The USS Anasazi is also home to the 898th
Marine Strike Group (Combined Arms-Medical and Aerospace). The 898th
MSG is organized as a combined arms unit, although the primary Branch of Service
for the 898th is Aerospace, Marines from all Branches and MOS’s are
welcome to serve with the unit.
898th MSG Nickname: The Flying Medicine Men
898th MSG Motto: “A spoonful of sugar helps the Phaser blast go down.”
898th MSG Slogan: “This will only hurt a little.”
898th MSG Mission
Statement: To protect the United Federation of Planets against all
enemies, foreign and domestic in accordance with the orders given to the Strike
Group by the Commanding Officer, Forces Command, STARFLEET Marine Corps.
These orders may include, but are not limited to:
serving as an onboard security force for the USS Anasazi, setting up and
defending Field Hospitals, deploying its fighters in support of other units and
their assigned operations or conducting assault landings, depending upon the
situation.
898th MSG Officer-in-Charge: Major General John Roberts
The OIC is responsible for all Marine activities.
He makes all decisions regarding the Marines under his care.
He is also responsible for filing unit reports with the SFMC every other
month and for reporting on the state of the MSG to the Command Staff.
The OIC is also responsible for making final award and promotion
recommendations to the USS Anasazi Captain and Command Staff as well as to the
17th Brigade OIC and SFMC Headquarters.
898th MSG Deputy Officer-in-Charge: LTC David Cerame
Second in Command of the 898th, the Deputy Officer in Charge should be ready to step into the OIC position in case the OIC is unable to fulfill his/her duties. This may be on a temporary basis or a more permanent basis. The OIC and DOIC should work closely together in case the DOIC needs to step into the OIC position, the DOIC will know what to do. The DOIC also serves as the “personnel manager for the Strike Group and serves to coordinate awards and promotion recommendations to the OIC for further evaluation by the USS Anasazi Captain and Command Staff.
The 898th MSG is organized into two sections (Medical and Aerospace), with additional detachments from other Branches of Service as needed to meet the desires of our Marines.
The “Command Staff” of the Strike Group is composed of the following individuals: OIC, DOIC, the two Section Chiefs (Medical and Aerospace), a “Detachment Liaison” (representing the interests of the additional detachments, if any, who may be assigned to the MSG), the NCOIC (senior enlisted member) and the USS Anasazi’s Tactical Department Head. The NCOIC and Tactical Department Head are nonvoting members and serve on the “Command Staff” in an advisory role only, so that the interests of the enlisted Marines and the USS Anasazi can be represented to the MSG command personnel.
The Section Chiefs, Detachment Liaison and NCOIC serve at the pleasure of the OIC and may be replaced by the OIC if it is found that they are not performing their duties as required. These Marines are charged with maintaining their individual sections and reporting on the activities of their sections to the DOIC no later than the 25th of each month.
The OIC and DOIC shall be subject to regular votes of confidence by the members of the Strike Group just as the CO and XO of the USS Anasazi are as outlined in the Starship Regulations attached to this handbook. The OIC and DOIC shall be elected at the same time as the CO and XO of the USS Anasazi are elected (every two years). There is no limit to the number of two-year terms a person may be elected to serve.
The only requirements to become a STARFLEET Marine is that the member must be a member in good standing of STARFLEET International and have completed Marine Basic Training (SFMCA Course PD-10) as administered by the STARFLEET Marine Corps Academy. Marines may choose to serve primarily as a Marine (Active Duty Marine) or as a member of STARFLEET (Marine Reserves). With the exception of PD-10, if a Marine has not yet completed all of the required courses, he will have 60 days to complete the courses or resign his position.
Section Chiefs must be Marines, Commissioned Officers, and have completed the following additional SFMCA courses: PD-20 and (depending upon which section they are going to lead) AE-25 or MD-25 (or MD-30).
The Detachment Liaison must be a Marine, commissioned officer and have completed the following additional SFMCA courses: PD-20, AE-10, AR-10, CE-10, MD-10, ME-10, IN-10, SO-10, and SU-10 (these courses are required so as to give the Detachment Liaison a basic familiarity with all prospective Branches of Service he may represent to the Command Staff).
The NCOIC (Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge) must be a Marine, an enlisted member and have completed the following additional SFMCA courses: PD-15, PD-18, and PD-20.
The OIC and DOIC must be Marines, Commissioned Officers and have completed the following additional SFMCA courses: PD-12, PD-20, LD-10, LD-20 and MD-25 (and, by necessity, AE-25).
As with
the Star Fleet members of her crew, the Marines of the USS Anasazi are not
required to wear uniforms. If a
Marine chooses to obtain one or more uniforms for his use, he should consult
with the Marine Force Manual for a list of the approved uniforms and where they
can be obtained.