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Slightly-misleading title - the USMC wants space operations specialists, similar to the USSF and Army space operations folks do.
No plans on dropping into other planets...yet.
...In other words, they’ll learn a lot about space. But in plain English, they’ll likely be getting trained on satellite communications and how to ward off enemy missiles under the instruction of experts at the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command. Then after they complete training, the Marines will embed with Army space support teams, which enhance “intelligence and operation planning capabilities” for units in the field. Comprised of four enlisted soldiers and two officers, ARSSTs bring a knowledge base of space-based military capabilities like satellite intelligence and communications. They can even jam enemy communications and take part in “navigation warfare,” according to an Army guide from 2017.
No plans on dropping into other planets...yet.
The Army is training the first batch of Space Marines
This is how baby Space Marines are made.
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