Robert Watts]] {{C|Formerly}}
-|battle_honours=
+*[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]]
-|commanders=*[[General (UNSC)|Gen.]] [[Kits]]
-*[[Major General|MajGen.]] [[Nicolas Strauss|N. Strauss]]
-|notable_commanders=*[[Major (UNSC)|Maj.]] [[Antonio Silva|A. Silva]]
-*[[Captain (Marine Corps)|Capt.]] [[Ponder]]
-*[[First Lieutenant|1stLt.]] [[Melissa McKay|M. McKay]]
-*[[Sergeant Major|SgtMaj.]] [[Avery Johnson|A. Johnson]]
-*[[First Sergeant|1stSgt.]] [[Tink Carter]]
-*[[Gunnery Sergeant (UNSC)|GySgt.]] [[Edward Buck|E. Buck]]
-*[[Gunnery Sergeant (UNSC)|GySgt.]] [[Reynolds]]
-*[[Gunnery Sergeant (UNSC)|GySgt.]] [[Pete Stacker (Marine)|P. Stacker]]
-*[[Sergeant (UNSC)|Sgt.]] [[John Forge]]
 }}
-{{Quote|They're the best of the best, but they're only human.|Halo: Combat Evolved Manual}}
+{{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 '''United Nations Space Command Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force|Defense Force]] that is responsible for land-based military operations as well as the protection of [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] vessels and installations from attack.
+The '''UNSC Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[United Nations Space Command]] 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/Book|Id=fb|Halo: Fleet Battles core rulebook|Page=6}} 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}}
-A rugged and diverse assortment of well equipped and well trained men and women, one of the Marine Corps's most notable conflicts was fighting a losing war against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]'s highly superior technology and numbers.
 ==History==
-===Origins===
+===Origins and formation===
-The [[UN Marine Corps]] (predecessor of the UNSC Marine Corps) were one of the primary combat groups fielded by the UN in the [[Interplanetary War]], and were the first military organization [[Argyre Planitia Campaign|deployed offworld]] in 2163. After the [[United Nations]] claimed victory in [[2164]], it reorganized into the [[UNSC]], thereby changing the UN Marine Corps to the UNSC Marine Corps. Later, the UNSC Marine Corps would be responsible for dealing with [[Insurrectionist]] uprisings among UNSC colonies star systems.
+[[File:HM-Interplanetary War-2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A firefight inside a Jovian installation during the Interplanetary Wars.]]
+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}}
-===Human-Covenant War===
+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}}
-{{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
-During the course of the Human-Covenant War, the Marines played a central role in maintaining a defensive stand as well as assaulting several Covenant base of operations. The battles of Harvest, Arcadia, Sigma Octanus IV, and Earth saw fierce fighting between Marines and the [[Covenant Army]].
+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 [[Naval boarding|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=Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline}}{{clear}}
-====First Encounter====
+===The Insurrection===
-{{Main|First Battle of Harvest}}
+[[File:H4FUD Marine.png|thumb|180px|A marine in [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science|Corbulo Military Academy]] during the period of the Insurrection circa [[2526]].]]
+{{main|Insurrection}}
+From [[2494]] to [[2525]], the UNSC Marine Corps would be responsible for dealing with [[Insurrectionist]] uprisings on UNSC colonies and star systems. From [[2512]], the Marines were involved in one of the largest operations in their history, [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], aimed at quelling rebel uprisings in the [[Eridanus system|Eridanus]] and [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]] star systems.
-The UNSC Marine Corps' first encounter with the Covenant was at the First Battle of Harvest in [[2525]]. At the event, only three Marine officers were present, training the planet's [[Colonial Militia]]. During the battle, [[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]] [[Ponder]] became the Corps' first casualty of the war.
+Units from the [[9th Marine Expeditionary Force]] were sent to [[Eridanus II]] in force, hoping to capture leaders of the rebel movement and pacify the population. One of these units, the first Battalion of the [[21st Marine Division]] commanded by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Ponder]], was involved in a disastrous mission to try and capture the second in command of rebel forces in [[Elysium City]], which ended in the leader's family being killed and Ponder wounded and demoted.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 112''</ref>
-====Outer Colonies====
+In [[2524]], a Marine battalion was posted at the colony world of [[Tribute]], commanded by Lieutenant Colonel [[Aboim]] and supported by the corvette {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}}, with air support from [[AV-14 Hornet]]s. The battalion attempted to put a stop to rebel bomb makers near the city of [[Casbah]]. Two special warfare squads, led by [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], were involved in disastrous operation in June. Byrne's team was killed during a hostage situation at a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant near Casbah city; thirty-eight civilians, three Marines, and two rebels were killed in the bombing.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest'''</ref>
-{{Main|Harvest Campaign|First Battle of Arcadia}}
-Not long after the First Battle of Harvest, the Corps' experienced one of their first major encounters with the Covenant at numerous engagements throughout the Outer Colonies, including the [[Harvest Campaign]], eventually lasting from [[2526]] to [[2531]]. At the final stages of the campaign, the Marines quickly established a [[Alpha Base (Harvest)|base of operations]] in Harvest's arctic region. A reconnaissance force led by [[Sergeant (UNSC)|Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] was deployed to survey the area. However, during the patrol, Covenant forces under the command of a Covenant [[Arbiter (Title)|Arbiter]] overran and nearly destroyed the base. Forge rallied scattered marines, who quickly retook it from the aliens. After receiving reinforcements and repairing the base, the Marines fought through a sizeable Covenant garrison force in an attempt to secure a mysterious [[Forerunner]] [[Relic (Structure)|structure]] in the region.
+===Human-Covenant War===
+======Outer Colony campaigns======
+[[File:HW Render Infantry 1920-crop.jpg|thumb|300px|left|UNSC Marines during the [[Harvest campaign]].]]
+The UNSC Marine Corps' first encounter with the alien [[Covenant]] was at the [[First Battle of Harvest]] in [[2525]]. At the event, only three Marine officers were present, training the planet's [[Colonial Militia]]. During the battle, [[Captain (Marine Corps)|Captain]] [[Ponder]] became the Corps' first casualty of the war.
-The First Battle of Arcadia saw the UNSC Marine Corps holding the defensive line around major population centers to allow evacuation for the civilian population with the assistance of the SPARTAN-II [[Red Team]]. Successfully keeping Covenant forces from occupying the population centers, the Corps' began launching multiple assaults on the Covenant's base of operations to reclaim the planet.
+Not long after the First Battle of Harvest, the Corps' experienced one of their first major encounters with the Covenant at numerous engagements throughout the Outer Colonies, including the [[Harvest Campaign]], eventually lasting from [[2526]] to [[2531]]. At the final stages of the campaign, the Marines quickly established a [[Alpha Base (Harvest)|base of operations]] in Harvest's arctic region. A reconnaissance force led by [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] was deployed to survey the area. However, during the patrol, Covenant forces under the command of [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] overran and nearly destroyed the base. Forge rallied scattered marines, who quickly retook it from the aliens. After receiving reinforcements and repairing the base, the Marines fought through a sizable Covenant garrison force in an attempt to secure a mysterious [[Forerunner]] [[Relic (location)|relic|structure]] in the region.
