There are even more elite troops within the Starfleet Marines for special missions. These troops are even better trained for their missions, which would often be covert in nature. Individual specialties within the Starfleet Marines include: Demolitions Technician, Underwater Specialist, Anbo-Jytsu Instructor, Computer Specialist, Communications Technician, Cryptographer, Insertion/Extraction Specialist, etc. The existence of some special operations teams are limited to a "need-to-know" basis.

See the Advanced Training section for more details.