USS Avandar/Marines Overview
Organization and Duties
The Starfleet Marines assigned to the USS Avandar belong to the Charlie Company of the Starfleet Marine Corps' 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment nicknamed "Shadows". Charlie Company is divided into two Squads. The first Squad is primarily assigned to Search And Rescue, and when directed, will assist in hostage rescue. The second squad is primarily assigned to beef up security on board the USS Avandar and when needed can infiltrate hostile areas or carry out other Top Secret Orders that require their skills. The Security Department is responsible for the protection of the interior of the USS Avandar and its occupants.
Squad One: SAR Team
The SAR team is comprised of a leader, a search specialist, two medics, an engineer, comms expert and search dog. They are usually deployed for search and rescue operations, including hostile situations involving hostages. When not deployed on a mission they can be found training in the marine complex. When the ship is facing an emergency and they have no other assigned mission they can be found supporting departments on the ship.
Squad Two: Special Ops Team
The special ops team is comprised of a leader, a weapons expert, a special operations specialist, a combat engineer, a medic/comms expert and a bombs/explosive technician. They are usually deployed into hostile areas where it is too dangerous to send a standard away team. They are usually sent on classified missions and can be found training in the marine complex when not deployed, but will assist other departments when needed. They are ideal for guarding diplomats and beefing up security as well as helping other departments.
Location and Facilities
The two Squads and Staff are on Deck 11 of the USS Avandar between the ship's holodecks, which are located on opposite ends of the deck. The corridors linking the Marine facilities to the holodeck areas are partitioned by doors requiring security code clearance of Beta-Two or Higher to access the Marine facilities. More information about the Marine facilities on the USS Avandar can be found here.