-====Battle of Sigma Octanus IV====
+In the final weeks of 2525, the UNSC Marine Corps deployed en masse to the colony of [[Alpha Corvi II]] to [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II|defend]] its capital city from the Covenant who had invaded the planet in search of a Forerunner artifact. Their deployment also served to divert the bulk of the Covenant's infantry away from [[Blue Team]], who were charged with destroying the expeditionary force seeking to recover the artifact and then to claim it for the UNSC. Although Blue Team succeeded in their objectives with the reluctant assistance of the [[United Rebel Front]], the UNSC Marines were not able to repel the enemy and were ordered to abandon their offensive with casualties exceeding thirty percent. The UNSC fleet rescued as many surviving soldiers as possible before the few vessels that remained were ordered out of the system.
-{{Main|Battle of Sigma Octanus IV}}
-The Corps' experienced another encounter with the Covenant on the colony world of [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. Upon landing, the Marines' hardware and equipments were rendered useless due to the planet's harsh environment. In the first stage of the battle, during a naval engagement, a [[Covenant Carrier]] was able to land a large contingent of troops on the northern pole of the planet. The Covenant were able to take [[Côte d'Azur]], a major population center. Fortunately almost all of the civilian population was evacuated beforehand, but the UNSC Marine Corps' [[General (UNSC)|General]] [[Kits]] launched a failed assault to retake the city.
+The [[Battle of Arcadia]] saw the UNSC Marine Corps holding the defensive line around major population centers to allow evacuation for the civilian population with the assistance of the SPARTAN-II [[Red Team]]. Successfully keeping Covenant forces from occupying the population centers, the Corps' began launching multiple assaults on the Covenant's base of operations to reclaim the planet.
-====Fall of Reach====
+The UNSC Marine Corps would take part in numerous actions against the Covenant on many of the Outer Colonies in the years that followed. Unfortunately, they were hopelessly outgunned, out-numbered and out-flanked by the Covenant forces and the Marine Corps would suffer tremendous losses in what eventually saw the near-destruction of the Outer Colonies.
-{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
-The UNSC Marine Corps maintained a sizable presence on [[Reach]] when the Covenant stormed the planet; they bypassed the defense fleet in orbit, as well as the [[MAC Gun]] platforms, and made a considerable landing of soldiers on the north and south poles. During the early hours of the battle, the Covenant had overrun [[FLEETCOM HQ]] on Reach, destroying the perimeter and swarming the Marine defenders with [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]], [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraiths]], and battalions of infantry. The situation became severe and critical when the Marines were forced to defend the [[Orbital Defense Generator]]s against a massive Covenant assault, using every available armored vehicle and defensive position from available bunkers. The Battle of Reach became one of the most devastating defeats for the UNSC Marine Corps in the Human-Covenant War.
+======Siege of the Inner Colonies======
+[[File:HaloAnniversaryMarine.jpg|thumb|251px|A UNSC Marine on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} circa [[2552]].]]
+The Corps' experienced another encounter with the Covenant on the colony world of [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]]. Upon landing, the Marines' hardware and equipments were rendered useless due to the planet's harsh environment. In the first stage of the battle, during a naval engagement, a Covenant {{Pattern|Ruma|light carrier}} was able to land a large contingent of troops on the northern pole of the planet. The Covenant were able to take [[Côte d'Azur]], a major population center. Fortunately almost all of the civilian population was evacuated beforehand, but the UNSC Marine Corps' [[General (UNSC)|General]] [[Kits]] launched a failed assault to retake the city.
-====Battle of Installation 04====
+The UNSC Marine Corps maintained a sizable presence on [[Reach]] when the Covenant [[Fall of Reach|stormed the planet]]; they bypassed the defense fleet in orbit, as well as the [[MAC Gun]] platforms, and made a considerable landing of soldiers on the North and South Poles. During the early hours of the battle, the Covenant had overrun [[FLEETCOM HQ]] on Reach, destroying the perimeter and swarming the Marine defenders with [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]], [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]], and battalions of infantry. The situation became severe and critical when the Marines were forced to defend the [[Orbital Defense Generator]]s against a massive Covenant assault, using every available armored vehicle and defensive position from available bunkers. The Battle of Reach became one of the most devastating defeats for the UNSC Marine Corps in the Human-Covenant War.
-{{Main|Battle of Installation 04}}
-The surviving Marines from the Battle of Reach served an important role in the Battle of Installation 04, taking part in such engagements as securing the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} crash site, launching multiple guerrilla assault on Covenant convoys and base of operations and rescuing captured Pillar of Autumn's personnel from a [[Truth and Reconciliation|Covenant Battlecruiser]]. Initially, the Marines were part of a special operation consisting of a sizable [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] special forces detachment and a standard Marine detachment to infiltrate Covenant High Command and kidnap a Covenant [[San 'Shyuum|Prophet]].
+The surviving Marines from the Battle of Reach served an important role in the [[Battle of Installation 04]], taking part in such engagements as securing the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} crash site, launching multiple guerrilla assaults on Covenant convoys and base of operations and rescuing captured Pillar of Autumn's personnel from a [[Truth and Reconciliation|Covenant battlecruiser]]. Initially, the Marines were part of a special operation consisting of a sizable [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] special forces detachment and a standard Marine detachment to infiltrate [[High Council Chamber|Covenant High Command]] and kidnap a Covenant [[Hierarch|Prophet]].
-====Battle of Earth====
+======Earth and the end of the war======
-{{Main|Battle of Earth}}
+{{References|section}}
-{{Quote|Dear Humanity, we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!|[[Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]]}}
+[[File:H2AMarines.png|thumb|left|300px|Two Marines standing beside [[John-117|Spartan-117]] during the [[Battle of Mombasa]].]]
-The UNSC Marine Corps remained in force on [[Earth]] and its geosynchronous [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s, and were mostly prepared to repulse a relatively small Covenant invasion, when fifteen Covenant capital warships, two [[Assault Carrier]]s and thirteen [[Covenant Cruiser]]s, entered the Sol System. They then played a significant role in the the Covenant ground assault on Earth where they defended multiple major population centers from the Covenant's occupation such as those in [[Battle of New Mombasa|New Mombasa]], [[Battle of Cleveland|Cleveland]], and [[Battle of Havana|Havana]].
+{{Quote|Dear humanity, we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!|[[Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]]}}
+The UNSC Marine Corps remained in force on [[Earth]] and its geosynchronous [[orbital defense platform]]s, and were mostly prepared to repulse a relatively small Covenant invasion, when fifteen Covenant capital warships, two [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carriers]] and thirteen [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruisers]], entered the Sol System. They then played a significant role in during the [[Battle of Earth]], where they defended multiple major population centers from the Covenant's occupation such as those in [[Battle of Mombasa|New Mombasa]], [[Battle of Cleveland|Cleveland]], and [[Battle of Havana|Havana]].
