Paramarine Task Force

Celebrating ten years · 2016–2026

Arma 3 · Milsim · 10 Years Strong

Rapid-deployment Marines.
Serious, fun, and immersive.

The Paramarines were a WW2 airborne Marine outfit, disbanded before the war ended. We took the concept and put it in a modern setting: rapid-deployment Marines with our own air wing. Ten years running, and we still fill a Sunday op.

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  1. 01

    Apply

    Five minutes on the personnel portal.

  2. 02

    Meet a recruiter

    Find us in #find-a-recruiter.

  3. 03

    Train & deploy

    Recruit training, then your first op.

What to expect before you apply →

Main op
SUN · 8PM ET
Field training
TUE · 8PM ET
Schools
SAT · 8PM ET
Recruiting
OPEN

From the archives · the classic

We are the Paramarines — Deployment
A Major inspecting a formation of Marines at a desert firebase, 2017A Huey landing on a carrier deck beneath a rainbow, 2017
The Unit

Who we are

The Paramarines were a real WW2 outfit: Marines trained to jump into the South Pacific, disbanded in 1944 before they ever made a combat jump. We took the idea and gave it a modern setting, flying under a fictional Marine Aircraft Group 36.

We started in 2016 and we're still here, which is rare in this hobby. Units usually fold when the founders burn out or the schedule slips. Ours held because the structure is real: you get trained, you get promoted, and there are enough people who show up that the op happens whether or not any one person makes it.

Between ops it's a lot less formal. We run a custom modpack, argue about loadouts, and play whatever else is on sale that week.

  • Our own modpack. “Paramarine Milsim Core” on the Workshop. Armor, aircraft, boats, gear, sound. One subscribe and you're set.

  • An organic air wing. MAG-36 pilots fly the transport and the CAS. Those are members in the cockpit.

  • Records that stick. Rank, courses, and awards live in our personnel system. Your file follows you.

  • A film crew. Ops get cut into films. A few are below.

Unit facts
Founded
2016
Celebrating
10 YEARS
Main op
SUN · 8PM ET
Also running
TUE · THU · SAT
Unit formation at a Paramarine Task Force ceremony in Arma 3
Formation, 2021
Roles

What you can be

Everyone starts as an 0311 Rifleman. The rest are qualifications you earn once you're in.

0311

Rifleman

The infantry core of every squad. Where new Marines start.

Available

0311

Designated Marksman

Longer-range rifle support inside the squad.

Available · Requires Scout Sniper Course

Hospital Corpsman

Attached to a squad. Keeps the wounded in the fight.

Waitlist · Requires Combat Life Saver

1834

ACV Crewman

Crew an amphibious combat vehicle with 3rd Platoon.

Available · Selective

7503/7505

Rotary/Fixed-Wing Pilot

Fly transport and close air support for MAG-36.

Available · 2nd Lt requires a flight test

0372

Marine Special Operator

MSO. A second role on top of your billet, with its own recon operations on Thursdays. Anyone in the unit can attend selection.

Highly selective · Open tryouts

Courses run Saturdays, from recruit training up to JTAC.

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Live ORBAT

Order of battle

Combat structure, live from the personnel system. Staff sections are kept off the public chart.

Active
72
Open billets
21
  • PTF

    72 active

    • Task Force HQ

      Storm

      Maj M.Hawkins

      71/94

      • Task Force Staff2/2
      • Operations Staff4/4
      • Lightning Company

        Lightning

        1stLt N.Cook

        58/78

        • 1st Platoon

          Lightning 1

          1stLt G.Taylor

          34/52

          • 1st Squad

            Lightning 1-1

            Sgt C.Havel

            10/16

            • 1-1 Alpha4/4
            • 1-1 Bravo2/4
            • 1-1 Charlie0/4
          • 2nd Squad

            Lightning 1-2

            Sgt B.Lowe

            9/16

            • 1-2 Alpha2/4
            • 1-2 Bravo1/4
            • 1-2 Charlie2/4
          • 3rd Squad

            Lightning 1-3

            Sgt C.Forge

            11/16

            • 1-3 Alpha4/4
            • 1-3 Bravo3/4
            • 1-3 Charlie0/4
        • 2nd Platoon

          Lightning 2

          7/7

          • Weapons7/7
        • 3rd Platoon

          Lightning 3

          1stLt A.Ash

          11/12

          • 1st Vehicle1/2
          • 2nd Vehicle3/3
          • 3rd Vehicle3/3
          • 4th Vehicle2/2
      • Marine Air Group 36

        Thunder

        1stLt A.Shepard

        5/8

        • Gunfighters Squadron2/5
        • Training Squadron1/1

21 billets open across the task force.

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Media

In the field

Paramarines free-falling from a MAG-36 Osprey high over the coast
Airborne insertion · MAG-36
A mass night parachute drop silhouetted over the treeline
Night jump
Pilots walking the flight line past armed Hornets
The flight line
Calm Before the StormAmphibious film
Here Comes the ThunderMAG-36 aviation film

From the archives · the early years

Marines seated down the cargo bay of a strategic airlifter
Strategic airlift
Marines riding in an open truck bed as an attack helicopter passes overhead
Convoy escort

As heard on RadioArma — EP #06: Paramarine Task Force

Operations

The week

Four nights on the calendar. Sunday is the one everybody turns out for.

Field training8PM ET

Tuesdays

Field Training Exercise. Drills and rehearsal with your squad or platoon.

Recon ops8PM ET

Thursdays

Reconnaissance operations run by the MSO element.

MSO only

Schools8PM ET

Saturdays

Specialized training courses. Qualify for a new weapon, vehicle, or billet.

Main operation8PM ET

Sundays

The week's operation. Everyone deploys, from rifle squads to aircrew.

Operations conducted
46
Last operation
Aug 25

Ready to ship out?

Send an application, then find us in #find-a-recruiter. We'll get you to your first op.