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[[ | [[Image:Khaki litmus.JPG|thumb|A Marine Non-commissioned officer flanked by two Marines in standard uniform ([[Litmus]]).]] | ||
The '''Colonial Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[Colonial Fleet ( | The '''Colonial Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Forces]] tasked with ground combat operations and ship-board security. | ||
''[[Galactica]]'' initially had about thirty Marines left, although there are no snipers among them ([[Bastille Day]]). This number increased drastically with the addition of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' to the Fleet. | |||
Between "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and "[[Exodus Part II]]", it is estimated that ''Galactica'' had at least 100 marines considering the arrival of Pegasus. The crew transfers might suggest some Marines from ''Pegasus'' were integrated into the crew of [[Galactica]] since there were Marines being trained aboard Pegasus ([[Razor]]). | |||
After ''Pegasus'''s [[Battle of New Caprica|destruction]], a number of Marines are integrated into ''Galactica's'' crew. During a briefing between Colonel Tigh and Admiral Adama, Tigh says "A hundred Marines too weak to work, two hundred more about to drop", which implies that there are now at least 300 Marines, probably accounting for the ''Pegasus'' survivors ([[The Passage]]). | |||
A Marine's duties include guarding the [[CIC]] and the [[brig]] as well as other critical areas on the ship, and assisting the [[Master-at-Arms]] ([[Litmus]]) and are part of [[Raptor]] boarding parties ([[Bastille Day]], [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]], [[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]], [[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]). Naturally, they are also responsible for repelling enemy boarding actions ([[Valley of Darkness]]). Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]]'s quarters are constantly under marine guard, and the same is true for President Roslin when she is aboard ship. [[Stewart Jaffee|A Marine]] is also tasked with serving Admiral Adama's food ([[A Day in the Life]]). | |||
Very few Marine officers appear to be stationed on ''Galactica''; when they are shown on missions, usually Fleet officers command the Marine units. [[Crashdown]]'s actions on Kobol ([[Fragged]]) suggest that Fleet officers are cross trained in conducting ground operations. The only Marine officers shown so far are Lieutenant [[Terry Burrell]] ([[Sacrifice]]) and an [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Marine Lieutenant|unnamed lieutenant]] in "[[Escape Velocity]]". | |||
Marines are evidently untrained in crowd control, as the actions on the ''[[Scylla]]'' and ''[[Gideon]]'' demonstrate. In each of these situations Marines react with little discipline to enraged crowds ([[Razor]], [[Final Cut]]). Marines are also present enforcing an order restricting public congregation ([[Escape Velocity]]). | |||
Colonial Marines are also called "[[Wikipedia:Military slang#J|jarhead]]s". Like the Colonial Fleet, the Corps has a reserve component ([[Final Cut]]). | |||
Colonial Maries play a major part in the [[Battle Of The Colony]]. They are apart ,[[ Assault 1]], [[Assault 2]], and [[Reserves]]. Unlike their normal patrol and guard duty's they seem to be very heavily armed and well equipped. With machine guns, extra ammo, Grenades, and Flight Suits. They also seem to have [[Call Signs]] or Code names for possible use over radios. The take heavy casualties with many of which prove to be fatal. | |||
== Rank Structure == | == Rank Structure == | ||
Only the ranks of the enlisted crew have been established in detail, but it is known that the rank of lieutenant exists. See ''[[Military Ranks (RDM) | Only the ranks of the enlisted crew have been established in detail so far, but it is known that the rank of lieutenant exists. See ''[[Military Ranks (RDM)]]'' for details. | ||
==Known Marines== | ==Known Marines== | ||
=== | ===Deceased=== | ||