-The Marine Corps also partook in a major assault alongside the UNSC Navy in Voi. As ground forces, the Marines were to engage in the [[Battle of Voi]] with a [[John-117|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]] by eliminating anti-air vehicles and batterys, as well as destroying temporary Covenant outposts to allow UNSC reinforcements to refortify the area.
+Several Marine detachments achieved a turning point during the course of the Battle of Earth when they managed to retake the cities and maintain temporary ground control for UNSC reinforcements to arrive. One such Marine detachment was [[E2-BAG/1/7]], which was able to engage the Covenant ground forces in [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] as the Covenant assault carrier landed ground forces in the city.
-Several Marine detachments achieved a turning point during the course of the Battle of Earth when they managed to retake the cities and maintain temporary ground control for UNSC reinforcements to arrive. Such Marine detachments were the [[405th Marine Infantry Division]], which was able to engage the Covenant ground forces in [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] as the Covenant Assault Carrier landed [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]], [[Orbital Insertion Pod]]s, and used its [[Gravity Lift]] to directly deploy reinforcements.
+The Marine Corps also partook in a major assault alongside the UNSC Navy in the [[Battle of Voi]]. As ground forces, the Marines were to engage in the [[Battle of Voi]] with a [[John-117|SPARTAN-II supersoldier]] by eliminating anti-air vehicles and batteries, as well as destroying temporary Covenant outposts to allow UNSC reinforcements to refortify the area.
-====Battle of Installation 00====
+The Marines fought in the war's [[Battle of Installation 00|last battle]] at [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Starting with their deployment in an [[operation]] codenamed Operation: BLIND FAITH,<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 57''</ref> the Marines launched numerous attacks on Brute strongholds, including an attack on the Ark's [[cartographer]]. After fighting on foot, and in heavy vehicles, the Marines drove off the Covenant. They then teamed up with the Elites and attacked three [[barrier tower]]s protecting the Ark's [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]]. After capturing the first tower, with the help of the Master Chief, Marines and UNSC [[pilot]]s then defeated the Covenant aerial forces. They then waited for the deactivation of the third tower, where they then staged an attack on the Citadel. After fighting two Scarabs, they were then evacuated back to the fleet while the Master Chief and the Arbiter killed Truth. The surviving Marine forces fell back to Earth through the Portal on board the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' before [[Installation 08]] was activated.
-{{Main|Battle of Installation 00}}
-The Marines fought in the war's last battle at the Ark. Their Marines launched numerous attacks on Brute strongholds, including an attack on the Ark's cartographer. After fighting on foot, and in heavy vehicles, the Marines drove off the Covenant. They then teamed up with the Elites and attacked three towers protecting Truth's Citadel. After capturing the first tower, with the help of the Master Chief, Marines and UNSC Pilots then defeated the Covenant Air Force. They then waited for the deactivation of the third tower, where they then staged an attack on the Citadel. After fighting two Scarabs, they were then evacuated back to the fleet while the Master Chief and the Arbiter killed Truth. They ended up suffering rather light casualties in the fighting.
+===Further engagements===
+{{Main|Post-Covenant War conflicts}}
+[[File:H4 SpOps LandGrab ThirdPerson 02.jpg|thumb|250px|A Marine wearing a post-war BDU  circa [[2557]].]]
+After the end of the war against the Covenant, the UNSC Marines participated in a number of engagements against the [[Covenant remnants]] and the [[Insurrectionist]]s. Significant numbers of Marines stationed on [[Draetheus V]] helped fend off the [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] assault during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault'''</ref> A force of Marines were also assigned to the UNSC Navy's new flagship, {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. When the ship subsequently crash-landed on [[Requiem]] in [[2557]], the Marines joined the [[Spartan Operations|Spartans]] in fighting off the opposing [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] forces and [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]]s in the [[First Battle of Requiem]]. When ''Infinity'' returned to Requiem in order to conquer the planet, Marines were once again dispatched in a joint campaign to reinforce the Spartans. The [[Requiem Campaign]], waged in [[2558]], saw both sides trying to seize the [[Janus Key]] before the [[shield world]]'s destruction.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Spartan Ops]]''</ref>
-==Uniform==
+By [[2558]], some [[War Games]] simulations feature [[AI]] Marines that assist the [[Spartan-IV]]s in their training.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-in-the-zone '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - In the Zone'']</ref>
-===Dress Uniform===
-{{Main|Dress Uniform (UNSC Marine Corps)}}
-The Marine Corps Dress Uniforms are similar to those worn by their 20th and 21st Century predecessors in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. However, [[UNSC]] Marines wear what appears to be a modified and stylized version of the United States Marine Corps emblem on their collars. Furthermore, white jackets and blue trousers are worn instead of the blue dress uniforms of the United States Marines.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> However, in [[2525]], the uniform apparently consisted of a blue jacket and trousers, similar to that of the USMC.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref>
-===Battledress===
+==Organization==
-====Standard====
+===Command and control===
-{{Main|UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform}}
+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}}
-[[Image:Halo 3 Marine.jpg|right|thumb|160px|A Marine in the jungles of Kenya.]]
-Marines have few bio-augmentations and usually wear passively [[camouflage]]d armored uniforms. They wear dark-colored metal-alloy armor to shield them from gunfire. Marine helmets are mounted with holographic text-displaying eyepieces and [[Helmet Recorder|helmet recorders]]. As well as helmets, Marines on field operations in more humid locales sometimes choose to wear [[Wikipedia:Boonie hat|boonie covers]], or those in colder environments don visored and thicker helmets.
-Marine [[Non-commissioned officer|NCOs]] are easily recognized by the cover that they wear complete with the [[UNSCDF]] insignia, although they oftentimes substitute this soft cover for a more practical protective helmet.
+===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>
-Marines on [[Installation 04]] sported gray [[Fatigues (Uniform)|fatigues]], and over that, pieces of brown armor plating covering the head, torso, shoulder, and shins. At times, they only wore their utilities and soft body armor, even forgoing helmets and body armor plating in hazardous combat operations. At times, their helmets were also substituted for boonie covers and sometimes bandannas. However, since they had to get off the ''Pillar of Autumn'', they probably didn't have time to grab their gear. Some Marines had small medical packs built into their back armor plating.
+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 [[drop pod]]s 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>
-Standard [[M52B Body Armor|Marine battle armor]] appears to be woodland-pattern camouflage utilities, along with an olive drab load-bearing armored vest. The standard-issue armor is more of a uniform than the body armor issued to the Marines on Alpha Halo, as the Marines no longer appear as a rag-tag group of survivors, but as a unified force. They no longer wear boonie covers and are never seen in combat without rigid armor. In fact, the only time Marines were seen without any armor was during the awards ceremony aboard ''[[Cairo Station]]''. In that particular case, they were wearing their white dress uniform.
