Starfleet Marine Corps

SFMC — The Starfleet Marine logo as used in the late-23rd century

The Starfleet Marine Corps, or simply the Starfleet Marines, are the infantry forces of the Federation's Starfleet. Unlike the rest of Starfleet's service personnel, who used a naval ranking structure, the Marines use a rank structure based on equivalents of Earth infantry-based militaries, such as the MACOs. One early variant of the SFMC was the Starfleet Ground Attack Marines of the 2160s, a force that was considered inactive by the 24th century. (TNG novel: The Forgotten War; FASA RPG modules: Cadet's Orientation Sourcebook, Federation Ship Recognition Manual, Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update, The Four Years War)

History[]

During the Four Years War (c. 2250s), Starfleet Marines landed on Laxala, and constructed plasteel huts for their bases.

Marines were regularly sent to Ing in the late 23rd century to mount to flush-out anti-Federation Orion rebels, launch counter-offensives and destroy their bases of operation, but with limited success. (FASA RPG - The Orions module: Book of Common Knowledge)

In 2293, the SFMC was slated to take part in Operation Retrieve. They would have landed teams on Rura Penthe and participated in a direct assault on the Klingon prison complex on that planet. (TOS movie: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

In that film, the SFMC was not spoken of in dialogue; however, the Operation Retrieve command briefing did feature them. This marks the only canonical mention of the SFMC.

Units[]

Rank grades[]

enlisted:
- recruit^[1]
- private^[1]
- private first class
- lance corporal
- corporal^[1]^[2]
- sergeant^[1]
- staff sergeant
- gunnery sergeant^[2]
- master sergeant^[3] first sergeant
- sergeant major^[1] master gunnery sergeant
warrant officer^[1]
chief warrant officer
officer:
- sublieutenant^[1]
- lieutenants:
  - lieutenant second class^[1]
  - lieutenant first class^[1]^[3]
- captain^[4]
- major
- lieutenant colonel
- colonel^[1]
flag officer:
- brigadier
- major general
- lieutenant general
- general^[1]
- field marshal^[1]

Personnel[]

Colonel Patrick West
Lieutenant Colonel Jan Kincade
Corporal Don Abrams
Colonel Anchar Ahab
Sublieutenant B.M. Biggs
Captain Joachim Hartzer
Corporal Akiko Karuna
Gunnery Sergeant Ashobi Karuna
Private Iesu Koshinara
Colonel Wilhelm Mann'dela
Sergeant Major Mbandwe
Lieutenant First Class Randall Robor-Wheeler
Lieutenant John Rich
Sergeant Roger Tang
General Shruth

Appendices[]

Connections[]

Divisions and agencies of Starfleet
	Academy • Administration • Advanced Starship Design Bureau • Advanced Technologies • ALLANGTRANS • Appeals Board • Astronomics • Bureau of Information • Bureau of Standards • Casualty Notification • Command • COMMSATTRAC • Communications • Control • Corps of Engineers • Criminal Investigative Service • Cultural Affairs • Cultural Analysis • Cultural Survey Bureau • Dental • Diplomatic protection group • Exploratory Division • GALVEGRE • Headquarters • Humanoid Resource Records • Humanoid Resources • Information • Inspector General • Intelligence • Internal Affairs • Judge Advocate General • Legal Services • Marine Corps • Materiel Supply Command • Medical • Medical Forensics • Merchant Marine • MI • Mission Operations • Navigational Research • Operations • OSHC • Orbital Operations • Propulsion Technologies • Psychological • Records • Research and Development • Regulatory • Science • Science Operations • Sector Guard • Security • Shipyards Operations • Special Security Division • Special Services • Stellar Imaging • Strategic Command • Tactical • Tactical Operations • Technical Intelligence • Technology Assessment Directorate • TechSupDiv • Temporal Integrity • Training Command

References and notes[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 FASA RPG module: A Doomsday Like Any Other.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 TNG novel: The Forgotten War.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 FASA RPG module: The Four Years War.
↑ FASA RPG module: Orion Ruse.

External link[]

Starfleet Marine Corps article at Star Trek Expanded Universe wiki, the wiki for fan-authored Star Trek.

[DoomsdayLikeAnyOther-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 FASA RPG module: A Doomsday Like Any Other.

[Forgotten_War-2] 2.0 ^2.1 TNG novel: The Forgotten War.

[FourYearsWar-3] 3.0 ^3.1 FASA RPG module: The Four Years War.

[OrionRuse-4] FASA RPG module: Orion Ruse.

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