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The '''United Nations Space Command Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Defense Force|Defense Force]], responsible for land-based military operations, using the mobility provided by the [[UNSC Navy]] to rapidly deliver forces. It is also responsible for the protection of UNSC Naval vessels and installations from attack. | The '''United Nations Space Command Marine Corps''' is a branch of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Defense Force|Defense Force]], responsible for land-based military operations, using the mobility provided by the [[UNSC Navy]] to rapidly deliver forces. It is also responsible for the protection of UNSC Naval vessels and installations from attack. | ||
A rugged and diverse assortment of well-equipped and well-trained men and women, one of the Marine Corps's most notable conflicts was fighting a losing war against the [[ | A rugged and diverse assortment of well-equipped and well-trained men and women, one of the Marine Corps's most notable conflicts was fighting a losing war against the [[Covenant]]'s superior technology and numbers. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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====Battle of Sigma Octanus IV==== | ====Battle of Sigma Octanus IV==== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Sigma Octanus IV}} | {{Main|Battle of Sigma Octanus IV}} | ||
The Corps' experienced another encounter with the Covenant on the colony world of [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. Upon landing, the Marines' hardware and equipments were rendered useless due to the planet's harsh environment. In the first stage of the battle, during a naval engagement, a [[ | The Corps' experienced another encounter with the Covenant on the colony world of [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. Upon landing, the Marines' hardware and equipments were rendered useless due to the planet's harsh environment. In the first stage of the battle, during a naval engagement, a Covenant [[DDS-class carrier]] was able to land a large contingent of troops on the northern pole of the planet. The Covenant were able to take [[Côte d'Azur]], a major population center. Fortunately almost all of the civilian population was evacuated beforehand, but the UNSC Marine Corps' [[General (UNSC)|General]] [[Kits]] launched a failed assault to retake the city. | ||
====Fall of Reach==== | ====Fall of Reach==== | ||
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====Battle of Earth==== | ====Battle of Earth==== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Earth}} | {{Main|Battle of Earth}} | ||
{{Quote|Dear Humanity, we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!|[[Sergeant]] [[Avery | {{Quote|Dear Humanity, we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!|[[Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson|Johnson]]}} | ||
The UNSC Marine Corps remained in force on [[Earth]] and its geosynchronous [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s, and were mostly prepared to repulse a relatively small Covenant invasion, when fifteen Covenant capital warships, two [[Assault Carrier]]s and thirteen [[Covenant Cruiser]]s, entered the Sol System. They then played a significant role in the the Covenant ground assault on Earth where they defended multiple major population centers from the Covenant's occupation such as those in [[Battle of Mombasa|New Mombasa]], [[Battle of Cleveland|Cleveland]], and [[Battle of Havana|Havana]]. | The UNSC Marine Corps remained in force on [[Earth]] and its geosynchronous [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s, and were mostly prepared to repulse a relatively small Covenant invasion, when fifteen Covenant capital warships, two [[Assault Carrier]]s and thirteen [[Covenant Cruiser]]s, entered the Sol System. They then played a significant role in the the Covenant ground assault on Earth where they defended multiple major population centers from the Covenant's occupation such as those in [[Battle of Mombasa|New Mombasa]], [[Battle of Cleveland|Cleveland]], and [[Battle of Havana|Havana]]. | ||