+==Personnel==
+{{Main|UNSC rank structure}}
+''See [[:Category:UNSC Marine Corps personnel|here]] for a list of Marine personnel.''
-Another variation of Marine armor is an evolution from that mentioned above, with heavier and well-articulated olive-drab full body armor (armored vest, shoulder plates, elbow pads, and knee pads) over woodland camouflage utilities, allowing them to passively camouflage well in jungle terrain. Marines sometimes don small helmet communications microphones or black-phased sunglasses on their helmets, and others carry backpacks. Marines have been seen to wear black gloves, probably to protect their hands and improve their grip on their weapons. Some marines sport orange visors which attach to the brim of their helmets.
+Large numbers of men and women are employed by the UNSC Marine Corps. Service people hold ranks, which are divided between officers and enlisted. The rank structure of the UNSC Marine Corps is based around that of the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]].
-Marines operating in cold environments wear environmentally-tailored armor, with insulated snow camouflage utilities and full body armor as well as insulated and visored helmets with something analogous to a balaclava.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]''</ref>
+===Uniform===
+{{Main|UNSC Marine Corps Dress Uniform|UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform}}
+[[File:H2A - Chief and Johnson on Cairo.jpg|thumb|250px|Sergeant Johnson wearing a white dress uniform.]]
+Marine Corps Dress Uniforms are worn on formal or ceremonial occasions, and are similar to those worn by their 20th and 21st Century predecessors in the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]]. A variety of dress uniforms exist, including a white-and-blue uniform,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> an all-blue uniform,<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref> and an all-black funerary uniform.<ref>''[[The Life]]''</ref>
-====Special Forces====
+In the field, Marines usually wear passively [[camouflage]]d uniforms with usually green [[M52B body armor]]. Lightweight, though durable, the armor is surprisingly resilient. Marines don [[Ushuaia Armory]]'s [[CH252 helmet]]s equipped with a [[heads-up display]] and radio system.<ref name="enc49">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 49'' (2011)</ref> These helmets are mounted with [[Helmet recorder|recorders]],<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level, ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref> and certain models feature holographic text-displaying [[UNSC tactical eyepiece|eyepieces]] or [[Shooting glasses|ballistic goggles]]. Some Marines have been known to employ the "Rex" [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]] for using in tracking down targets, such as Jiralhanae holdouts on [[Tribute]] and Earth.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', Rex VISR description</ref> In addition to helmets, Marines on field operations in more humid locales sometimes choose to wear [[Wikipedia:Boonie hat|boonie covers]], or those in colder environments don visored and thicker helmets. Marine [[Non-commissioned officer|NCOs]] are easily recognized by the cover they wear complete with the UNSC insignia, although they oftentimes substitute this soft cover for a more practical protective helmet; post-war NCOs often wear a variant with a fully sealed helmet that is otherwise worn by scouts. Marines sometimes don small helmet communications microphones or black-phased sunglasses on their helmets, and others carry backpacks. Marines sometimes wear black gloves to protect their hands and improve their grip on their weapons. Some Marines sport orange visors which attach to the brim of their helmets. Marines operating in cold environments wear environmentally-tailored armor, with insulated snow camouflage utilities and full body armor as well as insulated and visored helmets with something analogous to a balaclava.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> Marines also wear the lightweight and protective [[VZG7 armored boots]], the standard footwear of the Marine Corps since the middle of the 26th century.{{Ref/Reuse|enc49}}
-{{main|ODST Ballistic Battle Armor}}
-[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] sport heavy and articulated black battle armor, which also double as an armored g-suit that allows for safe transport in small ships during turbulent atmospheric entry. They also wear fully-visored, black helmets that cover the entirety of the head, and can withstand several headshots. This armor, overall, provides ODSTs with more protection than standard marine armor.
 ==Equipment==
-===Armament===
+===Infantry weapons===
-====Infantry Weapons====
+[[File:UNSC marine American2.png|thumb|250px|left|A marine with the M7 SMG.]]
-The standard issue weapon for UNSC Marines Corps is the MA5 series of assault rifles. Most Marines were issued the [[MA5B]] variant until its replacement in late 2552 by the [[BR55HB SR]] and [[MA5C]]. Suppressive fire was provided by the [[M247 GP Machine Gun|M247 GPMG]] during the Battle of Earth, presumably replaced by the [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] by the time of the Battle of Voi. Special forces and vehicle crews are issued [[M7 Submachine Gun|M7]] and [[M7S Submachine Gun]] variants, with personal sidearms such as the [[M6 Series]].
+The standard issue weapon for UNSC Marine Corps is [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA5 series|MA5 assault rifle series]], which can be outfitted with an [[M301 grenade launcher]] or an [[underslung shotgun]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGAssaultRifle '''Bungie.net''': ''MA5C Assault Rifle'']</ref> Marines were issued with the [[MA5B assault rifle|MA5B variant]] or the [[MA5C assault rifle|MA5C variant]], with the former being nearly universally phased out and replaced by the latter in late 2552.<ref name="enc318">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 318'' (2011)</ref> After the end of the Human-Covenant War, both previous variants were phased out and replaced by the  [[MA5D assault rifle|MA5D]]. The [[BR55 battle rifle]] and [[BR55HB battle rifle|its heavy barrelled variant]] are used both as standard service rifles and as marksman's weapons. Their successor models, the [[BR85 battle rifle|BR85]] and [[BR85HB battle rifle|BR85HB]] variants were introduced in the postwar period, with the majority of the Corps favoring the more recent versions as the best models of the battle rifle.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 61''</ref> Furthermore, the UNSC Marine Corps has adopted the [[M395 Designated Marksman Rifle|M395 DMR]], though previous models have been eclipsed in the Marines by the prominence of the BR55 battle rifle and its variants. The [[M392 DMR]] also remains in service with Marine reserve units.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/dmr '''Halo Waypoint''': ''DMR'']</ref> The Corps issues several models of the [[M6 series|M6 handgun series]], with its standard sidearm being the [[M6H]] as of [[2555]], with the improved M6H2 entering service by 2557.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/magnum '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Magnum'']</ref> [[Special operations]] and vehicle crews are issued [[M7 SMG|M7 submachine gun]]s, with [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] typically using the [[M7S SMG|suppressed model]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3smg '''Bungie.net''': ''M7 / Caseless Submachine Gun'']</ref>
-Snipers operate the [[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS 99C-S2 AM]] and [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS 99D-S2 AM]] sniper rifle variants for anti-materiel and anti-personnel operations, with the [[M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle]] used as a dedicated anti-materiel weapon. Standard UNSC sniper team consists of two operators; a spotter and a sniper.
