. . . . . . . . . . "MACOs have similar training and tactics as the special forces of a number of member nations of United Earth (the US Navy SEALS, Delta Force, Army Rangers, Marine Force Recon, Special Air Service, etc), and their rank insignia is similar to that of the U.S. Marine Corps. Their operation aboard Starfleet vessels is comparable to that of the U.S. Marines on board U.S. Navy vessels in the 20th and 21st centuries."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Military Assault Command Operations"@en . . "The military official that oversaw the MACOs was General Casey. (ENT: \"The Expanse\") MACO posts included Atlanta, Georgia and the Janus loop. Training posts included West Point in New York, as well as Jupiter Station for zero gravity/rifle training, and Luna for survival training. (ENT: \"The Xindi\", \"Anomaly\", \"Harbinger\", \"Hatchery\", \"The Council\") A detachment of troops commanded by Major J. Hayes was assigned to the Starfleet vessel Enterprise NX-01 for a mission into the Delphic Expanse in 2153. Admiral Maxwell Forrest was surprised that Captain Jonathan Archer had requested military officers aboard his ship. (ENT: \"The Expanse\") When the MACOs first came aboard Enterprise, they certainly felt like outsiders, tasked to integrate with the ship's Starfleet contingent. (ENT: \"Countdown\") The MACOs saw their first action six weeks into the mission; in September, Hayes and a six-man team rescued Archer, Commander Tucker, and Kessick from the clutches of a trellium mining planet. (ENT: \"The Xindi\") By the end of their time in the Delphic Expanse, none of the MACOs aboard Enterprise felt like outsiders anymore. (ENT: \"Countdown\") Following the foundation of the United Federation of Planets, the organization was disbanded, with personnel being offered Federation Starfleet commissions on a discretionary basis. The Federation Starfleet, just as its United Earth predecessor, continued to distance itself from the notion of being a military organization, causing deep conflict for at least one former MACO who donned a Starfleet uniform. (Star Trek Beyond)"@en . . . "Military Assault Command Operations (commonly abbreviated as MACO) was a United Earth military organization in service on Earth during the 2150s, prior to the founding of the Federation. The MACOs (pronounced \"MAY-ko\") were not associated with the Starfleet. The military official that oversaw the MACOs was General Casey. (ENT: \"The Expanse\") MACO posts included Atlanta, Georgia and the Janus loop. Training posts included West Point in New York. (ENT: \"The Xindi\", \"Hatchery\", \"The Council\") |}"@en . . . "MACOs have similar training and tactics as the special forces of a number of member nations of United Earth (the US Navy SEALS, Delta Force, Army Rangers, Marine Force Recon, Special Air Service, etc), and their rank insignia is similar to that of the U.S. Marine Corps. Their operation aboard Starfleet vessels is comparable to that of the U.S. Marines on board U.S. Navy vessels in the 20th and 21st centuries."@en . . . "Military Assault Command Operations (commonly abbreviated as MACO) was a United Earth military organization in service on Earth during the 2150s, prior to the founding of the Federation. The MACOs (pronounced \"MAY-ko\") were not associated with the Starfleet. The military official that oversaw the MACOs was General Casey. (ENT: \"The Expanse\") MACO posts included Atlanta, Georgia and the Janus loop. Training posts included West Point in New York. (ENT: \"The Xindi\", \"Hatchery\", \"The Council\") A detachment of troops commanded by Major J. Hayes was assigned to the Enterprise NX-01 for its mission into the Delphic Expanse in 2153. Admiral Maxwell Forrest was surprised that Captain Jonathan Archer had requested military officers aboard his ship. They saw their first action six weeks into the mission; in September, Hayes and a six-man team rescued Archer, Commander Charles Tucker, and Kessick from the clutches of a trellium mining planet. (ENT: \"The Expanse\", \"The Xindi\") MACOs have similar weapons, training, and tactics to the special forces of a number of member nations of United Earth.{|summary=\"Contents\" class=\"toc\" id=\"toc\" | \n* [1] \n* [2] \n* [3] \n* [4] \n* [5] \n* [6] \n* [7] \n* [8] \n* [9] \n* [10] \n* [11] \n* [12] \n* [13] \n* [14] \n* [15] \n* [16] \n* [17] \n* [18] |}"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The military official that oversaw the MACOs was General Casey. (ENT: \"The Expanse\") MACO posts included Atlanta, Georgia and the Janus loop. Training posts included West Point in New York, as well as Jupiter Station for zero gravity/rifle training, and Luna for survival training. (ENT: \"The Xindi\", \"Anomaly\", \"Harbinger\", \"Hatchery\", \"The Council\")"@en .