United States Liberty Corps

The United States Liberty Corps (known unofficially as the Liberty Corps, and disparagingly as the Mean-n-Green) is an influential military dictatorship active in the American Wasteland that is recognized for their extremist ideals that take inspiration from American nationalists of the Cold War.

Known to war with independent settlements under the guise of liberation, the United States Liberty Corps bases it's society and culture around a strict and organized military force. Immortalizing American war heroes (including fictional ones, such as John Rambo).

History
The history of the United States Liberty Corps is largely unknown by anyone outside the faction's inner circles, as they work incredibly hard to either redact or destroy any information that could be used against them in negotiations. The general understanding around the American Wasteland is that the origins of the Liberty Corps can be traced to some time before the nuclear annihilation of Earth. United States Armed Forces personnel were being trained for the event of a nuclear catastrophe and massive underground bunkers were being built to house as many survivors as possible in order to repopulate the world in the name of America. This top secret project became known as Operation Sun God and, if executed correctly, would allow 4.5 million military hardened military personnel to survive a nuclear war and restart American civilization on the ashes of the old world. A rally point known as 'Rally Point Dallas' was made so that members of the program could regroup after the nuclear winter subsided.

Surviving the Nuclear War (1993-2029)
When the nuclear war finally came, Operation Sun God was mainly a rumor spoken of among the upper echelons of the Armed Forces. Those that had taken part in it's preparation were no longer spirited American patriots, but disgruntled old men who felt their talents had been wasted leading up to the fall of the Soviet Union. When the bunkers were opened to let the designated participants in, they creaked with rust and many malfunctioned as a result of misuse. Since the bunkers were top secret, a complete archive of each was never recorded and the fate of their inhabitants are all but unknown.

One functional bunker known as Bunker 2119, managed to harbor the 77th Infantry Division of the United States Army without difficulty. At some point after the nuclear winter passed, the division came out of their bunker with all their equipment and newly-trained soldiers in search of their rally point. It is assumed that the division never found another unit from the other bunkers, and decided to carry on their mission to start a headquarters on the remains of Dallas, Texas. Until 2030, the division supposedly stayed there and tried to look for survivors while building their numbers.

The Bloodletting Wars (2030-2052)
Main article: The Bloodletting Wars

Starting in 2030, a man known as Sergeant Major Trek Duvall lead a battalion of troops against the greater 77th Infantry Division for an apparently unknown reason. Fighting an enemy within, the division was fatefully unprepared and decided to enact a mass exodus to a location South-East of Dallas. The newfound "Duvall's Army" held the city until 2034, when a series of progressive counter-attacks were enacted by the renewed strength of the 77th Infantry Division. Using a fleet of motorized artillery platforms, the 77th Infantry Division managed to successfully defeat Duvall's Army in three weeks. Duvall escaped under the cover of night, however, much to the dismay of the division. This battle was known as Operation Ivory Throne.

Following this war, Dallas was renamed to Fort Justice to celebrate it's liberation and many outposts were constructed outside the city. Between then and 2052, the 77th Division's influence spread throughout the southern American Wasteland and even into the lands south from there. However, with this conquest came conflict, and many wars were fought over resources, land, and ideologies. One particular conflict in 2049 known as the Sin City Skirmish became known as one of the American Wasteland's most vicious urban battles. These series of conflicts became known as The Bloodletting Wars, and are held in high regard by modern historians within the Liberty Corps.

Official Formation of the Liberty Corps (2095-2098)
As the 77th Infantry Division grew and it's power spread across the American Wasteland, it's leaders began to slowly realize that it's citizens needed more than a military power to govern it, and established a Stratocracy in order to maintain law, order, and the management of resources. In 2096, their current leader at the time, John Beltran, appointed himself as the President-General of the division.

In 2098, after two years of political negotiations and discussion, the 77th Infantry Division changed their name to the United States Liberty Corps.