+[[Sniper]]s operate the [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle|SRS99C-S2 AM]] and [[SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle|SRS99D-S2 AM]], and more recently the [[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle|SRS99-S5 AM]], sniper rifle variants for anti-matériel and anti-personnel operations.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/sniper-rifle '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sniper Rifle'']</ref> The [[M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle]] was also formerly used as a dedicated anti-matériel weapon.<ref name="HGN122">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|Page 122]]''</ref> Standard UNSC [[Sniper-spotter team|sniper teams]] consists of two operators; a spotter and a sniper. The [[M45 shotgun|M45]] and [[M90 shotgun]]s are often utilized in close-quarters engagements. Once the weapon that defining the Marine Corps as the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s spaceborne force-in-readiness, the Marine Corps has relegated the shotgun to less-visible duties with [[Naval boarding|boarding]] parties, though the shotgun still remains an important weapon of close-quarters warfare.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/shotgun '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Shotgun'']</ref> The [[M739 SAW]] was also adopted in squad-support role.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 58''</ref>
-Anti-armor fire is provided by the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher|M19]] and [[M41 SSR MAV/AW|M41]] rocket or missile launchers and the [[W/AV M6 G/GNR|W/AV M6 G/GNR Spartan Laser]] directed-energy-weapon. Anti-air fire is provided by the [[M19-B SAM Missile Launcher]], capable of destroying Banshees and damaging Seraph fighters.
+Anti-armor fire is provided by the [[M41 SPNKR|M41 "SPNKR" rocket launcher]], and more recently the [[M57 Pilum]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/rocket-launcher '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Rocket Launcher'']</ref> The Marines also uses the [[M6 Spartan Laser]], though typically only ODSTs were issued these weapons prior to 2552 due to the high costs of the Spartan Laser at the time.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/spartan-laser '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartan Laser'']</ref> The Marine Corps also utilizes the [[XM510 grenade launcher]].<ref name="Halo Wars OSG">'''[[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 35''</ref> Suppressive fire is provided by the [[M247 machine gun]], the [[M247H machine gun]], the [[AIE-486H machine gun]], and mounted versions of the [[M41 Vulcan|M41 "Vulcan"]].<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 115''</ref> The [[M6634 flamethrower|M6634]] and [[M7057 flamethrower|M7057]], two variants of the [[NA4 flamethrower]], are sometimes used in an anti-infantry role by specialists known as [[Hellbringers]].<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 69''</ref> The [[M9 fragmentation grenade]] is the standard-issue hand [[grenade]] of the UNSC Marine Corps.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=28441 '''Bungie.net''': ''Grenade'']</ref> Several specialized grenades, as well as numerous types of landmines and explosive charges, are also used by Marine infantry. By [[2557]], the [[M363 sticky detonator]] and [[ARC-920 railgun]] have been added to the heavy weapons armory of the UNSC Marine Corps.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/railgun '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Railgun'']</ref>
-====Ground Vehicles====
+===Ground vehicles===
-The UNSC Marines Corps' standard vehicle is the [[M12 Warthog LRV]], used for armored patrols and personnel mobility. The [[M12G1 Warthog LAAV]] is used as an anti-armor vehicle, mounted with an [[M68 Gauss Cannon]], as well as the [[M12A1 Warthog LAAV]] mounted with a [[102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret]], firing 102mm shaped-charge high-explosive rockets. For heavy engagements, the Marine Corps operates the [[M808B Scorpion MBT|M808B Scorpion Main battle Tank]], and uses the [[Wolverine]] in an anti-air role.
+[[File:H2A - Warthogs.jpg|thumb|250px|Marines driving Warthogs through Mombasa.]]
+The Marine Corps makes heavy use of the [[M12 Warthog|M12 Force Application Vehicle]], or Warthog, which is used for armored patrols, personnel mobility, and combat fire-support. The Warthog is produced in several variants. The most common of these variants is the [[M12 LRV|M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]], which is armed with an [[M41 Vulcan|M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]], or the later [[M46 Vulcan|M46 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]]. Postwar Marines have begun to utilize the re-armed M12B model of Warthog, equipped with the [[M343A2 chaingun]]. Light anti-vehicle support is provided by the [[M12G1 Gauss Warthog|M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]], armed with either the [[M68 Gauss Cannon]] or the more recent [[M70 Gauss cannon]], the [[M12A1 Rocket Warthog|M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]], which is mounted with a [[M39 rocket turret|102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret]], and the [[M12R Rocket Warthog|M12R Light Anti-Armor Vehicle]], which features an [[M79 rocket launcher|M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System]] or updated [[M80 missile launcher|M80 Multiple Launch Rocket System]]. The [[M831 Troop Transport]] serves as a fast, lightly armored transport vehicle. The [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle]] is commonly used for scouting and light target interdiction.
-====Aircraft====
+For heavy engagements, the Marine Corps operates the older [[M808B Scorpion|M808B]] and more recent [[M808C Scorpion|M808C]] variants of the [[M808 Scorpion|M808 "Scorpion" Main Battle Tank]], which is armed with an [[M512 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon]] and a pintle-mounted [[M247T machine gun|M247T Medium Machine Gun]] (M808C) or coaxial [[M231 machine gun|M231 Machine Gun]] (M808B). More recently following the Requiem Conflict, however, the Marine Corps has begun to adopt the updated [[M820 Scorpion|M820 Scorpion Main Battle Tank]], which is armed with a 150mm M990 electrothermal-chemical smoothbore cannon and an as-of-yet unidentified pintle-mounted heavy machine gun.<ref>https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/scorpion</ref> In smaller numbers, the Marines also deployed the heavier dual-[[M310 smooth-bore high-velocity cannon]] wielding [[M850 Grizzly|M850 "Grizzly" Main Battle Tank]] throughout the Insurrection and Human-Covenant War, but postwar logistical issues led the Marine Corps to retire it.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/grizzly '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Grizzly'']</ref> The [[M9 Wolverine|M9 Wolverine Main Anti-Air Tank]] (MAAT) is the Corps' primary mobile anti-air asset. The [[SP42 Cobra|SP42 Cobra Main Battle Tank]] fills the role of tank destroyer and anti-fortification light artillery support. The [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle]] and [[M313 Heavy Recovery Vehicle]] provides heavy matériel recovery and troop transport.
-The Corps' most common aircraft is the Pelican dropship, either the [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier Pelican|D77-TC]] or, in late 2552, the [[D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship|D77H-TCI]] variants, as multirole aerodynes which is capable of carrying a mixture of [[Scorpion Rocket|Scorpion anti-tank rockets]] and [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|Anvil II air-to-surface missiles]], and equipped with either chin-mounted 7.62mm Machine-Guns or 70mm Auto-Cannons.
