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 six assault platoons numbered 1 to 6, 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)
 * Bravo Team
 * Razor Squad


 * SOD Charlie (S-O-D 3)
 * SOD Delta (S-O-D 4)
 * SOD Echo (S-O-D 5)
 * SOD Foxtrot (S-O-D 6)
 * Delta Team

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 Sergeant First Classes, Staff Sergeants and Sergeants; each member with a specific role.

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 point-man and a team leader.

Command Elements

 * Colonel Harry Munson
 * Major Christopher North
 * Crossroads

Main S-O-D Operators

 * Lieutenant Simon Crosby
 * Senior Warrant Officer Gabriel Packard Harrison
 * First Sergeant Adam Crawford
 * Master Sergeant Marcel Garrick
 * Sergeant First Class Bailey Knox
 * Sergeant First Class Alan Zeek
 * Staff Sergeant Timothy Kato
 * Staff Sergeant Zak Torres
 * Sergeant Joseph Grant
 * Sergeant Michael Kelly
 * Sergeant James Clayton Lacroix
 * Sergeant Jason Morello
 * Sergeant Rachel Mykelti
 * Sergeant Steven Royce

Recurring S-O-D Operators

 * Junior Lieutenant Barry Mitchell
 * First Sergeant Hugh Galley
 * Master Sergeant Derrick Waters
 * Staff Sergeant Sean Hanley
 * Sergeant Nathan Brooks
 * Sergeant Connor Malarkey
 * Sergeant Domonic Tam