OverWatch Marine Services

**OverWatch Marine Services** is a primary branch of the OverWatch Navy. It is the land force service branch that comprises of infantry units. The marines operate in conjunction with the navy and on accassions with the OverWatch Army when conducting landing missions. The marine's objective is to conduct expeditionary, landing and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial and special operations forces.

## Structure

Because the marine services is comprised of infantries, it functions almsot identically to the OverWatch Army. The component comprises of 3 bodies, Basic Unit, Expeditionary Forces and Amphibious Forces.

### Basic Units

The command structure is that similar to the Army, and the Basic Unit comprises of teams, squadrons, platoons, battalions, etc, however the Marine Services are commanded by navy officers, and don't have a unique set of ranks. The Basic Unit are dispatched from cruisers to perform landing operation. The entire Marine Services has 3 sections that operates in each sector, these section are headed by a high admiral with a fleet admiral as a deputy. Just like the army, a section of the Marine Services comprises of 5 Naval Cores that operate in each core region of a sector, commanded by a fleet admiral or a regular admiral, and a vice admiral. Naval Cores comprise of 3 Marine Corps, commanded by admirals and deputied by vice admirals. Marine Corps comrpise up to 2 Naval Legions, a legion is commanded by a designated vice admiral, and deputised by a rear admiral. A Naval Legion comprises of 4 Naval Brigades, commanded by a rear admiral and deputised by a commodore. Naval Brigades usually comprise of 4 to 6 Naval Regiments, headed by captains and are deputised by designated commanders. A Naval Regiment regularly comprises of 4 or more Naval Companies, headed by a commander and deputised by a lieutenant commander. A Naval Company is usually made up of 4 to 5 Platoons, commanded by a lieutenant or sub-lieutenant. Platoons are then made up of 4 to 5 Squads, that are commanded by an ensign, and deputised by a chief petty officer. At last, a Squad is primarily made up of 4-5 Fire Teams which are made up of 7 to 11 infantry units, commanded by a 1st class petty officer with a designated second class petty officer as the lieutenant.

### Expeditionary Forces

This component assigns specific units with special missions across each Sector, its sole objective is to assign other units with objectives. Often times it is landing operations and-or expeditionary missions on unknown planets. SIGMA Company is an example of an expeditionary force that is assigned to various missions in Sector C. Elite-9 is another special force that usually handles primarily counter terrorism.

### Amphibious Units

Specific units are assigned amphibious missions, which is a completely different field of training, and therefore it is a seperate component of the Marine Services. Maritime infantries are trained in under water expeditions and operating amphibious transportation.

### Known units

* Sector A's Marine Services
* Sector B's Marine Services
	+ 5th Naval Core of Sector B
		- 13th Marine Corps of Sector B
* Sector C's Marine Services
	+ 3rd Naval Core of Sector C
		- 5th Marine Corps of Sector C
			* 19th Naval Legion of Sector C
				+ 42nd Naval Brigade of Sector C
					- Ghost Regiment
	+ 4th Naval Core of Sector C
		- 8th Marine Corps of Sector C
			* 24th Naval Legion of Sector C
				+ 55th Naval Brigade of Sector C
					- 7th Naval Regiment of Sector C
						* Marude's 3rd Company
							+ 9th Outer Core Platoon (Later reorganized to Elite-9)
		- 10th Marine Corps of Sector C
			* 29th Naval Legion of Sector C
				+ 61st Naval Brigade of Sector C
					- Epsilon-2
			* 21st Naval Legion of Sector C
				+ 70th Naval Brigade of Sector C
					- 12th Naval Regiment of Sector C
						* SIGMA Company
							+ Monroe Platoon (disbanded)
				+ 95th Naval Brigade of Sector C
					- 101st Naval Regiment of Sector C
					- Elite-9 (disbanded)

## History

### Pre-Phase 1

The Marine Services was established some time after or during the Navy's establishment, with the sole purpose of being the Navy's backbone and serving as its main infantry unit, participating in the navy's campaign of protecting OverWatch space.

In the years of the late 1990s, the navy dispatched infantry units in a joint operation with the OverWatch Intelligence and Special Combats Bureau to kill a demon that had breached containment at facility CHROMA, assigning captain Satoru Marude, who served in the marine services at the time.

The navy worked valiantly and wonders during the insurrection of Sector C, the marine services worked in conjunction with the Army in retaking planets and suppressing rebellious activities. Fleet admiral Marude, who was incharge of all naval forces in Sector C during the war, formed specialized regiments to suppress the threat, the 9th platoon that was commanded by Lieutenant Jock Montagne and deputised by 'Scar' Josephson, was the most efficient unit, and in the aftermath of OverWatch's victory, it was re-organized into Elite-9 to serve as a counter terrorism unit.

