Special Operations Detachment

The Special Operations Detachment (S-O-D) is an elite special operations force within the Orion Nero Initiative, under the operational command of the Special Operations Command.

The unit a special ground operations force that is designed to be deployed and execute seven primary missions: Unconventional warfare, direct action, information operations, security force assistance, combat search and rescue, hostage rescue and manhunts. The secondary mission of the S-O-D is to assist the 7th Infantry Division in fighting against the ACS aggression.

Organisation and Structure
The Special Operations Detachment is divided into three platoons numbered 1 to 3, but represented by the NATO Phonetic Alphabet:


 * SOD Alpha (S-O-D 1)
 * Anvil Team
 * Granite Team
 * Onyx Team
 * Viking Team


 * SOD Bravo (S-O-D 2)
 * Joker Team
 * Zealot Team
 * SOD Charlie (S-O-D 3)

Each platoon, generally led by a Major (O-4), but may also be led by a Captain (O-3), is divided into four teams of enlisted soldiers, called Special Warfare Operators. Each platoon also has a Junior Lieutenant (O-1) or Lieutenant (O-2) as an adviser or field commanding officer in some circumstances. Each team consists of six soldiers, which is usually led by a senior enlisted soldier, usually a First Sergeant (E-8), sometimes a Master Sergeant (E-7). The rest of the team is made up of E-4 to E-6.

With six soldiers in one S-O-D team, there will usually be one designated marksman, one field medic, one grenadier, one automatic rifleman, one rifleman and a team leader.

Command Elements

 * Colonel Harry Munson
 * Major Christopher North
 * Lieutenant Simon Crosby
 * Crossroads