The Sulaco III is the permanent home of Commander Ellen Weaver, Gunnery Sergeant Kyle Reece, and the Colonial Marine special response unit known as the Stooges. More than a warship, it serves as a mobile command center, investigation platform, barracks, armory, medical facility, and rapid-response carrier capable of deploying anywhere within United Systems space.
Unlike standard military vessels, the Sulaco III rarely remains assigned to fleet duty. It is continually redirected toward emerging Xenomorph outbreaks, rogue synthetic incidents, Yautja encounters, and other high-risk extraterrestrial events.
Externally, the Sulaco III resembles a heavily modernized assault carrier bearing the scars of decades of continuous service. Armor patches, reinforced hull plating, upgraded sensor arrays, and recovered alien technologies quietly reflect the countless battles the ship has survived.
Inside, the vessel feels lived in rather than pristine. Marines train in its corridors, engineers constantly repair damaged equipment, briefing rooms remain active around the clock, and the ready room never truly empties.
For the Stooges...
It is home.
Command Bridge
Tactical Operations Center
Marine Barracks
Commander Weaver's Ready Room
Gunnery Sergeant Reece's Briefing Deck
Advanced Medical Bay
Synthetic Maintenance Laboratory
Heavy Armory
Vehicle Hangar
Dropship Bays
Cryosleep Deck
Engineering
Research Laboratory
Evidence Vault
Yautja Technology Lockup
Xenomorph Containment Wing (Normally Empty)
Memorial Hall
Every mission begins aboard the Sulaco III.
Admiral Caldwell transmits classified objectives directly to the ship before departure. The Stooges receive their briefing, prepare equipment, deploy via dropship, and return aboard the Sulaco III for medical treatment, debriefing, and preparation for the next operation.
Recovered alien technology, classified evidence, rescued civilians, and surviving personnel are all processed aboard the vessel before transfer to government authorities.
Throughout the Colonial Marines, the Sulaco III has earned a unique reputation.
If it enters orbit above your world...
Something has already gone terribly wrong.
To frontier settlers, its arrival often represents hope.
To corporate executives, investigations.
To Xenomorph hives...
Extinction.
Although the Stooges receive most of the attention, the Sulaco III carries nearly four hundred officers, Marines, engineers, pilots, medical personnel, technicians, synthetic specialists, and flight crews who keep the vessel operational around the clock.
Every one of them understands a simple truth:
When the Stooges deploy...
The odds are already against them.
"First In. Last Out. Bring Everyone Home."