UNSC Special Operations Command (RelentlessRecusant)

The UNSC Special Operations Command (UNSCSOCOM) is an autonomous strategic command of the UNSC Defense Force. It is responsible for the responsible for the oversight, training, and direction of the UNSC's special operations forces (SOF). While Special Operations Command remains as an independent command, its activities make it invariably associated with the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence.

After the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC military underwent a significant organizational remodeling, and all special-operator groups previously singularly associated with their parent command became jointly commanded by UNSCSOCOM as well. This has been cited as being necessary for integrating all of the UNSC's special operations forces underneath a single unified command and for increasing unity between the UNSC's individual special-operator groups.

Each of UNSCSOCOM's individual special-operations groups are highly regarded by other UNSC servicemen, although certain officers take a particular distrust in UNSCSOCOM's clandestine activities and also the potential that UNSCSOCOM has to shape politics and galactic development through the use of precisely-applied force. Not all of UNSCSOCOM's composite detachments have been declassified, but known UNSCSOCOM detachments include UNSC Naval Special Warfare (NAVSPECWAR), UNSC Marine Force Reconnaisance (FORCE RECON), and the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.