Special Operations

Special Operations is Starfleet's special missions office, directly controlling the organization's elite infantry force, the MeSONs (Military Special OperatioNs). Having a heritage through the United Earth Starfleet's MACOs, the MeSONs perform the rapid (and sometimes covert) insertions necessary for whatever mission is deemed essential. [additional mission descriptions to follow]

The Special Operations office is commanded by a Commodore, who generally hails from within the MeSONs.

Special Operations is broken down into the following hierarchy:

• Meson Group (Echelon IV): A group is comprised of four squadrons (480 operators), usually located within consecutive sectors, if not in the same sector. They are rarely co-located in the same location, both due to operational necessities and force protection reasons. The HQ will often double as a 'rear-area' training site, for squadrons stood-down for post-deployment. They are commanded by Captains.
  • Meson Squadron (Echelon V): A squadron is made up of six 20-man teams (120 operators), usually either co-located on one planet within a sector, assigned to up to 6 different planets within the sector or deployed on a special Meson-dedicated starship, deployed to where ever the optempo requires. They are commanded by Commanders.
    • Meson Team (Echelon VI): A squadron is comprised of 20 operators, led by a Lieutenant Commander. They may be located with their squadron at the sector command or deployed via a larger capital ship for response availability, if not on any available starship as called upon. They don't always conduct missions as a full team, with some members staying behind to support the active members on a mission.

The commander of Special Operations is a named NPC, as is the commanders of Meson Groups.
The commanders of Meson Squadrons and Teams are unnamed.

Groups

• MeSON Group 'Number'
• MeSON Group 'Number'