The space marine, an archetype of science fiction, is a Marine that operates in outer space or on alien worlds. Historical Marines fulfill amphibious roles: ship defence, landing parties, and general high-mobility deployments. By extension, space marines defend spaceships, land on planets and moons, and fulfill rapid deployment throughout space.
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