Spartan (Grizzlei)

"Honoro quod vallo."

- Motto of the Spartan Branch (Latin for "To honor and defend. ")

Spartan (CS; also known as "Spartan Branch ") is the newly independent branch of the Colonial Forces responsible for the command, maintenance, and training of. The result of jurisdictional infighting between the Army and Fleet, Spartan Branch was established on October 2nd, 2554 at the request of, CINCONI.

At an estimated strength of 5,100 Spartans and support personnel, this force has the smallest operational component of any branch in the military. Spartan, unique to any other branch, has no organic military personnel and draws its manpower directly from the SOCOM units of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.

Spartan Branch is headquartered at the in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Korea; it is commanded by Commodore Isabelle Spencer.

Organization
The regiment, an operational upper echelon, has few peacetime command duties and therefore acts only in a support role for subordinate units; in wartime, a regiment will be given autonomous control in-lieu of direct command from Seongnam.

The primary organization of the Spartan branch is an individual squadron, known as a "Commando," consisting of approximately 360 soldiers. Commandos are then broken down into 6 troops of 65 soldiers each, which are reduced to teams of 5 squads of 13; unit composition following a squad is at the discretion of the mission planning and field commanders. There are five commandos in the active component, each deployed within their respective regiment's area of operations. An additional two commandos exist within the 3rd Regiment for recruit training and are authorized to act in a reserve capacity.

Independent groups such as the Carina-Sagittarius Surveillance Unit and Foreign Training Mission Unit vary in-size depending on the mission, though they will normally operate with a strength of 20-30 Spartans.

Command group
(as of 12:00 hours, 1 July 2557 )
 * Commander, Spartan Branch — Commodore Isabelle Spencer (CN)
 * Senior Enlisted Advisor — Command Sergeant Major Lech Malinowski (CMC)

Current structure
Spartan Branch
 * Headquarters Unit — Special Warfare Center Seongnam, Korea, Earth
 * 1st Spartan Regiment
 * 1 (PROMETHEUS) Commando
 * 4 (ONYX) Commando
 * 2nd Spartan Regiment
 * 3 (TORPEDO) Commando
 * 5 (GAMMA) Commando
 * Capital Defense Troop
 * Frontier Regiment
 * 2 (REACH) Commando
 * Deep Space Reconnaissance Troop
 * Carina-Sagittarius Surveillance Unit
 * Commando Training Regiment
 * 3rd Spartan Regiment (Training)
 * 6 (CURRAHEE) Commando
 * 7 (DELTA) Commando — formerly Delta Company, SPARTAN-III Battalion
 * Candidate Analysis Unit
 * Conventional Force Integration Unit
 * Foreign Training Mission Unit

Internal

 * Colonial Special Operations Command
 * Office of Naval Intelligence
 * SPARTAN-II Project
 * SPARTAN-III Project