Systems Alliance Marine Corps
From FABT
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Affiliation: |
Systems Alliance |
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Naval land force |
Role: |
Planetary assault warfare |
Size: |
18.6 million (regular) |
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Headquarters: |
Sydney, Australia (2151 CE - 2158 CE) |
Motto: |
"Boots on the stars." (English translation) |
Colors: |
Navy blue and black |
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Commanders: |
LtGen Fujikawa Toki |
- "Super astra tabernus."
- — SAMC motto.
The Systems Alliance Marine Corps (SAMC), also referred to as the Systems Alliance Marines and the Human Marines to aliens, was the naval infantry service branch of the Systems Alliance Armed Forces, and one of the four uniformed services of the Systems Alliance. The Marine Corps was established in 2151 CE, nearly two years after the founding of the Alliance, starting out as a relatively small naval expeditionary land force divided into smaller units attached to larger civilian colonization fleets: at this time, the Systems Alliance Army was the Alliance's largest and primary terrestrial fighting force. The Alliance marines were first deployed in combat at the Second Battle of Shanxi towards the end of the First Contact War, proving extremely useful in quickly establishing footholds on the planet so that the Alliance army could proceed to evict turian forces. The Marine Corps was massively expanded following the war, quickly superceding the army as the Alliance's primary terrestrial fighting force, with their role greatly enhanced and their resources and budget increased: where the Army would be used in large scale war and to maintain garrisons on Alliance-held worlds, the Marine Corps would be deployed to the outer colonies and for expeditionary operations, utilizing the mobility of the Systems Alliance Navy to rapidly deploy their forces to respond to situations the Army couldn't. Modelled heavily after the United States Marine Corps in terms of organization, training philosophy and operational capabilities, the Systems Alliance Marine Corps was synonymous with "Alliance infantry", and became easily recognizable across the galaxy.
The Alliance Marine Corps saw extensive action during the latter stages of the First Contact War, and throughout the Skyllian Blitz, Operation Gyrfalcon, the Theshaca Raids, Eden Prime War, the Counter-piracy campaign of 2184 CE and the Reaper War. With the dissolution of the Alliance in 2191 CE, the Alliance Marine Corps was reorganized into the Systems Coalition Marine Corps.