First Era of Expansion (2099-2140)
Following the establishment of the Liberty Corps, President-General Beltran announced to his people that their military would begin a campaign of "continental-colonization" that would begin with the conquering of the Wastes. With the first target of their campaign being Sin City, around 8,000 Liberty Corps soldiers were sent to weed out any bandits still living there from their previous incursion in 2049. Known as the Strip Mall War, the conflict lasted only 320 days and ended with the Liberty Corps controlling the southern area of the city. During their occupation, they were unsuccessful in forming anything more than a military camp for further operations. While the bandits had ceased their attacks on the camp, all attempts to gain a foothold in the city were in vain, as the inhabiting insurgents had banded together to defend the northern districts.

After the Liberty Corps pulled their forces out of Sin City, they moved their forces towards smaller settlements. Some people accepted the Liberty Corps as a second-coming of the old world. However, there were many more who rejected their conquests and fought back. The Arizona Raiders consistently repelled their forces each time they attacked the Grand Rift and it's surrounding settlements. Starting in 2140, the Liberty Corps began combating the Pit Fiends, claiming that they were a "threat to democracy in the Wastes." It should be noted that the two factions warred for decades following this time.

Second Era of Expansion (2141-2180)
Once the United States Liberty Corps had established a foothold in the West in the form of oil fields and the spread of their ideals, they began looking towards the East. Wishing to avoid the horrendous terrain and territorial denizens of the Mire, the Liberty Corps sent expeditionary patrols into the Midden. Instead of their usual tactic of dominating strength, President-General Plisskin demanded that the Liberty Corps try to peacefully introduce themselves and their ideology to the people living in the Midden. Starting in 2141, this operation proved successful in the southern area of the region, but was rejected by the militias in the North. Through careful negotiations and bribing local leaders, the Liberty Corps enacted several raids in the North with the support of the Southern settlers.

Culture
The United States Liberty Corps is a militaristic society that has developed a strange relationship with culture. On one hand, the proto-American ideology of the Liberty Corps is often considered overpowering and nationalistic, while citizens often advertise themselves as open-minded and free. The Liberty Corps has not been known to discriminate based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender. However, they are incredibly opposed to the incorporation of mutants in their society. Anyone who is drastically irradiated or mutated are often not allowed in their walled cities, and any exceptions are treated with inhumane disrespect. Even in the best cases, there is a level of paranoia that controls the population. The Liberty Corps has a shameful history of employing mutant prisoners as "mine-sacks", sending them into known minefields to activate and dispose of landmines during times of war. It is a practice that has not been entirely eradicated, and was seen in bulk during the Second Era of Expansion.

Soldiers and veterans are considered some of the most valued citizens in the Liberty Corps. Any young individual who aspires to become a soldier is often granted access to one of many War Academies, where they are taught to fight intelligently and fearlessly. Statistics show that in the year 2200, over 72% of all Liberty Corps citizens over the age of 18 had contributed to the war effort in some way. Those that return from a period of extended combat are often granted financial compensation in many aspects of their life, such as healthcare, nutrient tickets, and housing payments. Those wounded in combat are also treated with high respect. Those that are wounded outside of combat are treated with a similar dignity, but healthcare payments are often left up to the individual.

Mythology
Main article: American Pantheon

The people of the Liberty Corps primarily worship a pantheon that they is known as the American Pantheon. There are many figures belonging to the American Pantheon, including historical figures like Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy. Old-world movie characters such as John Rambo from the movie Rambo, as well as Maverick from Top Gun. Stories told involving these figures often blur the line between historical and fantastical, but most citizens of the Liberty Corps accept them nonetheless.

The Church of Ballisticism has also found widespread acceptance among the United States Liberty Corps.

Demographics
Due to the dysmorphophobia weaved into their culture, the population of the United States Liberty Corps is made up almost entirely of Rustrats. Some smaller settlements under the Liberty Corps' control allow Gasgarglers to live among them due to their mechanical prowess.

Headquarters
The United States Liberty Corps has three primary cities located in the Wastes; roughly around the mid-southern region of the American Wasteland. Their capital city is known as Fort Justice, sitting atop the remains of old-world Dallas. Their two other main cities are Equity and New Kansas, both of which were acquired during the First Era of Expansion. Equity is the faction's primary source of gasoline, and as such is very hard to travel to due to frequent raids. New Kansas was a once a rigging station belonging to the Sparkplug Clan, though it was captured following the bloody battle that took place there in 2126. Currently, it houses most of the Liberty Corps' foundries.