A few years after the Sector C civil war, SIGMA Company was founded as an expeditionary force, assigning lieutenant commander Kenya of the naval command as company leader, some time after having assigned Lieutenant Tobias Jackson as his subordinate. At one point, Special class agent Juuro Harima of the OWISCB was offered a reassignment to the Navy in order to better apply is tactical genius, and after accepting the offer he was assigned as Commandant of the entire Marine Services. At unknown points, Epsilon-1 and Epsilon-2 were formed as special expeditionary forces. While Epsilon-1 was assigned in the appointment sub-branch Naval division, Epsilon-2 was remained in the Marine Services as a vanguard unit. Commander Fox Cecil was assigned as squad leader at some point.

### Phase 1

SIGMA Company was dispatched to 3012-C's capital city, the City of Sargon, to suppress a defecting officer using highly classified experimental technology. Kenya fought head on with this figure, before being interrupted by First class agent Naofa Niro of the OWISCB's special intelligence unit, as she was there to inform Kenya of their partnership in regards of the Resistance Initiative and the Four Horsmen's uprising. SIGMA Company was temporarily placed under the leadership of lieutenant Tobias, who sent his forces to a skirmish at the mining guild of 8812-C. Later on, Kenya was assigned to stopping an influx of refugees with Elite-9 after information of chemicals being weaponized surfaced, around an abandoned area of Maplewood Residency on 5687-C. After completing the task, Elite-9 and Kenya later traveled to the Resquis region to assist Naofa Niro and what was left of her Army detachment from Site-88. A few weeks after the incidents, the 101st Naval Regiment went under the wing of the Oppressor Fleet as an official infantry uni that was organized by First class agent Naofa after negotiating with Sector C's 4th Naval Core's commander, Fleet admiral Larsson. This lead to Jock being assigned as Naofa's personal second in command, Elite-9 subsequently went under the leadership of Lieutenant Scar. SIGMA Company, Epsilon-2, the 101st and Mesa Squad were assigned to the newly formed Earth's Inquisition Team in an attempt to suppress all rebellious activity on 5687-C. The unit, along with several more marine units from Sector C's 42nd Naval Brigade, participated in the first Resquis raid. The Inquisition Team later participated in operation: KU-TAKEDOWN, in conjunction with the OWISCB.

### Phase 2

Elite-9 and the 101st participated in the pillaging of 4020-C, assisting Admiral Titan's naval command company. During another event, the 101st and Epsilon-2 went on a reaping mission for Enderites at the Resquis region, after showing great effort - Commander Fox and Jock were both elevated to Captain. As a result of Jock's promotion, it was mentioned by Naofa that the Oppressor Fleet's infantry size had expanded as Jock took command of the 95th Naval Brigade of Sector C. The Inquisition Team's SIGMA Company, Mesa Squad and Epsilon-2 participated in a special mission to raid a compound of Ender Crystals with the IAB's Contraband Control Agency in the Northern Region in an operation called Kings' Stash, the compound being a farm and outpost that the Resistance was using to grow Ender Crystals. A mutiny of workers had taken over a key production factory owned by the Union of Commerce on 9991-C, which had SIGMA Company and Epsilon-2, along with Epsilon-1, participate in a special mission to suppress the workers and retake the factory. SIGMA Company later participated in a prison breach on 9222-C in order to assist the 101st, just shortly after the Inquisition Team was redesignated to S2 Division. The team later as a whole later participated in the second Resquis raid, this time with the rest of S2 Division's forces and Elite-9.

### Phase 3

SIGMA Company participated in the investigation of the Red Right Hand's resurgance, and then later the termination of Ruz'gimon Anaithnid in Operation: Termination of Red. Operation: DAY-BREAK was organized as a large scaled operation, and almost 2000 naval infantry units were assigned to this mission, including the Inquisition Team as all units were apart of the 4th Naval Core, which meant all Marine Forces were coordinated by Fleet admiral Larsson. By this time, SIGMA Company was now under the command of newly promoted Commander Tobias Jackson in the aftermath of Red's termination, serving in "Division 3" under the leadership of Special class agent Kaisho Nabara. After Nabara and his OWISCB forces were ordered to fall back, SIGMA Company was ordered to hold a vital choke point between two sectors of Maplewood. A majority of SIGMA Company was killed as a result by Death's hounds, leaving only a few platoons left, among the fallen were said to be Jonas Monroe's platoon, along with Tobias Jackson perishing. Epsilon-2, that made up a quarter of "Division 1" during the operation was completely whiped by Commodore Xiang while commanding Exodus Squad after being seperated from the rest of the Division, for unknown reasons. Earth's Inquisition Team was disbanded as a result of civil war breaking out as well as Grand Administrator Z re-organized the military. Instead, new specially designated units were assigned in primarily the appointment sub-branch and the OWISCB. SIGMA Company went under new leadership, according to Kenya and another survivor, Lieutenant Seamus Minn - after Kenya was assigned to lead a new unit in the OWISCB's naval command, "Kenya Squad". Epsilon-2 was completely disbanded as a result of every member perishing, bar Fox - who went into a coma. The 95th Naval Brigade continued to serve as the Oppressor Fleet's infantry unit, now under the leadership of Captain Kureo Hiromi as Captain Jock was reassigned to the OWISCB to serve as Naofa's lieutenant in the newly formed "Niro Squad".

