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The ZULU Strike Force is a special forces unit deployed by the United Galactic Alliance for high-risk missions requiring precision and stealth. ZULUs act with calculated tactics and cold efficiency.

Formation & Scattered Uprisings
The ZULU Strike force was formed in 2561 with the sole purpose of swiftly dealing with Scattered bases flooding the edge of UGA territory. The unit was formed from highly-skilled ODSTs with exemplary records. Two of the first well-known ZULU commanders were 1stSgt Edward Buck and Sergeant Kojo Agu.

In the beginning, ZULUs were more of a scouting and assassination unit than combat but the increased activity of the Scattered and their movement into UGA territory called for immediate action. The ZULUs were the UGA's best at gaining information on the Scattered and their attack plans. Eventually, as the uprisings waned on, the ZULUs were had steadily increasing responsibility in fighting them and were responsible for the success of the final attack against them.

Post-Uprisings
When the Scattered Uprisings ended, many ZULUs were still busy as part of patrol groups on the edge of UGA territory. Many others like Kojo Agu became Drill Instructors and were in charge of training the second generation of ZULUs. These soldiers would be better trained than their ODST predecessors and would be more numerous. There was a small percentage of ZULU veterans who became jobless after the conflict. These people were quickly overlooked and eventually forgotten.

Orionus War
When the Orionus War began, the ZULUs took part of fewer but more vital missions in the opening months. It wasn't until the Jiralhanae attacked Harvest II that the ZULU were put into more common engagements with the Jiralhanae.

Their first major engagement was the First Battle of JE-12 in which the ZULU were deployed on the frozen planet. They soon became the heroes of the UGA until the mobilization of the HODSTs. When the HODSTs became the new poster-children for the UGA, the ZULU phased into the background like they preferred.

Psychological Evaluation and Reorganization
As the war continued through to the beginning of the 2640s, many in both Galactic Naval Intelligence and Galactic Allied Command became worried after hearing about psychological breaks in ZULU soldiers. Representatives of the Orion Guard assured everyone that the ZULUs were regularly screened by licensed psychologists.

After investigation, this proved to not be the case. Psychologists regularly saw the ZULUs but many rarely counseled them, only observed. After a few dozen people were fired and a mass reorganization of the unit, the ZULUs were given far better treatment and eventually, better equipment. Replacing their ASPI Armor with HERMES Infiltration Armor and giving them new prototype weaponry, the ZULUs became one of the more well equipped units in the Orion Guard.