Galactic Marines

Under the leadership of Jedi General Ki-Adi-Mundi and Clone Marshal Commander Bacara CC-1138, the 21st Nova Corps of the 4th Sector Army was made independent and became known as the Galactic Marines. As Marines they were cross-trained to fight on a variety of environments on ground, underwater and space, making them extremely versatile. with specializations in boarding and capturing enemy starships as well as planetary assault EOD bomb removal and special operations.

Galactic Marines wore special body armor with maroon or white coloration and a backplate. They were usually armed with DC-15A, DC-15s blaster rifles, but were also seen equipped with WESTAR-M5 blaster rifle Flame Projectors, Missle Launchers and DP-23 Shotgun. The Marines were distinguished by their unique visor gear, synthmesh designed to keep out various hazards such as snow, sand, airborne fungus, and ash. The Marines were known to utilize UT-AT, AT-OT and AT-RT walkers. These were painted with purple markings to identify their corps affiliation.

The Marines tryouts consists of three phases. Phase 1: conditioning, Phase 2: in-space ship boarding, and Phase 3: marksmanship. These training courses make the Marines the most elite fighting force of the Grand Army of the Republic.