United States Marine Corps/Modern Warfare

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United States Marine Corps (USMC)
The Marine Corps Logo
Appears in	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Active	November 10th, 1775 – Present
Country	United States
Part of	US Navy
Leader(s)	Overlord General Shepherd (K.I.A.)
Type	Marine combined arms Direct Action Force Deep Reconnaisance Special Operations Capable Armored Tank Battalion
Engagements	Evacuation of MacMillan and Price, 1996 Invasion of Kuwait, 2011 2011 Capital City nuclear blast Sabotage of The ICBM Facility Invasion of Virginia/Radio chatter Clearing SAM sites on the 36th Oil Platform Evacuation Sites Battle of D.C. Retaking Hamburg
Motto	Semper Fidelis (Always faithful)
Music

In-Game

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare Remastered

MARINE MARSOC RAIDERS in the map Siege

The modern United States Marine Corps 1st Force Reconnaisance Company is portrayed in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

It appears that all non-Russian helicopters in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare are operated by the United States, particularly the USMC. A good example is in "Crew Expendable" as the UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-46 Sea Knight that drops off and rescues the SAS commandos, respectively, are crewed by pilots with American and not British accents. These two types of helicopters are not used by the British military, nonetheless the game designers likely chose the particular aircraft to simplify the production of the game, as opposed to having to animate a Royal Navy or Royal Air Force helicopter from scratch that would see limited use in the game.

During the 1996 mission to assassinate Imran Zakhaev as told in "One Shot One Kill", when Lt. Price and Captain MacMillan are evacuated, the men that emerge from the just-arrived CH-46 Sea Knight to provide covering fire appear to be Marines in black battle dress uniforms (BDUs) and balaclavas.

During the Invasion of an unnamed Middle Eastern nation in 2011, Marine Forces of the USMC 1st Force Reconnaissance Company are portrayed, dressed in their trademark Desert MARPAT camouflaged Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniforms (MCCUUs). The player takes the role of Paul Jackson, a Sergeant in 1st Force Recon and part of a Marine Task-Force assigned to capture Khaled Al-Asad, who took over the nation in a violent coup. During the USMC's aerial calvary assault, their troops are using UH-60 Blackhawks, AV-8B Harriers, Ch-46 Seaknights, and AH-1W Cobras. In the third day of the Invasion, Al-Asad detonated a Nuclear Device in his Capital City. This caused massive Marine casualties of 30,000 men, including Sgt. Paul Jackson.

Later, the United States Marine Corps MARSOC Raider Regiment and the Special Air Service were involved in a joint operation to retake a Launch Control facility from Russian Ultranationalists and prevented ICBMs from striking the United States' Eastern Seaboard. Their escape was compromised, and in the ensuing chaos it is unknown if any of the SAS soldiers or Raiders involved in the raid survived except for Sgt. 'Soap' MacTavish and Captain Price. These Marines were outfitted as commandos with black battle dress uniforms (BDUs) and balaclavas

Backlot

Bog

Broadcast

Crash

Crossfire

District

Showdown

Strike

Winter Crash

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The Marines are not a playable faction, though they are seen at the end of "The Only Easy Day... Was Yesterday" as the chopper flies away. They secure the SAM sites, hostages and "mop up" what Task Force 141 had left behind (though in the original version of the game, their character models are only reused ones of the Rangers). It is later revealed that General Shepherd also commanded the Marines during the attack against Al-Asad. During the level "Of Their Own Accord", numerous Marine CH-46 Sea Knights are seen throughout the level supporting the battle and extracting wounded. Through the radio chatter, it can also be heard that Marines dispatched some of their fighters, AV-8B Harrier and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets. Same radio conversations also imply that marines were providing intel gathering, fire support and CAS EVAC. A CH-46 Sea Knight appears at the extraction zone at the end of "Cliffhanger" (also, the men securing the landing zone use Call of Duty 4 skins of the MARSOC RAIDERS). AV-8B Harriers and AH-1W Super Cobras can be seen and called in as a killstreak reward in multiplayer. Marines also assist TF141 in numerous missions, most likely consisting of MARSOC, Force Reconnaissance platoons, Reconnaissance Battalions, and Scout Sniper platoons.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized

