diff --git a/code/datums/emergency_calls/cmb.dm b/code/datums/emergency_calls/cmb.dm
index 52da1c967a00..a49c0a4ce273 100644
--- a/code/datums/emergency_calls/cmb.dm
+++ b/code/datums/emergency_calls/cmb.dm
@@ -100,6 +100,19 @@
 		to_chat(M, SPAN_BOLD("Corporate Officers chase after paychecks and promotions, but you are motivated to do your sworn duty and care for the population, no matter how far or isolated a colony may be."))
 		to_chat(M, SPAN_BOLD("Despite being stretched thin, the stalwart oath of the Marshals has continued to keep communities safe, with the CMB well respected by many. You are a representation of that oath, serve with distinction."))
 
+
+// A Nearby Colonial Marshal patrol team responding to Marshals in Distress.
+/datum/emergency_call/cmb/alt
+	name = "CMB - Patrol Team - Marshals in Distress (Friendly)"
+	mob_max = 5
+	mob_min = 1
+	probability = 0
+
+/datum/emergency_call/cmb/alt/New()
+	..()
+	arrival_message = "CMB Team, this is Anchorpoint Station. We have confirmed you are in distress. Routing nearby units to assist!"
+	objectives = "Patrol Unit 5807, we have nearby Marshals in Distress! Locate and assist them immediately."
+
 // Anchorpoint Station Colonial Marines, use this primarily for reinforcing or evacuating the CMB, as the CMB themselves are not equipped to handle heavy engagements.
 /datum/emergency_call/cmb/anchorpoint
 	name = "CMB - Anchorpoint Station Colonial Marine QRF (Friendly)"
@@ -113,7 +126,7 @@
 /datum/emergency_call/cmb/anchorpoint/New()
 	..()
 	arrival_message = "[MAIN_SHIP_NAME], this is Anchorpoint Station. Be advised, a QRF Team of our Colonial Marines is currently attempting to board you. Open your ports, transmitting docking codes now. Standby."
-	objectives = "QRF Team. You are here to reinforce the cmb team we deployed earlier. Make contact and work with the CMB Marshal and their deputies. Facilitate their protection and evacuation if necessary. Secondary Objective: Investigate the reason for distress aboard the [MAIN_SHIP_NAME], and assist the crew if possible."
+	objectives = "QRF Team. You are here to reinforce the CMB team we deployed earlier. Make contact and work with the CMB Marshal and their deputies. Facilitate their protection and evacuation if necessary. Secondary Objective: Investigate the reason for distress aboard the [MAIN_SHIP_NAME], and assist the crew if possible."
 
 /datum/emergency_call/cmb/anchorpoint/create_member(datum/mind/M, turf/override_spawn_loc)
 	var/turf/spawn_loc = override_spawn_loc ? override_spawn_loc : get_spawn_point()
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dm b/code/game/objects/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dm
index d3f99134cd23..021aab0ced78 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dm
@@ -38,3 +38,43 @@
 
 	active = TRUE
 	update_icon()
+
+ // CMB distress beacon held by CMB Marshal for signalling distress to Anchorpoint Station
+/obj/item/handheld_distress_beacon_CMB
+	name = "CMB handheld distress beacon"
+	desc = "An emergency beacon. This one is branded with a Colonial Marshal Bureau star and 'ANCHORPOINT STATION' is etched in stencil on the side. This device is issued to CMB Marshals and features an extended relay antenna."
+	icon = 'icons/obj/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dmi'
+	icon_state = "beacon_inactive"
+	w_class = SIZE_SMALL
+
+	var/active = FALSE
+
+/obj/item/handheld_distress_beacon_CMB/get_examine_text(mob/user)
+	. = ..()
+
+	if(active)
+		. += "The beacon has been activated!"
+
+/obj/item/handheld_distress_beacon_CMB/update_icon()
+	. = ..()
+
+	if(active)
+		icon_state = "beacon_active"
+	else
+		icon_state = initial(icon_state)
+
+/obj/item/handheld_distress_beacon_CMB/attack_self(mob/user)
+	. = ..()
+
+	if(active)
+		to_chat(user, "[src] is already active!")
+		return
+
+	for(var/client/C in GLOB.admins)
+		if((R_ADMIN|R_MOD) & C.admin_holder.rights)
+			playsound_client(C,'sound/effects/sos-morse-code.ogg',10)
+	message_admins("[key_name(user)] has signalled CMB in distress, and requests reinforcements! [CC_MARK(user)] (<A HREF='?_src_=admin_holder;[HrefToken(forceGlobal = TRUE)];distress_cmb=\ref[user]'>SEND MARINE QRF</A>) (<A HREF='?_src_=admin_holder;[HrefToken(forceGlobal = TRUE)];distress_cmb_alt=\ref[user]'>SEND CMB TEAM</A>) (<A HREF='?_src_=admin_holder;[HrefToken(forceGlobal = TRUE)];deny_cmb=\ref[user]'>DENY</A>) [ADMIN_JMP_USER(user)] [CC_REPLY(user)]")
+	to_chat(user, SPAN_NOTICE("The CMB distress beacon flashes red, indicating that the device has been activated and is transmitting."))
+
+	active = TRUE
+	update_icon()
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic/topic.dm
index b371db087be6..2f10e06e310b 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/topic/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/topic/topic.dm
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@
 		for(var/client/X in GLOB.admins)
 			if((R_ADMIN|R_MOD) & X.admin_holder.rights)
 				to_chat(X, SPAN_STAFF_IC("<b>ADMINS/MODS: \red [src.owner] replied to [key_name(H)]'s USCM message with: \blue \")[input]\"</b>"))
-		to_chat(H, SPAN_DANGER("You hear something crackle in your headset before a voice speaks, please stand by for a message from USCM:\" \blue <b>\"[input]\"</b>"))
+		to_chat(H, SPAN_DANGER("You hear something crackle in your headset before a voice speaks, please stand by for a message:\" \blue <b>\"[input]\"</b>"))
 
