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	Marines Expeditionary Forces
Leader(s)	Overlord General Shepherd (K.I.A.) Lieutenant Vasquez (K.I.A.) Command Stalker
Branches	United States Marine Corps
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. Supporting the Invasion of 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 The Kuwait 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 mentioned at the end of "The Only Easy Day... Was Yesterday" and are seen as the player flies away. They secure the SAM sites and "mop up" what the task force left behind and secure the hostages (though their character models are only reused ones of the Rangers). It is later revealed that General Shepherd, U.S. commander of armed forces in the Middle East, commanded the Marines during the attack against Al-Asad. Also 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 The Marine dispatched some of their fighters as the AV-8B Harrier and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets are property of the marine corps. Also through the radio chatter it can be implied that marines served as intel gathering, fire support, and CAS EVAC. A CH-46 Sea Knight is at the extraction zone at the end of "Cliffhanger", and the men securing the landing zone use the Call of Duty 4 skins of the MARSOC RAIDERS. AV-8B Harriers and AH-1W Super Cobras (which are proprietary to the Marine Corps) can be seen and called in as a killstreak reward in multiplayer. There are U.S. Marine members in TF141, most likely from MARSOC, Force Reconnaissance platoons, Reconnaissance Battalions, and Scout Sniper platoons. Even though it isnt mentioned but price states"Hold your fire. It's one of the American Sniper Teams." This could hint towards the fact that Sniper Team Two, consisting of members CW4.Smith and Sgt.Scully, is most likely a Marine Scout Recon Sniper Team.   

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 Division 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

Unknown MARSOC Battalion-

     MARSOC RAIDER REGIMENT- 

     Assault Teams-

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

Scout Recon Sniper Teams-

     Sniper Team Two-

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

Direct Action Forces-

     Marines Expeditionary Forces-

'     '1st Force Reconnaisance Company-

 2nd Squad Team (Bravo-Six)-

• Lieutenant Vasquez (Red Dog)
• Sergeant Paul Jackson
• Private Massey
• Randomly generated Marines 

2nd Platoon-

• Unnamed members

1st Battalion, 1st Marines-

• Unnamed members

4th Marines-

• Unnamed members

Deep Reconnaisance 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
• Keating (K.I.A.)
• Private Massey (Alive or K.I.A.; player determined)
• Captain Pelayo (K.I.A.)
• Private Roycewicz (Alive or K.I.A.; player determined)
• Sergeant Scully
• Chief Warrant Officer Smith
• Lieutenant Volker (K.I.A.)
• Private West (K.I.A.)
• Capt. Weston
• Warpig (Tank)
• Lopez
• Gaines
• Two-Six Team
• The Abrams Tank Operators from MW3

Air Squadrons-

UH-60 Blackhawks-

• Striker Six-Four      
• Striker Six-Two

AH-1W Cobras-

• Deadly-(Captain Pelayo and Keating)
• Cobra Two
• Cobra Pilot 2
• Cobra Pilot
• Viper 6-1

CH-46 Seaknights-

• Gryphon 2-7
• Outlaw 2-5
• Bachelor Two-Seven

CV-22 Ospreys-

• Raptor 2-4
• Raptor 4
• Raptor 2-6

F4 Phantoms-

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

AV-8B Harriers-

• Wild Weasel Units 
• Falcon One (4 Harriers)
• Viper 6-2 (4 Harriers)

F-35 Joint Strike Fighters-      

• Cujo 2-1 (Flight of 2 F-35's)
• Cujo 2-2 (Flight of 2 F-35's even though not mentioned it can be assumed)

Tank Battalions-   

Alpha Company-

• Warpig (Marine Tank Crew 4)

M1A1 Abram Tanks-

• Warpig 3-1 Delta
• Warpig 2-1
• Warpig 3-2
• Warpig 2-1 Alpha
• Warpig 2-2 Alpha

Arms and Equipment

Weapons

• M16A4
• M4A1
• MP5  (Used by MARSOC 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 
• Fragment Grenades
• Night Vision Goggles 
• Minigun

Vehicles

• M1A1 Abrams Tank's
• AH-1W Cobra's
• UH-60 Blackhawk's
• CH-46 Sea Knight's
• AV-8B Harrier's
• Humvee's
• CV-22 Osprey's
• Tarawa/Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship's
• F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's

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

U.S.M.C. Models

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.
• The  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 theres one in particular that one does not see. In the multiplayer map Octane if one is free spectator mode, theres 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. So possibly thats saying that those 3 tanks plus the Humvees were part of a 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, with it's personnel used to create MARSOCs 1st and 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalions (later Marine Raider Battalions).