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!Rank !! Name !! Death | !Rank !! Name !! Death | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Sergeant Major (retired)|| [[Socrata Thrace]] || 6 years prior to "[[Maelstrom]]" (Cancer) | |Sergeant Major (retired)|| [[Socrata Thrace]] || 6 years prior to "[[Maelstrom]]" (Cancer) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Gunnery Sergeant || [[Erin Mathias]] || [[The Road Less Traveled]] ([[Heavy Raider]] explosion) | |Gunnery Sergeant || [[Erin Mathias]] || [[The Road Less Traveled]] ([[Heavy Raider]] explosion) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Sergeant || [[Omar Fischer]] || [[Rapture]] (KIA) | |Sergeant || [[Omar Fischer ]] || [[Rapture]] (KIA) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Lance Corporal || [[ | |Lance Corporal || [[Maldonaldo]] || The Oath (Execution) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Private || [[Twinam]] || [[Valley of Darkness]] (KIA) | |Private || [[Twinam]] || [[Valley of Darkness]] (KIA) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Private || [[Collishaw]] || | |Private || [[Collishaw]] || Valley of Darkness (KIA) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Private || [[Stewart Jaffee]] || [[The Oath]] (Murder) | |Private || [[Stewart Jaffee]] || [[The Oath]] (Murder) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Unknown || [[Henry Cheadle]] || [[The Son Also Rises]] (Bomb attack) | |Unknown || [[Henry Cheadle]] || [[The Son Also Rises]] (Bomb attack) | ||
|- | |||
|Unknown || [[Dasilva]] || [[Razor]] (KIA) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Unknown || [[Parr]] || [[Blood on the Scales]] (Murder) | |Unknown || [[Parr]] || [[Blood on the Scales]] (Murder) | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Status Unknown after the Mutiny=== | |||
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!Rank !! Name !! Last Seen | !Rank !! Name !! Last Seen | ||
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| Lieutenant || an [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Marine Lieutenant|unnamed lieutenant]] || [[The Oath]] | | Lieutenant || an [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Marine Lieutenant|unnamed lieutenant]] || [[The Oath]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Sergeant || [[Allan Nowart]] || | |Sergeant || [[Allan Nowart]] || The Oath | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Sergeant || [[Brandy Harder]] || [[Revelations]] | |Sergeant || [[Brandy Harder]] || [[Revelations]] | ||
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| Unknown || an [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Zarek's guard|unnamed guard]] || A Disquiet Follows My Soul | | Unknown || an [[Unnamed Galactica and Pegasus crew (RDM)#Zarek's guard|unnamed guard]] || A Disquiet Follows My Soul | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Unknown || [[Ditko]] || | |Unknown || [[Ditko]] || The Eye of Jupiter | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Unknown || [[Griggs]] || | |Unknown || [[Griggs]] || The Eye of Jupiter | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Unknown || [[Henick]] || | |Unknown || [[Henick]] || The Eye of Jupiter | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Unknown || [[Varrick]] || | |Unknown || [[Varrick]] || The Eye of Jupiter | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Unknown || [[Danelli]] || [[A Measure of Salvation]] | |Unknown || [[Danelli]] || [[A Measure of Salvation]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Unknown || [[ | |Unknown || [[Peters]] || A Measure of Salvation | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Status Unknown after New Caprica=== | |||
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!Rank !! Name !! Last Seen | !Rank !! Name !! Last Seen | ||
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| | |Lieutenant || [[Terry Burrell]] || [[Sacrifice]] | ||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Staff Sergeant || [[Hadrian]] || [[Valley of Darkness]] (mentioned) | ||
|[[ | |- | ||
|[[ | |Corporal || [[Madsen]] || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]] | ||
| | |- | ||
|Private First Class || [[Scott Kelso]] || [[Final Cut]] | |||
|- | |||
|Unknown || [[Bonnington]] || [[Valley of Darkness]] | |||
|- | |||
|Unknown || [[Hollis]] || Scattered | |||
|- | |||
|Unknown || [[Wenzler]] || Scattered | |||
|- | |||
|Unknown || [[Riggs]] || [[Razor]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
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The Colonial Marine Corps battle [[Uniforms (RDM)|uniforms]] appear to be based on those of the U.S. Army's [[Wikipedia:Delta Force|Delta Force]] or the counter-terrorist branch of the British Army's [[Wikipedia:Special Air Service|Special Air Service Regiment]]. Besides their black combat uniforms, the weapons and personal combat equipment of the Marines are similar to what today's police SWAT teams and anti-terrorist special forces units utilize. | The Colonial Marine Corps battle [[Uniforms (RDM)|uniforms]] appear to be based on those of the U.S. Army's [[Wikipedia:Delta Force|Delta Force]] or the counter-terrorist branch of the British Army's [[Wikipedia:Special Air Service|Special Air Service Regiment]]. Besides their black combat uniforms, the weapons and personal combat equipment of the Marines are similar to what today's police SWAT teams and anti-terrorist special forces units utilize. | ||