Marines are a playable faction in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized both in campaign mode and multiplayer.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

The United States Marine Corps appears as a friendly faction in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The 2nd Marine Regiment makes a cameo in Black Tuesday where they are seen near Queens. They are seen helping Team Metal in rescuing the Vice President of the United States in the mission "Goalpost" giving the Army Rangers and Team Metal support with M1A1 Abrams Tanks and CV-22 Osprey's. They are not seen in the campaign in any other missions.

List of all known Units, Teams, and Battalions

Commanding Elements

• Lieutenant Vasquez
• Overlord
• Command
• General Shepherd
• Stalker Actual

Special Operations Forces-(USSOCOM-MSOR-MARSOC)

MARSOC RAIDER REGIMENT

Assault Teams

• Strike Team Two
• Strike Team Three
• Five-Delta Six
• Two-Yankee Six
• Charlie Team
• Two-Six Team

Scout Sniper Teams

• Sniper Team Two
  • Chief Warrant Officer 4 Smith (Kilo Four Foxtrot)
  • Sergeant Scully

Marines Expeditionary Forces

• 1st Force Recon
  • 2nd Squad Team (Bravo-Six)
    • Lieutenant Vasquez (Red Dog)
    • Sergeant Paul Jackson
    • Private Massey
    • Private West (K.I.A.)
    • Lopez
    • Gaines
    • Private Roycewicz
    • Randomly generated Marines 

• 2nd Platoon
  • Unnamed members

• 1st Battalion, 1st Marines
  • Unnamed members

• 4th Marines
  • Unnamed members

Deep Reconnaissance Teams

Stalker Units

• Stalker 2-2 Bravo
• Stalker 3-2
• Stalker 2
• Stalker 2-1 Bravo
• Stalker Actual
• Stalker 3-1 Bravo
• Stalker 3-1 Alpha
• Stalker 3-3
• Stalker 2-2
• Stalker 2-1
• Stalker 2 Actual
• Recon 1

Supporting Members

• Private/Corporal Baker
• Sgt. Baker
• Capt. Weston
• PFC. Michael Carver (planned but never released and was replaced by Paul Jackson)

Air Squadrons

• AH-1W Cobras
  • Deadly-(Cpt Pelayo and Zack Keating)
  • Cobra Two
  • Viper 6-1

• CH-46 Sea Knights
  • Gryphon Two-Seven
  • Outlaw 2-5 - (Destroyed by Nuke in Shock & Awe)
    • Lieutenant Volker (K.I.A.)
  • Bachelor Two-Seven

• CV-22 Ospreys
  • Raptor 2-4
  • Raptor 4
  • Raptor 2-6

• F-4 Phantoms
  • Delta Squadron (3 Unnamed Phantoms)
  • VF-143
  • Six
  • Red Rider
  • One-Seven

• AV-8B Harrier IIs
  • Wild Weasel Units 
  • Falcon One (4 Harriers)
  • Viper 6-2 (4 Harriers)

• F-35 Joint Strike Fighters
  • Cujo Two-One (Flight of 2 F-35's)
  • Cujo Two-Two (presumed flight of 2 F-35's)

Tank Battalions

• M1A2 Abrams tank
  • Alpha Company
    • Warpig (Marine Tank Crew 4)

Arms and Equipment

Weapons

• M16A4
• M4A1
• MP5  (Used by operators from "No Fighting In The War Room")
• M249 SAW
• M21 (Used by Sniper-Team Two from "Ultimatum")
• M9
• M1911
• W1200
• M203
• AK-47 (Used by Sgt. Paul Jackson, but optional)
• AT4
• FGM-148 Javelin
• Desert Eagle
• M240C
• M2 Browning Machine Gun
• Mk-19 Grenade Launcher 
• Fragmentation grenades
• Night Vision Goggles 
• Minigun

Vehicles

• M1A1 Abrams Tank
• AH-1 Cobra
• CH-46 Sea Knight
• AV-8B Harrier II
• Humvee
• CV-22 Osprey
• Tarawa/Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship
• F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Gallery

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Marines fighting the enemy.

