User:Moss/Sandbox/Starfleet Marine Corps
| Starfleet Marine Corps | |
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| Branch: |
Marine Combined arms |
| Role: |
Ground forces |
| Motto: |
Semper Fidelis |
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The Starfleet Marine Corps, or SFMC, is a department of [[Starfleet[[ founded in 2320, charged with being the dedicated peacekeeping, ground assault of the United Federation of Planets. The Corps represents the practical reality that, despite the vaunted ideals of the Federation which Starfleet embodies, they exist in a continuously hostile and aggressive galaxy and require a dedicated military arm to deter hostile actions and provide a dedicated force of soldiers to augment Starfleet's otherwise defensively-oriented military operations.
They are a relatively small department, and routinely detach groups of Marines to starships on an as-needed basis, depending on the mission and the commanding officer's desires.
Starfleet Marine Corps members can be distinguished by the forest green colored undershirt to the traditional Starfleet uniform and their unique rank pips.