The existence of Starfleet Marines has never been canonically verified in any of the incarnations of Star Trek. Series creator Gene Roddenberry once suggested that, in the original Star Trek series, the Enterprise carried a platoon of Marines. Debate continues in fanon as to whether Starfleet has an actual Marines "Corps." This debate is fueled in part by details such as the appearance of Colonel West in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, which is the first and only time a Starfleet officer is ranked with that particular grade in Star Trek canon (West's name being derived from the real-life Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North.) Starfleet Command In the Star Trek fictional universe, Starfleet is the defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets. ... In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ... http://www. ... Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (born August 19, 1921 in El Paso, Texas, USA - died October 24, 1991 in Santa Monica, California) was an American scriptwriter and producer. ... http://www. ... The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), following the 2270-2272 refit In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701 was the ship in the original NBC TV series Star Trek, which chronicled the vessels most famous assignment, a five-year mission of exploration and dipomacy under... For the author, see Frantz Fanon. ... A corps (a word that immigrated from the French language, pronounced like English core, but originating in the Latin corpus, corporis meaning body; plural same as singular) is either a large military unit or formation, a administrative grouping of troops within an army with a common function (such as artillery... Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Paramount Pictures, 1991; see also 1991 in film) is the sixth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Oliver North Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) was a member of the Marine Corps who achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. ...

MACOs - Military Assault Command Operations troops (although, interestingly, also an acronym for Marine Corps) - appear during the last two seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise and are considered by some fans to be the forerunners of Starfleet Marines. However, the MACOS are not part of Starfleet. MACO The MACOs (Military Assault Command Operations) are an elite Terran military command in the Star Trek: Enterprise fiction universe. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...

Starfleet ground troops appear in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode ". . . Nor the Battle to the Strong". They wear one-piece black uniforms with divisional stripes across the chest. These troops appear in several episodes and are mentioned in others. They seem to be a specialized division of Starfleet dedicated to ground combat, although are never specifically referred to as Marines. They may be Starfleet's equivalent of Special Operations Forces. Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Special forces or special operations forces are relatively small military units raised and trained for special operations missions such as Special Reconnaissance (SR), Unconventional Warfare (UW), Direct Action (DA), Terrorism (T), Counter-Terrorism (CT), and Foreign Internal Defense (FID). ...

The debate over whether the Federation (or Starfleet) has actual Marines is ongoing. Many possibilities exist, such as an actual division of 'Starfleet Marines' existing as such, or possibly the MACOs continuing to exist even in the age of the Federation. MACO The MACOs (Military Assault Command Operations) are an elite Terran military command in the Star Trek: Enterprise fiction universe. ...

SFI Marines

The Star Trek fan club STARFLEET International has a sub-organization within it known as the STARFLEET Marine Corps on the supposition that a like organization exists within the Trek universe. They are well-developed with specialized divisions, uniforms, and other organizational accoutrements. STARFLEET: The International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc. ...

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STARFLEET Marine Corps

Starfleet Marines International