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[[Image:SMCommand.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Ultramarines]] Command Squad<sup>{{Fn|3</sup>}}]]
A '''Command Squad''' is a specialized unit formed around the [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] of a [[Space Marine Company]].
[[Image:Dark_Angels_Standard_Bearer.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Dark Angels]] Standard Bearer]]
[[Image:Company_Champion.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Ultramarines]] Company Champion]]
The exact makeup of a Command Squad varies depending on the Chapter or the Captain, but a typical [[Codex Astartes|Codex]] Squad is composed of{{Fn|1a}}:
*A [[Space Marine Veteran Sergeant|Veteran Sergeant]] - Second in command to the Captain;
*An [[Apothecary]] - equipped with a [[Narthecium]] and [[Reductor]];
*A [[Company Standard Bearer]], or "Ancient" - charged with carrying the [[Company Banner]];
*A [[Company Champion]] - an exceptional [[Close combat]] specialist, usually armed with a [[Power Weapon]] and [[Combat Shield]];
*and one or two additional Marines, which are often armed with heavy ranged weapons<sup id="fn_1a_back">[[#fn_1a|[1a]]]</sup>.
It is not uncommon for Space Marine Command Squads to be mounted on Space Marine Bikes if the commander they are guarding is mounted on one. The command squad may be outfitted with specialist gear such as [[melta bomb]]s or [[storm shield]]s, and may take a dedicated transport such as a [[Rhino]] or [[Razorback]]{{Cite This}}.
Marines selected for a Command Squad are chosen not only for their combat skills, but also an equal measure of tactical and strategic aptitude. A Captain and his Command Squad inevitably go where the fighting is thickest in any battle, so only the luckiest and most experienced warriors survive more than a few battles - and those that do have proven themselves beyond all doubt, and are often nominated to succeed their Captain in the event of his death<sup id="fn_1a_back">[[#fn_1a{{Fn|[1a]]]</sup>}}.
===Chapter Variations===
*The '''Pyre Wardens''' of the [[Fire Lords]];
*The '''Foeseekers''' of the [[Omega Marines]];
*The '''Prognosticars''' of the [[Silver Skulls]];<sup id="fn_1a_back">[[#fn_1a{{Fn|[1a]]]</sup>}}
*The [[Wolf Guard]]s of the [[Space Wolves]];
===Noteworthy Command Squads===
*"The Lions of Macragge", [[Ultramarines]] Second Company, Captain [[Cato Sicarius]]<sup id="fn_1b_back">[[#fn_1b{{Fn|[1b]]]</sup>}}*"The Swords of Calth", [[Ultramarines]] Fourth Company, Captain [[Uriel Ventris]]<sup id="fn_2a_back">[[#fn_2a{{Fn|[2a]]]</sup>}}
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]:**<span id="fn_1a">[[#fn_1a_back{{Endn|1a]]}}: p. 55**<span id="fn_1b">[[#fn_1b_back{{Endn|1b]]}}: p. 18*<sup>{{Endn|2</sup>}}: [[Chapter's Due (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]:**<span id="fn_2a">[[#fn_2a_back{{Endn|2a]]}}: Ch. 8, p. 106 (hardcover)*<sup>{{Endn|3</sup>}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1050238 Games Workshop]
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