### Phase 4

It is said that the marine forces worked efficiently during the second civil war. Elite-9, still under the command of Scar - now a Commander, participated in the joint operation: ASSAULT-SAVANNAH on planet 6211-C's checkpoint THELTA as part of S1 Division's forces, under the command of Rear admiral Ramda. Elite-9 managed to hold the command center, but was entirely decimated by SEVEN - formerly the late Commander Tobias Jackson - killing Commander Scar. Rear admiral Ramda was aboard one of Admiral Miguel Johnson's cruisers, and in the midst of the chaos, the Rear admiral handed his command to High colonel Winston Connor who was on the ground commanding his regiment. After Naofa's defection, including the subsequent defection of her entire fleet, it was said that the 95th Naval Brigade became split on whether they should follow Naofa or remain loyal to the 5th Army. Despite that, the Marine Services of Sector B performed landing operations with the army on few of the planets in the Micrea micro cluster, as well as the capital on 0005-B during operation: FAE-SUBMISSION. The main unit assigned to the operation was the 13th Marine Corps of the 5th Naval Core, under the command of Admiral Tumbo Ssempa. In light of Naofa's defection, it was said several defecting units from the 95th either got killed or apprehended as a prisoner of war, according to Captain Hiromi who opted to stay loyal with the 5th Army.

## Uniform

Because the Marine Services is a branch of the Navy, the uniform code is the exact same. However, the Marine Services - despite sharing the same rank system - do not have crewmen, and instead is primarily consisted of infantry units. Infantry units issued uniform are for ceremonial purposes, being the gray tunic, pants and black pair of boots that the Army's noncommissioned officers wear. A pocket is present on the right arm to hold security cylinders, and just above that is the unit's rank insignia. And on the left arm is the 5th Army's red circle plasted below the shoulder. Line and warrant officers in the Marines wear the exact same uniform that the rest of the Navy does, which is the iconic gray tunic, pants and black pair of boots, only that on this uniform the security cylinders are stored in chest pockets located the far side of each chest, and the rank plaque is displayed on the left chest. Both infantries and officers are equipped with a black belt around their midriffs, with a designation disk on the buckle. Much like the Army, warrant officers can be issued uniforms adapted to their specific field of work, pilots and gunners are issued coveralls similar to the SFC's pilot uniform.

Both infantry and officers have a uniform code in the field. In the early days of Era 2, Marines were issued the Mk.III Combat Armor, and it was said they were the first to equip the armor before being distributed to the Army. Eventually at some point, the uniform was replaced by the Mk.IV Combat Armor, and much like the Army, line and warrant officers have their rank insignia displayed on their left chest whereas infantry units have theirs on the helmet. Grand admirals do not have an issued combat uniform, however the commandant of the Marine Services - if he or she chooses to be present in a battle field - must follow the same protocol present in the other branches, which is that they equip themselves with an armor chestpiece made out of ironium(909ε), with pads on their limbs with the same material, and a blast helmet.

Marine Services armaments is almost the same as the Army's, infantry and officers are trained to carry and use primarily the LE 5-7 pistol and the OI-89 assualt rifle. Units specialized to carry other equipments can be seen armed with the XA-12 automatic shotgun, a handheld grenade launcher or an attachment on the assault rifle, and so on.

## Members

### Current members

* Larsson
* Tumbo Ssempa
* Ramda
* Donato Feretov
* Kureo Hiromi
* Seamus Minn
* Síocháin Caffee

### Former members

* Satoru Marude *(Moved to Office of Naval Operations)*
* Hirmus Kirsk *(Moved to Office of Naval Operations)*
* Jock Montagne *(Transferred to OWISCB)*
* Fox Cecil *(Transferred to OWISCB)*
* Scar Josephson †
* Tobias Jackson *(Defected)*
* Newt Grant †
* Jonas Monroe †
* Juri †
* Nicolas †
* Lazlo †