Marines fire at an enemy while inside a building.

Marines about to breach a door.

Marines in Call of Duty 4

A U.S. Marine with an M4A1 Carbine

A Marine with an M249 SAW.

A U.S marine

A US Marine in "War Pig".

Marines in black suits

A Marine fires his M16A4 in "War Pig"

Marines in "War Pig".

Marines deploying from a Sea Knight.

Several Marines deploying from an UH-60.

Marines using chainsaws to get in the ICBM launch facility.

A Marine in prone position.

A Marine armed with an MP5.

A marine in 'No Fighting in the War Room'.

Another marine.

Another marine.

Early multiplayer icon.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized

A Marine in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Cut USMC multiplayer icon, found in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game files.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

A Marine using minigun on an M1A2 Abrams tank.

U.SM.C. Models

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Remastered

A Marine with his M4A1, while securing a local building in "Charlie Don't Surf".

A US Marine aiming his M4A1 at the enemy.

A Marine securing a local broadcast station.

A US Marine, while inside a local broadcasting station.

Two Marines aiming their M4 rifles in the outside part of the broadcast station.

Two Marines preparing to breach a door inside the broadcasting station.

A US Marine with his M4A1 Grenadier in mission "The Bog".

A US Marine firing his M4A1 Grenadier towards the enemy

Marine taking cover near the entrance of a building.

US Marine aiming his M249 SAW.

Marines were breaching the fence, along with Lt.Vasquez.

Marine aims his M4A1 in a prone position from the mission "War Pig".

A Marine takes cover with his M16A4 in the mission "War Pig".

Another Marine takes cover behind a car with his M16A4 Rifle.

A US Marine taking cover behind a destroyed wall.

A MARSOC operator armed with M249 SAW in the mission "Heat".

Two MARSOC Operators are firing their M4A1 in "Heat".

Same Marine

A MARSOC Operator from "No Fighting In The War Room".

Another MARSOC Operator.

A MARSOC Operator is guarding the main entrance of the control room in "No Fighting In The War Room".

A MARSOC Operator aiming his MP5 inside the vehicle depot.

MARSOC Operators fighting the enemy inside the vehicle depot.

A MARSOC Operator taking cover with his MP5.

Trivia

• In the earliest stages of the development of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the Marines used the same HUD icon in multiplayer as the Americans in Call of Duty 2.
• As seen in the C4 demo, USMC originally had a different faction icon.
• The USMC multiplayer faction icon can be found in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 files. This proves that USMC were originally going to be a playable faction, as the icon is different from the icon used in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
• The Marine Tank Operators from will always start with certain names inside the tank but regardless when at the scene of the break through they will emerge from the tank with different names.
• Deadly's AH-1 Cobra from the mission Shock and Awe repeatedly shoots Hellfire Missiles near the players position despite being danger close. Also it doesn't stop until the player gets back on the CH-46.
• During the mission Severed Ties, the player can see all the tanks callsigns when aimed at them. But there's one in particular that one does not see. In the multiplayer map Octane if one is free spectator mode, there's 3 tanks in the map. If one goes to the barrels of each tank, they can see them say SOON with the callsigns of Blue Misty, Buckwild and one that says Big Daddy. It is possible that those three tanks were part of the convoy that was ambushed
• The appearance of 1st Force Recon and MARSOC in Call of Duty 4:  Modern Warfare is an anachronism, as 1st and 2nd Force Reconnaissance were disbanded at that point with their personnel used to create MARSOCs 1st and 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalions (later Marine Raider Regiment).