[[ | [[Image:Marine_cic_standing01.jpg|180px|right|thumb|A Colonial Marine stands watch in ''Galactica's'' CIC]] | ||
To date, the Marines have appeared in either an all-black BDU (aboard ship) or an olive-drab/green BDU (planetside, as in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). There is evidence that the Colonial Marine Corps do utilize digital camouflage uniforms like the real-life [[Wikipedia: United States Marine Corps | United States Marine Corps]] with their [[Wikipedia: MARPAT | MARPAT]] digital camouflage uniforms, but it appears that the wearing of digital camouflage uniforms are restricted to regular Colonial Marine Corps forces while the Marines serving as security personnel on the warships of the [[Colonial Fleet ( | To date, the Marines have appeared in either an all-black BDU (aboard ship) or an olive-drab/green BDU (planetside, as in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]"). There is evidence that the Colonial Marine Corps do utilize digital camouflage uniforms like the real-life [[Wikipedia: United States Marine Corps | United States Marine Corps]] with their [[Wikipedia: MARPAT | MARPAT]] digital camouflage uniforms, but it appears that the wearing of digital camouflage uniforms are restricted to regular Colonial Marine Corps forces while the Marines serving as security personnel on the warships of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] are issued solid-color combat uniforms in black, khaki, and olive-drab. One piece of evidence that the Colonial Marine Corps do utilize digital camouflage uniforms can be seen the in the episodes "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]" and "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Part II]]" when the rescue team that is deployed to Caprica have "woodland" digital camouflage backpacks on their backs. Furthermore, in one of the [[Razor Flashback]] episodes, two Colonial Marine medics are wearing "woodland" digital camouflage uniforms on ''Galactica'''s hangar deck. Digital camouflage is also used by the landing party on Kobol in "[[Home, Part II]]" (by both William and Lee Adama), as well as the [[:Image:SP Scattered.JPG|Shore Patrol]] personnel in "[[Scattered]]". | ||
By todays standards the Marines are lightly armed. When [[Lee Adama]] is rescued by a Marine fire team when one of them fires a explosive round from his sidearms. He tells Lee the [[Centurions]] can only be destroyed with explosive round and that was their last one. If the fireteam had destroyed At least one Centurion that may emply that they carry only one explosive round. It is also seen that the Marines do not carry Gearnades other than a flash bang [[He That Believeth In Me]]. The Marines also appear not to have Armor plating in their combat vest and being that todays Marines mostly do have Armor plates in their Combat Vest. | |||
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To outfit the Marines, the show's costume department appears to use the following real-world items:<br> | |||
To outfit the Marines, the show's costume department appears to use the following real-world items: | |||
* Helmet | * Helmet | ||
**[[:Image:Ski helmet.jpg|Giro Bad Lieutenant snowboard/ski helmet, black]] — Far less heavy and less expensive than the US/UN [[Wikipedia:Personnel_Armor_System_for_Ground_Troops_Helmet|PASGT helmet]]. | **[[:Image:Ski helmet.jpg|Giro Bad Lieutenant snowboard/ski helmet, black]] — Far less heavy and less expensive than the US/UN [[Wikipedia:Personnel_Armor_System_for_Ground_Troops_Helmet|PASGT helmet]]. | ||
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** [[:Image:M7Bayonet.jpg|M7 bayonets]] — Although they have never been drawn, bayonets carried by the Marines appear consistent with M7s' sheath and handle. | ** [[:Image:M7Bayonet.jpg|M7 bayonets]] — Although they have never been drawn, bayonets carried by the Marines appear consistent with M7s' sheath and handle. | ||
* Jackets | * Jackets | ||
** [[Wikipedia: M-1965 field jacket|M-65 field jacket]] — The rescue team that is sent to | ** [[Wikipedia: M-1965 field jacket|M-65 field jacket]] — The rescue team that is sent to Caprica in "Lay Down Your Burdens" is wearing olive-drab green M-65 field jackets. | ||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
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[[Category:Colonial Military]] | [[Category:Colonial Military]] | ||
[[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]] | [[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]] | ||
[[Category:Organizations]] | [[Category:Organizations]] | ||
[[Category:RDM]] | [[Category:RDM]] | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||
[[de:Koloniales Marine Corps]] | [[de:Koloniales Marine Corps]] | ||