-The UNSC Marine Corps also operates the [[C709 Longsword-class Interceptor|Longsword]] as its primary fighter for tactical bombardment, the [[Hawk]] as an close air support gunship, the [[Shortsword]] as a short-range bomber, the [[Attack VTOL-14|Hornet]] aerial support vehicle, and the [[SkyHawk]] VTOL strike fighter. Marine air units are intended usually to support ground forces or to drop off vital equipment for the Marines, either in close-air-support or air interdiction roles, with the [[UNSC Navy]] or [[UNSC Air Force]] taking on the dedicated air force role.<ref>[[Letter - Re:Antilon Mine]]</ref>
+Less standard vehicles also saw service with the Marine Corps during the Human-Covenant War. The [[M-145D Rhino]] was outfitted with a reverse-engineered [[plasma mortar]]. The [[XRP12 Gremlin|Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle]] is used to disable enemy vehicles with its onboard EMP weapon. The [[Cyclops]] support exoskeleton was used both repair duties and logistical support, as well as in combat, though it was eventually retired from service. In recent years, the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantis]] has been utilized by the Marines, with the Corps having contracted [[Materials Group]] to produce a refit package to allow alternate loadouts on the walker.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/mantis '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Mantis'']</ref>
-===Miscellaneous Equipment===
+===Aircraft===
-*[[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|Marine BDU]]
+[[File:HW2 MarineDeployment Concept.png|thumb|250px|UNSC Marines preparing for deployment.]]
-**[[Fatigues (Uniform)|Fatigues]]
+The Marine Corps' most common aircraft is the [[Pelican]] dropship. The Pelican is used as a multirole aerodyne which is capable of carrying numerous armament configurations, including [[Scorpion missile|Scorpion anti-tank missiles]], [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|Anvil II air-to-surface missiles]], as well as a chin-mounted 7.62mm machine gun, or a 40mm or 70mm autocannon. The Pelican can also be outfitted with an M247 or AIE-486H machine gun in its troop bay.
-**[[CH252 Helmet]]
-**[[M52B Body Armor]]
-**[[VZG7 Armored Boots]]
-*[[S90 Gas Mask]]
-*[[Spoofer]]
-*[[VX7 Nerve gas]]
-*[[PG000E Portable Electricity Generator]]
-==Rank Structure==
+The UNSC Marine Corps operates the [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] as its primary fighter/interceptor and as a tactical bomber. The Corps also operates the [[B65 Shortsword|Shortsword-class Bomber]], which serves as a close air support aircraft. The Marines utilize the [[AV-14 Hornet]] as a light attack craft and gunship. Earlier in the war, the Marines also utilized the [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk]] as a close air support gunship, though it was largely retired from service due to problems with its propulsion system. Currently, the [[AV-49 Wasp]] supplements the Marine Corps' existing stocks of AV-14 and AV-22 aircraft.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating'']</ref> Heavy air-to-ground support is provided by the [[AC-220 Vulture]] gunship. Marine air units are usually intended to support ground forces or to drop off vital equipment for the Marines, either in close-air-support or air interdiction roles.<ref>''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''</ref>
-The rank structure of the UNSC Marine Corps is based around that of the [[United States Marine Corps]].
-{{UNSC Officer Ranks}}
+==Gameplay==
-{{UNSC Enlisted Ranks}}
+===''Halo Wars''===
+Marines are a playable unit in ''Halo Wars'' that can be built from a [[Barracks]] for 100 resources and one population slot. Armed with MA5B assault rifles and have the ability to throw M9 frag grenades. Marines are a jack of all trades, master of none-type unit typically used to counter aircraft. Marines have the following upgrades:
+*''New Blood'': Adds another Marine to the squad. Costs 200 resources and a tech level of 1.
+*''RPG'': Replaces the M9 frag grenade ability with M41 rocket launchers. Costs 400 resources and a tech level of 2.
+*''Medic'': Adds a Medic to the Marine squad allowing the unit to heal itself after battle. Costs 700 resources and a tech level of 3.
+*''ODST'': Turns all Marines into ODSTs (only available if [[James Cutter|Captain Cutter]] is the leader). Armed with M90 shotguns, ODSTs are able to be dropped in from drop pods. Costs 1800 resources and a tech level of 3.
+===''Halo Wars 2''===
+[[File:Blitz Marines.png|thumb|150px|''Halo Wars 2'' Blitz Card of UNSC Marines.]]
+*'''Info:''' Core Infantry, Flexible ground troops, Quick capture unit, Effective against air
+*'''Tier:''' 0
+*'''Cost:''' Population 3, Supplies 150, Power 0
+'''Marines upgrade: Grenade throw'''
+*'''Info:''' New Ability, Can throw grenades, Small Area Attack, Cannot target air
+*'''Tier:''' 1
+*'''Cost:''' Supplies 0, Power 400
+'''Marines upgrade: Combat Tech'''
+*'''Info:''' Unit Upgrade, Adds Combat Technician, Can repair vehicles, Wields rocket launcher
+*'''Tier:''' 2
+*'''Cost:''' Supplies 0, Power 600
+Marines can be built by all UNSC leaders at the [[Firebase]]. They are a jack-of-all trades unit, performing adequately against infantry, vehicles, aircraft, and structures. Marines can no longer upgraded to ODSTs, who are now a [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers#Halo Wars 2|distinct unit]] that can only be called via Leader Power. In [[Blitz]] Marines cost 10 energy, Extractor Marines cost 50 energy, Reactive Marines cost 50 energy, and Armored Marines cost 60 energy.
+===Pro and Cons===
+====Pro====
+*Jack for all trades, okay against all units.
+*Lethal when attack in hordes.
+*Cheap to build (150 Supply).
+*Only consume 3 population.
+====Cons====
+*Weak against Siege Weapons.
+*Not suited for long-scale combat without a proper upgrade.
+{{Clear}}
 ==Trivia==
-*The equipment and armor used by [[UNSC]] Marines resembles the modern-day US Army's [[wikipedia:future force warrior|Future Force Warrior]] Program, and conceptually may have been inspired by it.
+{{Linkbox|gameplay=yes|quote=yes|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of UNSC Marines}}
-*Bungie went to ''great'' lengths to ensure that the Marines reflected the diversity of Earth; some Marines look and sound American, while others appear [[wikipedia:Asian|Asian]], [[wikipedia:African|African]], [[wikipedia:Australian|Australian]], [[wikipedia:Hispanic|Hispanic]] and [[wikipedia:European|European]]. Many were also modeled on members of [[Bungie]]'s own staff members to provide further diversity in the universe.
+*The UNSC Marine Corps shares many traits of its culture and organization with the modern [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]]. Like the USMC, the UNSCMC organizes its units into [[division]]s, which are subdivided into [[regiment]]s. Most other military forces of the present day are subdivided into [[brigade]]s. In addition, every known UNSCMC rank corresponds directly to a USMC rank, and the enlisted and officer ranks that have been described imply that exactly the same insignia are used as well. ''Semper Fi'', the [[Latin]] motto used by the USMC, short for ''Semper Fidelis'' ("Always Faithful" or "Forever Faithful") is also used by the UNSCMC.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref> "Ooh Rah", a motivational call originating from the USMC, is often said by Marines of the UNSCMC.
