Bear Squadron

"Bears, silent's the word, sharp's the action. Now let's get tactical"

- SPARTAN-C108

'''Command Section, "Oracle"
Commanding Officer "Oracle Actual": CAPT. Marcus Conrad, UNSCMC Executive Officer "Oracle 2": 2LT. SPARTAN-C108 Platoon Sgt. "Oracle 3": 1STSGT. SPARTAN-C004

Bear Squadron was a Squadron (Platoon-sized formation) of SPARTAN-IV's active during the course of the Necros Wars. Given the specialty of SPARTAN-038's Company, Bear was notable for its usage of stealth tactics, although it also included several non-stealthy units, housing several of the company's Specialist Teams.

History
Founded during the final phases of the SPARTAN-IV Program, Bear Squadron was composed of many of the finest graduates of the Program. Rigorously trained in every skill essential to the combat infantryman, Bear's soldiers were capable of completing any mission and facing any threat, not matter how hazardous or demanding, be it a daring orbital drop or a perilous night raid.

Bear's reputation was only confirmed in the frequent training exercises the SPARTAN-IVs conducted. Bear proved itself to be versatile, tenacious, and inventive, capable of holding its own in even the most seemingly impossible situations, fighting its way into and out of traps and ambushes to which a lesser band would have succumbed.

Internal Organization
Bear was composed of three organic sections: Grizzly, Polar, and Kodiak, each with its own composition of specialized teams.

Section 1, "Grizzly"
Throughout the Necros Wars, the Section 1, the Fire Section, was the backbone of every truly effective SPARTAN-IV platoon, a fact Grizzly's men and women only confirmed through their tenacity and courage. Armed with an array of small arms, Grizzly was a virtuoso at the deadly art of infantry tactics, adept not only at the simple fire and maneuver but those which required the most courage and skill, those which needed not only raw power, but the subtlety Grizzly excelled at. And with Bear equipped only with a single SAW, Grizzly soon became used to their squadronmates's frequent requests for a barrage of accurate rifle fire in support of Bear's latest battlefield maneuver.

Section Leader, "Grizzly Actual:" 2LT. SPARTAN-C086 Section Sergeant, "Grizzly Gunny:" GYSGT Ryan Cordell
 * Section Command Element, "Grizzly Lead" 


 * Fireteam 1 "Kiowa/Grizzly 1"
 * Fireteam Leader: *SPARTAN-C072
 * Fireteam Assistant Leader:*SPARTAN-C011
 * Designated Marksman *SPARTAN-C088
 * Fire Support Specialist *SPARTAN-C034
 * Assistant Fire Support Specialist *
 * Rifleman *


 * Assault Team 2 "Osage/Grizzly 2"
 * Fireteam Leader: *
 * Fireteam Assistant Leader:*
 * Pointman *
 * Fire Support Specialist *

Section 2 "Polar"
Bear's hard-hitter, Polar was the Assault Squad, a unit skilled not only at the brute-force charges and near-suicidal fireteam rushes every Assault team was trained, nay immersed, in, but also in the more restrained arts of modern warfare. Polar team members were as likely to quietly knife an unsuspecting foe as they were to blast them away, a versatility which made them a key pillar in Bear's success.

Section Leader, "Polar Actual:" 2LT. SPARTAN-C135 Section Sergeant, "Polar Gunny:" GYSGT. Gerhard Stein
 * Section Command Element, "Polar Lead" 


 * Fireteam 2 "Apache/Polar 2"
 * Fireteam Leader: *
 * Fireteam Assistant Leader:*
 * Designated Marksman *
 * Fire Support Specialist*
 * Assistant Fire Support Specialist
 * Rifleman


 * Assault Team 2 "Sioux/Polar 3"
 * Fireteam Leader: *SPARTAN-C003
 * Fireteam Assistant Leader:*SPARTAN-C020
 * Pointman *SPARTAN-C106
 * Fire Support Specialist *SPARTAN-C038

Section 3 "Kodiak"
Kodiak defined diversity among Bear. Filled with snipers, engineers, scouts, and gunners, it was capable of embracing a wide pantheon of demanding roles ranging from picking off enemy combatants to laying lethal minefields to scouting out pathways for the remainder of their platoonmates to follow. With this slew of duties, Kodiak was frequentyl in the thick of the fighting, cooly carrying out its duty to its fellow SPARTANs.

Section Leader, "Kodiak Actual:" 2LT. Beckett O'Dell Section Sergeant, "Kodiak Gunny:" GYSGT. Alexander De Klerk
 * CO
 * Section Command Element, "Kodiak Lead" 


 * Engineering Team 1 "Moundbuilder/Kodiak 1"
 * 2 SPARTAN-IV's


 * Engineering Team 1 "Aleut/Kodiak 2"
 * SPARTAN-C059
 * SPARTAN-C176


 * Scout-Sniper Team 1 "Inca/Kodiak 3"
 * SPARTAN-C009
 * SPARTAN-C051


 * Sniper-Scout Team 1 "Mohawk/Kodiak 4"
 * SPARTAN-C197
 * SPARTAN-C088


 * Weapons Team 1 "Cherokee/Kodiak 5"
 * 2 SPARTAN-IV's