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[[File:Khaki litmus.JPG|thumb|Sgt. [[Hadrian]], a Marine non-commissioned officer, flanked by two Marines in standard uniform.]]
[[Image:Khaki litmus.JPG|thumb|Sgt. [[Hadrian]], a Marine non-commissioned officer, flanked by two Marines in standard uniform.]]
The '''Colonial Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Forces]] tasked with ground combat operations and ship-board security.
The '''Colonial Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Forces]] tasked with ground combat operations and ship-board security.


== First Cylon War Service ==
During the [[First Cylon War]], the Colonial Marine Corps conducted extensive ground operations against [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces across multiple theaters. Marine units were deployed for reconnaissance missions, facility infiltration, and special operations in enemy territory.
=== Reconnaissance Operations ===
The Corps utilized specialized Marine Recon units for deep penetration missions behind enemy lines. These units typically consisted of fifty-person teams led by experienced officers such as [[Ramirez|Captain Ramirez]], who commanded a reconnaissance force on [[Djerba]] during the tenth year of the war.<ref name="blood_chrome_script_ramirez_unit">''[[Blood & Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf|page=70}} Pre-Production Draft, 11/30/10], pg. 69</ref> These operations were extremely hazardous, with entire units sometimes lost to new Cylon weapons and tactics, including [[Cython|experimental creatures]] designed specifically to hunt Colonial forces.<ref name="blood_chrome_script_cyborg_attack">''[[Blood & Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf|page=70}} Pre-Production Draft, 11/30/10], pg. 69</ref>
Technical Sergeant [[Xander Toth|Elias Toth]], a demolitions specialist, exemplified the specialized skills required for these missions, combining expertise in explosives with extensive knowledge of Cylon technology and defensive patterns.<ref name="blood_chrome_script_toth_demolitions">''[[Blood & Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf|page=70}} Pre-Production Draft, 11/30/10], pg. 69</ref>
=== Combat Documentation and Culture ===
During the prolonged conflict, Marines developed informal networks for sharing combat footage, referred to as "[[war porn]]" by personnel. This material, consisting primarily of gun camera recordings and sniper footage of Cylon kills, was traded among units "like kids with [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] cards."<ref name="blood_chrome_script_war_porn">''[[Blood & Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf|page=8}} Pre-Production Draft, 11/30/10], pg. 7</ref> The practice generated controversy within the military, with some personnel viewing it as inappropriate voyeurism of combat violence.
=== Equipment and Tactics ===
Cylon War-era Marines utilized specialized weapons designed for anti-machine warfare, including combat shotguns marked with slogans such as "This machine kills machines."<ref name="blood_chrome_script_machine_killer">''[[Blood & Chrome]]'' [{{fullurl:File:B&C Pre-Production Draft - 11-30-10 - Version 01.FDX.pdf|page=70}} Pre-Production Draft, 11/30/10], pg. 69</ref> Marines also demonstrated adaptation to new threats, developing tactics specifically for combating Cylon creatures and automated defensive systems.
== Post-Fall of the Twelve Colonies ==
''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' initially had about thirty Marines left, although there are no snipers among them {{TRS|Bastille Day}}. This number increased drastically with the addition of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' to the Fleet.
''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' initially had about thirty Marines left, although there are no snipers among them {{TRS|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 ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' since there were Marines being trained aboard ''Pegasus'' {{TRS|Razor}}.
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 ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' since there were Marines being trained aboard ''Pegasus'' {{TRS|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 at least three hundred Marines were aboard following the exodus from [[New Caprica]] {{TRS|The Passage}}.
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 at least three hundred Marines were aboard following the exodus from [[New Caprica]] {{TRS|The Passage}}.
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==Known Marines==
==Known Marines==


