User:RelentlessRecusant/Special Activities Group

The Special Activities Group (SAG) is a special forces unit of the Sanghelios Defense Force, and is primarily responsible for counterterrorism operations.

It was established in 2533 specifically to combat the threat of the well-armed Sangheili terrorist group, the Stoics. Throughout and during the War, it relentlessly mounted a plethora of intensive special operations to assassinate the leader of the Stoics through often morally dubious means. A bloody rivalry has emerged between the Stoics and the Special Activities Group, and both sides have been known to capture enemy operators and to brutally torture them in captivity for revenge.

The fundamental field unit of the Special Activities Group is the hunter-killer team, a fully-contained field unit of anywhere between two to twelve operators that is sent on independent long-term deployment with the sole purpose of assassinating a single individual. It has also been known to attempt to plant operators undercover in the Stoics in an attempt to assassinate the Stoic leader, as well as attempting to reprogram captured Stoics into sleeper agents. However, those operations have proven to be largely unsuccessful due to the extensive paranoia of the Stoics.

The size, capabilities, and funding of the Special Activities Group is highly classified. However, it is believed that it is well-funded directly through certain political circles, possibly even within the Sangheili Council, and that the Special Activities Group also has strong relations with certain Sangheili politicians, who may have a technically illegal influence over the Special Activities Group.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Special Activities Group is named after the Special Activities Division, a real-world U.S. CIA paramilitary organization.