MACO (AMU)

In the alternate mirror universe, the Terran Military Assault Command Operations (commonly abbreviated as MACO) was the military organization known otherwise as the "Fist of the Terran Empire", which served the Terran Empire.

Organization
Unlike the MACOs of the prime universe, Terran MACOs are associated with the Imperial Starfleet. However, they are not the military force of the Empire, which, like the Federation, relied heavily on its Starfleet.

Terran MACOs were exceptionally more ruthless than their prime universe counterparts. It was even rumored that they were trained to be emotionless, to relish killing, to give their lives in service to the Empire and to be almost physically indestructible. These are mostly regarded as rumors, since the Gorn Slar was able to kill several while onboard the USS Defiant in 2155.

History
The Terran MACOs were created originally as secret police in service to the Emperor. However, with many and various mutinies aboard Imperial starships becoming commonplace, they were assigned to the personal command of the captain to serve as personal bodyguards.