( ENT: " The Expanse") When the MACOs first came aboard Enterprise, they certainly felt like outsiders, tasked to integrate with the ship's Starfleet contingent. Admiral Maxwell Forrest was surprised that Captain Jonathan Archer had requested military officers aboard his ship.
Hayes was assigned to the Starfleet vessel Enterprise NX-01 for a mission into the Delphic Expanse in 2153. ( ENT: " The Xindi", " Anomaly (ENT)", " Harbinger", " Hatchery", " The Council")Ī detachment of troops commanded by Major J. 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 Expanse") MACO posts included Atlanta, Georgia and the Janus loop. The military officer who oversaw the MACOs was General Casey. As of 2153, MACO tactics and technology were two to three years more advanced than those of Starfleet, but their combat expertise was initially limited to simulations conducted on Earth. The MACOs were not associated with Starfleet. Military Assault Command Operations (commonly abbreviated as " MACO", pronounced "MAY-ko") was a United Earth organization that existed as a part of the United Earth Military during the 2150s, prior to the founding of the Federation.