-*In the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]], [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] tells a Marine to "''Stow your bellyaching soldier -- remember, you're a leatherneck!''" [[Wikipedia:Leatherneck|Leatherneck]] was a nickname earned by [[wikipedia:US Marines|U.S. Marines]] in the era of the [[Continental Marines]]. The Marines would wear leather collars to provide protection from slashing attacks as they boarded enemy ships. Although an appropriate reference to Marines, the term "Leatherneck" and "soldier" are viewed by their respective servicemembers as being incompatible, and a means of differentiating between service in the Marine Corps or Army.
+**In the ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]'', [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]] tells a Marine to "''Stow your bellyaching, soldier - remember, you're a leatherneck!''" [[Wikipedia:Leatherneck|Leatherneck]] was a nickname earned by US Marines in the era of the [[Wikipedia:Continental Marines|Continental Marines]]. Although an appropriate reference to Marines, the term "Leatherneck" and "soldier" are viewed by their respective service members as being incompatible, and a means of differentiating between service in the Marine Corps or Army.
-*In 2007, Bungie hired an actual Marine, [[Christian Allen]], who served with the US Marines from 1995 to 1999, as a Design Lead. Rather than a frontline combat unit, though, he served as a member of the US Marine Corps [[Military Police]].{{fact}}
+*The equipment and armor used by UNSC Marines (particularly in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', resembles those used by the US Colonial Marines in the 1986 film ''[[Wikipedia:Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', one of many [[List of references to Aliens in the Halo series|similarities]] to the film in the ''Halo'' series. The Marines' equipment also bears some resemblance to the US Army's [[Wikipedia:Future Force Warrior|Future Force Warrior]] program. They also bear a striking resemblance look to the soldiers in [[Wikipedia:Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]].
-{{UNSC Services}}
 ==Gallery==
+===''Halo: Combat Evolved''===
+<gallery>
+File:HCE Marines Concept 1.png|''Halo: Combat Evolved'' concept art.
+File:HCE Marines Concept 2.png|''Halo: Combat Evolved'' concept art.
+File:HCE Marine.jpg|A marine in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
+File:Marines on the Battlefield.jpg|Marines on [[Installation 04]] in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
+</gallery>
+===''Halo 2''===
+<gallery>
+File:H2_Marine_Concept_1.png|Early concept art of the Marines for ''[[Halo 2]]''.
+File:H2_Marine_Concept_2.png|Early concept art of the Marines for ''Halo 2''.
+File:H2 UNSC Early Render.jpg|Early render of Marines in ''Halo 2''.
+File:H2 MarinesScorpion.jpg|Various appearances of ''Halo 2'' Marines.
+File:H2-Marine.png|A cutout of a ''Halo 2'' Marine.
+File:Tactical.png|Marines during the [[Battle of Mombasa|early stages]] of the [[Battle of Earth]] in ''Halo 2''.
+</gallery>
+===''Halo 3''===
 <gallery>
-Image:Unsc_icon_3marines_sm.jpg|UNSC Marines render of Halo Wars.
+File:UNSC Marine Corps.PNG|The marines.
-Image:Unsc_icon_marines_sm.jpg|UNSC Marines engaging a Covenant ground squad in ''Halo Wars''.
+File:H3 Marine Concept 1.png|Concept art of the Marines for ''[[Halo 3]]''.
-Image:NewMarines.jpg|Both the Arctic and standard variation of the Marine Battle Dress seen in ''Halo Wars''.
+File:H3 Marine Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of a UNSC Marine for ''Halo 3''.
-Image:MarineAvatar.png|M5B2 Armor as seen on an [[Xbox LIVE]] Avatar; available for purchase in the Avatar Marketplace along with miscellaneous Halo-related items.
+File:H3 Marine Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of a UNSC Marine for ''Halo 3''.
+File:H3 Marine Concept 4.jpg|Concept art of a UNSC Marine for ''Halo 3''.
+File:UNSC Marines in Halo 3.jpg|Marines operating in the jungle near Voi in ''Halo 3''.
+File:H3 Marine Squad.png|A squad of Marines on the Ark in ''Halo 3''.
 </gallery>
+===''Halo Wars''===
+<gallery>
+File:HW Concept Marines.jpg|Concept art of UNSC Marines in combat with Covenant forces on Harvest in ''Halo Wars''.
+File:HW Concept ScarabBattle.jpg|Concept art of UNSC Marines encountering a {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}} in ''Halo Wars''.
+File:HWunit Marines.png|UNSC Marines in ''Halo Wars''.
+File:Unsc icon marines sm.jpg|UNSC Marines engaging Covenant troops in ''Halo Wars''.
+File:HW-UNSCarmyvsbase.png|Vehicles of the UNSC Marine Corps attack a Firebase.
+File:NewMarines.jpg|Both the Arctic and standard variations of the [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|Marine battledress]] seen in ''Halo Wars''.
+</gallery>
+===''Halo: Reach''===
+<gallery>
+File:HR UNSCLineup Concept 1.jpg|Concept art for UNSC Army, Marine and ODST personnel in ''Halo: Reach''.
+File:HaloReach - PoAMarines.jpg|UNSC Marines in ''Halo: Reach''.
+File:HR_UNSCMarine_Deployment.jpg|UNSC Marines being deployed during the Fall of Reach.
+</gallery>
+===''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''===
+<gallery>
+File:HCEA Johnson&Marines.jpg|UNSC Marines in the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
+File:HCEA_PillarOfAutumn_Marines.png|UNSC Marines defending the ''Pillar of Autumn''.
+File:HCEA FireTeamCharlieVsCovies.png|UNSC Marines battling Covenant forces on the surface of [[Installation 04]].
+File:HTMCC-HCEA Terminal 3.jpg|UNSC Marines on the [[bridge]] of the {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.
+File:HCEA WallerBeachAssault.png|UNSC Marines attacking Covenant forces during the [[Battle of the Silent Cartographer]].
+File:HCEA ZuluVsCovies.png|UNSC Marines battling Covenant near Installation 04's [[Control Room (Installation 04)|control room]].
+</gallery>
+===''Halo 4''===
+<gallery>
+File:H4 marine helmet.jpg|Concept of Halo 4 Marines before taking a different direction.
+File:H4heads4.jpg|Models of UNSC Marines in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
+File:H4-UNSCMarine-ScanRender.png|Portrait of a standard UNSC Marine in the postwar BDU.
+File:H4-UNSCMarineVariants.jpg|Postwar BDU variants of other UNSC Marine classes.
+File:H4 SpOps LandGrab ThirdPerson 02.jpg|A UNSC Marine holding a rocket launcher in ''Halo 4''.
+File:H4 SO MagmaBaseGenerator 2.png|A fireteam of UNSC Marines protecting [[Magma Base]].
+File:UNSC Marine - Spartan Ops.png|Profile of a UNSC Marine in ''Halo 4''.