 	else if(href_list["SyndicateReply"])
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = locate(href_list["SyndicateReply"])
@@ -1903,6 +1903,22 @@
 		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(accept_ert), usr, locate(href_list["distress"])), 10 SECONDS)
 		//unanswered_distress -= ref_person
 
+	if(href_list["distress_cmb"]) //CMB distress signal, activates Anchorpoint Marine QRF to assist/rescue Colonial Marshals in distress
+		distress_cancel = FALSE
+		message_admins("[key_name_admin(usr)] has opted to SEND The Anchorpoint Station Colonial Marine QRF to assist the CMB! Launching in 10 seconds... (<A HREF='?_src_=admin_holder;[HrefToken(forceGlobal = TRUE)];distresscancel=\ref[usr]'>CANCEL</A>)")
+		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(accept_cmb_ert), usr, locate(href_list["distress"])), 10 SECONDS)
+
+	if(href_list["distress_cmb_alt"]) //CMB distress signal, activates a nearby CMB Patrol Team to assist/rescue Colonial Marshals in distress
+		distress_cancel = FALSE
+		message_admins("[key_name_admin(usr)] has opted to SEND a nearby CMB Patrol Team to assist the CMB! Launching in 10 seconds... (<A HREF='?_src_=admin_holder;[HrefToken(forceGlobal = TRUE)];distresscancel=\ref[usr]'>CANCEL</A>)")
+		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(accept_cmb_alt_ert), usr, locate(href_list["distress"])), 10 SECONDS)
+
+	if(href_list["deny_cmb"]) // Anchorpoint-deny. The distress call is denied, citing unavailable forces
+		var/mob/ref_person = locate(href_list["deny_cmb"])
+		to_chat(ref_person, "A voice barely crackles through the static: CMB Team, this is Anchorpoint Station. No can do, QRF currently dispatched elsewhere, relaying distress. Sorry. Good luck, out.")
+		log_game("[key_name_admin(usr)] has denied a distress beacon, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
+		message_admins("[key_name_admin(usr)] has denied a distress beacon, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]", 1)
+
 	if(href_list["distress_pmc"]) //Wey-Yu specific PMC distress signal for chem retrieval ERT
 		distress_cancel = FALSE
 		message_admins("[key_name_admin(usr)] has opted to SEND the distress beacon! Launching in 10 seconds... (<A HREF='?_src_=admin_holder;[HrefToken(forceGlobal = TRUE)];distresscancel=\ref[usr]'>CANCEL</A>)")
@@ -2055,6 +2071,22 @@
 	log_game("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent a randomized distress beacon, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
 	message_admins("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent a randomized distress beacon, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
 
+/datum/admins/proc/accept_cmb_ert(mob/approver, mob/ref_person)
+	if(distress_cancel)
+		return
+	distress_cancel = TRUE
+	SSticker.mode.get_specific_call("CMB - Anchorpoint Station Colonial Marine QRF (Friendly)", FALSE, FALSE)
+	log_game("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent an Anchorpoint Station Colonial Marine QRF response, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
+	message_admins("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent an Anchorpoint Station Colonial Marine QRF response, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
+
+/datum/admins/proc/accept_cmb_alt_ert(mob/approver, mob/ref_person)
+	if(distress_cancel)
+		return
+	distress_cancel = TRUE
+	SSticker.mode.get_specific_call("CMB - Patrol Team - Marshals in Distress (Friendly)", FALSE, FALSE)
+	log_game("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent a CMB Patrol Team distress response, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
+	message_admins("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent a CMB Patrol Team distress response, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
+
 /datum/admins/proc/accept_pmc_ert(mob/approver, mob/ref_person)
 	if(distress_cancel)
 		return
diff --git a/code/modules/gear_presets/cmb.dm b/code/modules/gear_presets/cmb.dm
index 79df8d567770..698ef7bef507 100644
--- a/code/modules/gear_presets/cmb.dm
+++ b/code/modules/gear_presets/cmb.dm
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 	new_human.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/storage/backpack/satchel/sec, WEAR_BACK)
 	new_human.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/weapon/gun/pistol/holdout, WEAR_IN_BACK)
 	new_human.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/explosive/grenade/high_explosive/m15/rubber, WEAR_IN_BACK)
-	new_human.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/ammo_magazine/revolver/cmb, WEAR_IN_BACK)
+	new_human.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/handheld_distress_beacon_CMB, WEAR_IN_BACK)
 	new_human.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/device/radio, WEAR_IN_BACK)
 	new_human.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/device/flashlight, WEAR_IN_BACK)
 	new_human.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/device/camera, WEAR_IN_BACK)