===[[First Cylon War]]-Era===
===Deceased===
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|- class="infoboxheader"
!Rank              !! Name                !! Status
!Notes
|-
|Captain || [[Ramirez]]    || Killed in action on [[Djerba]], {{BCH|42}}
|Marine Recon commander leading fifty-person unit. Killed by Cylon cyborg creatures before main story begins.
|-
|Technical Sergeant || [[Xander Toth]]    || Killed in action on [[Djerba]], {{BCH|42}}
|Demolitions specialist, sole survivor of Ramirez's unit. Killed defending ski lodge from Cylon attack.
|}
===Post-Fall of the Twelve Colonies===
==== Deceased ====
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|- class="infoboxheader"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!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)
|-
|Unknown
|[[Dasilva]]
|Killed in action during "[[Razor]]"
|-
|-
|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        || [[Eduardo Maldonaldo]]    || [[The Oath]] (Execution)
|Lance Corporal        || [[Eduardo Maldonaldo]]    || [[The Oath]] (Execution)
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|-
|-
|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 [[Second Exodus]] ====
=== Status Unknown After the [[Battle of the Colony]] ===
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|- class="infoboxheader"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Rank              !! Name                !! Last Seen
!Rank              !! Name                !! Last Seen/Mentioned
!Notes
|-
|-
|Lieutenant        || [[Terry Burrell]]   || [[Sacrifice]]
| Unknown          || {{Inlineref|Rangel|bold=N}}|| [[Daybreak, Part II]]
|Participant in incursion of [[the Colony]] to rescue [[Hera Agathon]], and returns to ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]''. [[Lee Adama]] orders Rangel and Peters form up as they bypass the choke point that [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] held.
|-
|-
|Staff Sergeant    || [[Hadrian]]          || [[Valley of Darkness]] (mentioned)
|Unknown
|-
|[[Peters]]
|Corporal          || [[Madsen]]          || [[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]
|[[Daybreak, Part II]]
|-
|Participant in incursion of [[the Colony]] to rescue [[Hera Agathon]], and returns to ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]''. [[Lee Adama]] orders Rangel and Peters form up as they bypass the choke point that [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] held.
|Private First Class || [[Scott Kelso]]     || [[Final Cut]]
|-
|Unknown          || [[Bonnington]]      || [[Valley of Darkness]]
|-
|Unknown          || [[Hollis]]           || [[Scattered]]
|-
|Unknown          || [[Wenzler]]         || [[Scattered]]
|-
|Unknown          || [[Riggs]]          || [[Razor]]
|}
|}


==== Status Unknown After the [[Gaeta's Mutiny|Mutiny]] ====
===Status Unknown After the Mutiny===
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==== Status Unknown After the [[Battle of the Colony]] ====
===Status Unknown After New Caprica===
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{|class="messagebox" style="width:100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- class="infoboxheader"
|- class="infoboxheader"
!Rank              !! Name                !! Last Seen/Mentioned
!Rank              !! Name                !! Last Seen
!Notes
|-
|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          || {{Inlineref|Rangel|bold=N}}|| [[Daybreak, Part II]]
|Unknown          || [[Wenzler]]         || [[Scattered]]
|Participant in incursion of [[the Colony]] to rescue [[Hera Agathon]], and returns to ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]''. {{callsign|Lee Adama}} orders Rangel and Peters form up as they bypass the choke point that [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] held.
|-
|-
|Unknown
|Unknown           || [[Riggs]]         || [[Razor]]
|[[Peters]]
|[[Daybreak, Part II]]
|Participant in incursion of [[the Colony]] to rescue [[Hera Agathon]], and returns to ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]''. {{callsign|Lee Adama}} orders Rangel and Peters form up as they bypass the choke point that [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Caprica-Six]] held.
|}
|}


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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.


[[File:Marine_cic_standing01.jpg|180px|right|thumb|A Colonial Marine stands watch in ''Galactica''{{'|s}} CIC]]
[[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 (TRS)|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]]".
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 (TRS)|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]]".


Colonial Marines are lightly armed and armored by modern warfare standards. When {{callsign|Lee Adama}} is rescued by a Marine fire, team when one of them fires an explosive round from his sidearm. He tells Adama that the [[Centurions]] can only be destroyed with explosive round and that was their last one. If the fire team had destroyed at least one Centurion that may imply that they carry only one explosive round. It is also seen that the Marines do not carry grenades other than the flash bang {{TRS|He That Believeth in Me}}. Marine detachments aboard ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' do not appear to have body armor or kevlar plating in their combat vests, or that such armor is insufficient against Cylon munitions.
Colonial Marines are lightly armed and armored by modern warfare standards. When [[Lee Adama]] is rescued by a Marine fire, team when one of them fires an explosive round from his sidearm. He tells Adama that the [[Centurions]] can only be destroyed with explosive round and that was their last one. If the fire team had destroyed at least one Centurion that may imply that they carry only one explosive round. It is also seen that the Marines do not carry grenades other than the flash bang {{TRS|He That Believeth in Me}}. Marine detachments aboard ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' do not appear to have body armor or kevlar plating in their combat vests, or that such armor is insufficient against Cylon munitions.


To outfit the Marines, the show's costume department appears to use the following real-world items:
To outfit the Marines, the show's costume department appears to use the following real-world items:
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* Jackets
* Jackets
** [[Wikipedia: M-1965 field jacket|M-65 field jacket]] &mdash; The rescue team that is sent to {{RDM|Caprica}} in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens]]" is wearing olive-drab green M-65 field jackets.
** [[Wikipedia: M-1965 field jacket|M-65 field jacket]] &mdash; The rescue team that is sent to {{RDM|Caprica}} in "[[Lay Down Your Burdens]]" is wearing olive-drab green M-65 field jackets.
== References ==
{{reflist}}


[[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:Colonial Military (BAC)]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:RDM]]
[[Category:BAC]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]


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