+File:UNSC Marine - Halo 4 - Cinematic.png|A close-up of a UNSC Marine in [[New Phoenix]] in ''Halo 4''.
+</gallery>
+===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===
+<gallery>
+File:H2AMarines.jpg|Marines aboard a D77-TC Pelican in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
+File:H2ACampaign CairoMarines.png|A Marine squad aboard ''Cairo Station'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
+File:H2ACampaign CairoMarineGunner.png|A Marine gunner engages the Covenant aboard ''Cairo Station'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
+File:UNSC marine BDU (Halo 2 A) 4.png|Marines on Installation 05 in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
+File:UNSC marine American2.png|A Marine armed with an M7 SMG in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
+File:H2A-Marines.png|Marines after being rescued by John-117 aboard ''[[High Charity]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
+File:H2A-Marinewithplasmarifle.png|A Marine aboard ''High Charity'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
+File:H2A TerminalMarine Concept.jpg|A Marine in the [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]].
+</gallery>
+===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
+<gallery>
+File:H5G-MarinesvsPhaeton.png|A group of [[War Games]] simulated Marines preparing to engage a [[Phaeton]].
+File:H5G-RedMarine.png|Red Team Marine.
+File:H5G-BlueMarine.png|Blue Team Marine.
+File:Marine H5.png|A marine in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' campaign.
+</gallery>
+===''Halo Wars 2''===
+<gallery>
+File:HW2B Marines.png|Marines in the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''.
+File:HW2-concept-Marines.jpg|''Halo Wars 2 Open Beta'' concept art of a UNSC Marine.
+File:HW2 Blitz Marines.png|Marines in ''Halo Wars 2''.
+File:HW2 Blitz Extractor Marines.jpg|Extractor Marines in ''Halo Wars 2''.
+File:HW2 Blitz Armored Marines.png|Armored Marines in ''Halo Wars 2''.
+File:HW2 Blitz Reactive Marines.png|Reactive Marines in ''Halo Wars 2''.
+</gallery>
+===''Halo Infinite''===
+<gallery>
+File:HINF-ConceptMarines.jpg|Concept art of UNSC Marines for ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
+File:HINF Concept CavalryHasArrived.jpg|Early ''Halo Infinite'' concept art showing Marines fighting through [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s to reach John-117.
+File:HI_E318_Marines.png|Marines in the [[Halo Infinite announcement trailer]].
+File:HINF Marine Transparent.png|A marine in ''Halo Infinite''.
+File:HINF Marines Render.png|A render of two Marines.
+File:HINF MarineSquad.png|Marines on Installation 07 in front of a FOB.
+HINF MarinesVsBanshee.png|Marines defending a FOB from a Banished Banshee.
+File:HINF MarineAssault.png|A marine armed with an [[MA40 assault rifle|MA40]].
+File:HINF MarineHeavyAssault.png|A marine armed with a [[BR75 battle rifle|BR75]] for heavy assault.
+File:HINF MarineScout.png|A marine scout wielding a [[VK78 Commando]].
+File:HINF MarineBreacher.png|A marine breacher wielding a [[CQS48 Bulldog]].
+File:HINF MarineSniper.png|A marine sniper wielding a [[SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle]].
+File:HINF MarineDemolition.png|A marine armed with an [[M41 SPNKr]] for demolition.
+</gallery>
+===''Miscellaneous''===
+<gallery>
+File:Homecoming Marine Concept.png|Concept art of a marine in ''[[Halo Legends]]: [[Homecoming]]''.
+File:MarineAvatar.png|M52B Armor being worn by an [[Xbox LIVE]] Avatar; available for purchase in the Avatar Marketplace along with miscellaneous ''Halo''-related items.
+File:HRoa 1 prep.png|UNSC Marines in ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''.
+File:FH4 - Marine in M12S.png|A UNSC Marine driving a [[M12S Warthog CST]] in ''[[The Halo Experience Showcase]]''.
+File:Enc22 MakingCamp.jpg|Marines making camp on [[Installation 07]] in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.
+</gallery>
+==List of appearances==
+{{Col-begin}}
+{{Col-3}}
+*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
+*''[[Halo: The Flood]]
+*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
+*''[[Halo 2]]''
+*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
+*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
+*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
+**''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''
+**''[[Halo: Combat]]''
+**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
+*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
+*''[[Halo 3]]''
+*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]
+*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
+*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
+*''[[Halo Wars]]''
+*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
+*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
+*''[[Halo Legends]]''
+**''[[Homecoming]]''
+**''[[Origins]]''
+**''[[Prototype]]''
+**''[[The Babysitter]]''
+*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
+**''[[Palace Hotel]]''
+**''[[The Mona Lisa]]''
+*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
+*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
+**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
+{{Col-3}}
+*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
+*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
+**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
+*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
+*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
+*''[[Halo 4]]''
+**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
+**''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
+*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
+*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
+*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
+*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
+**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
+*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
+*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
+*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
+*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
+*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
+*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
+**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Know Your Enemy]]''
+*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
+*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
+*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
+*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
+*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
+{{Col-3}}
+*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''
+*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''
+*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
+*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
+*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
+*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]
+*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
+*''[[Become]]''
+**''[[Forever We Fight]]''
+*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
+*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season One]]''
+**''[[Contact]]''
+**''[[Unbound]]''
+**''[[Emergence]]''
+**''[[Reckoning]]''
+**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]''
+**''[[Inheritance]]'' {{Mo}}
+**''[[Allegiance]]''
+**''[[Transcendence]]''
+*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
+*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
+*''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]''
+*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]''
+*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
+**''[[Sanctuary (TV Series)|Sanctuary]]''
+**''[[Sword (TV Series)|Sword]]''
+{{Col-end}}
 ==Sources==
-{{Quotes Link}}
+{{Ref/Sources|2}}
-{{reflist|2}}
+{{United Nations Space Command}}
-==Related Pages==
+[[Category:UNSC Armed Forces|Marine Corps]]
-*[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
-*[[:Category: UNSC Marine Corps Personnel|List of UNSC Marine Corps Personnel]]
-*[[List of UNSC Military Units#UNSC Marine Corps|List of UNSC Marine Corps Units]]
-*[[UNSC Marine Corps/Gameplay|UNSC Marine Corps in the Games]]
-[[Category:UNSC]]
-[[Category:United Nations Space Command Defense Force|Marine Corps]]

UNSC Marine Corps
The logo of the Marine Corps
Active:	2163^[1]^[2]
Affiliation:	Unified Earth Government
Role:	Expeditionary warfare
Nicknames:	"Jarheads",^[3] "Leathernecks"^[4]
Engagements:	Interplanetary War Insurrection Human-Covenant War Post-Covenant War conflicts
Commanders:	General Hogan^[5] General Daniel Black General Van Zandt General Kits Colonel Kennedy Mehaffey Colonel Felicia Sanderson Colonel Robert Watts (Formerly) Sergeant Major Avery Johnson

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