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Duty, honor... courage... Semper Fi........Frank Horrigan

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) was one of the five branches of the United States Armed Forces. Closely cooperating with the United States Navy for mobility, the Marine Corps acted as the United States' force in readiness.

Background[]

In the 21st century during the Sino-American War, the Marine Corps spearheaded assaults into the Chinese mainland in 2074. Despite claims of fighting a defensive war, American infantry and mechanized divisions landed in Asia in a counter invasion of the Chinese mainland. In the Yangtze Campaign, U.S. Marines rapidly overran Shanghai and Nanjing, securing major ports for bringing in troops and materiel.[1][2]

On the domestic front, the Marine Corps were responsible for protecting Navy facilities, especially black sites such as Sugar Grove in Appalachia,[3] Mount Desert Island Naval Facility at Mount Desert Island,[4] and the Turtledove Detention Camp in Point Lookout. At Camp Turtledove, the Marines also conducted interrogations of suspected Chinese agents under the authority of command at Quantico.[5] The Marines were also responsible for rounding up civilians for internment in accordance with Executive Order 99066, but due to a shortage of manpower, these contracts were handed to private military contractors.[6] The Marines also participated in war games with other military assets, such as the United States Army Rangers.[7]

Although the United States of America and all of its military branches ceased to exist during, if not following, the Great War, elements of the Marine Corps seem to have survived in the Enclave, where the values integral to the Corps were instilled into its servicemen. Frank Horrigan is an example of such.[8]

In an unused holotape, Hank Madigan states that he was once a sergeant in Marine Recon prior to the Great War.[9]

Technology[]

The United States Marine Corps used many of the same weapons as the United States Army,[10] but would use a number of tools unique to the branch, including the riot gear customized for desert operations and Wattz 2000 laser rifles for its sharpshooters.[1] Marine Corp detachments embedded with Navy warships and posted to Navy facilities also used heavy suits of combat armor and specialized infiltration gear in their operations.[11]

Named personnel[]

Notes[]

Behind the scenes[]

Marine Recon, mentioned in an unused holotape in Fallout 76, may be a reference to either the real life U.S. Marine Division Recon or the U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance.

Appearances[]

The U.S. Marine Corps are mentioned in Fallout 2, Fallout 3, its add-ons Operation: Anchorage and Point Lookout, Fallout 4, its add-on Far Harbor, and Fallout 76.

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  1. ā†‘ 1.0 1.1 An issue of Future Weapons Today mentions a Marine's memoirs as a sniper in that area. Both cities are also one of the easternmost points in China and a natural choice for amphibious landings and setting up a bridgehead for bringing in reinforcements.
  2. ā†‘ Desert Ranger combat armor
    Texture file Nvdlc02combatranger.dds
  3. ā†‘ Sugar Grove terminal entries; SigInt system terminal, 8-19-77: External Contractors
  4. ā†‘ DiMA's memory; DiMA's memory #5
  5. ā†‘ Turtledove Detention camp terminal entries; terminal, Doe, John (submariner)
  6. ā†‘ Internment orders
  7. ā†‘ War game orders
  8. ā†‘ Frank Horrigan quotes two of three core values of the USMC, together with the motto (Semper Fidelis) in his dying words.
  9. ā†‘ Fallout 76 unused content Maria Chavez: "Sergeant Madigan, is it?"
    Hank Madigan: "Was. Not sure that really applies anymore."
    Melody Larkin: "Cause you quit the Brotherhood."
    Hank Madigan: "Our interests no longer aligned."
    Maria Chavez: "And why is that, exactly? Brotherhood's been a good ally to us. Taking you on could be seen as an act of bad faith."
    Hank Madigan: "Taggerdy's Brotherhood was a fine organization. Maxson's Brotherhood's only cares about locking away every bit of technology they can get their hands on. I was a fire fighter before the war. It's my opinion that looking after the people of Appalachia should be top priority. From what I've heard, Responders do too."
    Maria Chavez: "I'm guessing Paladin Taggerdy didn't recruit a fire fighter because she liked how you looked in fatigues. What were you before your civilian life?"
    Hank Madigan: "Marine Recon."
    Melody Larkin: "No shit."
    Maria Chavez: " And why would the Responders need a Marine-turned-Brotherhood defector in their midst?"
    Hank Madigan: "Because I guarantee you don't have someone like me. I find things. People. Supplies. Solutions. And I'm good at it. You guys have a lot of mouths to feed and a lot of people to keep safe. I can help you do both. All I ask is regular rations and my own bunk."
    Melody Larkin: "And how do we know you ain't just sellin' us a bill of goods?"
    Hank Madigan: "I'm willing to prove it. Gimme a job. I'll show you what I can do."
    Melody Larkin: "How would you feel about getting back into a fire suit?"
    (Maria Chavez, Hank Madigan and Melody Larkin's dialogue)
    Note: These lines are from HolotapeQuest_LVC. It is unclear if they were intended to be part of an unimplemented, unused, or otherwise inaccessible holotape.
  10. ā†‘ Benjamin Montgomery uses the same gear as Army servicemen.
  11. ā†‘ Both suits of armor, as they appear in Far Harbor and Fallout 76.
  12. ā†‘ Carver Timmerman: "If you don't mind me asking, why did you become a caravan guard, Libby?"
    Libby Wen: "Honestly? I just needed a reason to get away from my family for a while. I guess I can count myself lucky to have any family at all... But, I never really found my place with them. My dad was a Marine, and in a way he still is. Like living with a drill sergeant. Mom is no better, she had a military background, too. My brother and sister are more than enough for helping the camp. Not for me. I've always been good at shooting, so I may as well get paid for it."
    Carver Timmerman: "I can understand that... Plus, we get to travel."
    Libby Wen: "See the world and all that? Maybe I'm a Marine after all. Dad must be so proud."
    (Carver Timmerman's and Libby Wen's dialogue)
  13. ā†‘ Frank Horrigan: "{108}{ssa2}{You (cough), you haven't won here. You and your mutie-bastard friends are gonna join me in a big ol' mushroom cloud sendoff. I just triggered the self-destruct. (Heh, heh; cough, cough,ā€¦) The work will go on. You didn't do nothing here, 'cept seal your own death warrants. Duty, (cough) honor... courage... Semper Fiiiiiā€¦ā€¦..}"
    (Frank Horrigan's dialogue)
  14. ā†‘ The Sole Survivor: "Think we can handle it? We could always call in the Marines."
    The Mariner: "Oh, ha ha. What do we say to all the folk back home? I meant this to be my last great adventure. Instead, if we tell the folk back at town, I'll be a laughing stock."
    (The Mariner's dialogue)
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