

" Squad: Let's party!" ―SpaceOps in combat and on leave Īs the Galactic Civil War moved from a state of insurgency and hit and run guerrilla assaults, the Marines were expected to be attached to standard line divisions, alongside Heavy Weapons Specialists units to assist in spearheading planetary assault and landings.

Marines commanded by BL-1707 and Basso were deployed via YM-2800 limpet ship to take control of an Imperial cargo convoy.

Once the objectives had been achieved, the survivors withdrew and the station fell into Mantooine's atmosphere. The Marines established an airlock to allow more Marines- White Team, Black Team, and Red Team-in a Wolden-class shuttle to enter the station to retrieve the decoding computer and sabotage the base's power station. A Marine unit using an assault boat breached the cargo doors on the station after an Infiltrator team disabled the base's deflector shields. " The only thing worse than a fight is waiting for a fight." ―Overheard comment on SpaceOps shuttle ĭuring the Galactic Civil War, SpecForce Marines were deployed as part of Operation Cobolt, a mission to retrieve a Scandoc decoding computer from an orbital base over the planet Mantooine. Marine units relied on fast-moving assaults, using firepower and numbers to overwhelm the enemy, and were not above withdrawing in the face of stiff opposition. In addition to their combat role, Marines were deployed as security personnel throughout the ships on which they were assigned, posted to critical areas when the likelihood of enemy boarders was probable. Marines were trained for combat aboard starships and space stations, with typical mission profiles including boarding and capturing enemy vessels, repelling invaders aboard their own craft, or as the vanguard of a spaceport landing assault. The first regiment of each of the ten SpecForce divisions was designated as the Marine Regiment. The Marines, also referred to as "SpaceOps," were a military speciality within the Alliance to Restore the Republic's Special Forces.

" Never send a generalist to do an expert's job." ―Colonel Anena Seertay, Alliance High Command Regimental Marine Commander
