Task Force 262

Task Force 262, otherwise known as the 'The '262" or 'TF', to the public eye an ONI operated counter drug, terrorism and crime unit formed in the late 2530s, however their role was switched to becoming a black operations unit in the 2550s, the unit still finds itself in the conflict against illegal goods. The task force is led by Commander Isaac Larsen. The unit's headquarters is a small bunker built into the large mountains surrounding Pittsburgh. They have a secondary mobile HQ on a large prowler. By 2559, the unit had approximately 573 active units in total.

History
Task Force 262 was formed in late 2534 by the Office of Naval Intelligence to curb heightening crime rates related to piracy, drug trade and other black market styled activities. The unit began to draft men and test unaugmented men from each branch of the UNSC in order to combat the rising crime rates. The UNSC Marines Force Recon unit, paired with ONI intelligence officers was eventually deemed the most fit for the job. Among the men was Sergeant First Class Isaac Larsen, a FORECON member who had extensive combat experience fighting insurrectionist forces on Eridanus as well as limited combat experience against the Covenant he would be settled as the Commanding Officer of the unit.

OPERATION: LAW
The unit's first recorded usage would be OPERATION: LAW, during this, the fledgling task force infiltrated a powerful drug cartel and, over the course of 3 months learned of their drug manufacturing facilities, their role in the drug industry and trade, gathering information on the personal lives of big players in the cartel and learning about their allies and enemies. The 4th month of OP: LAW consisted of the task force raiding manufacturing facilities such as marijuana farms, meth cooking buildings, destroying alliances and even resorting to killing the family of the cartel head and blaming one of the Cartel's closest and most powerful ally, causing a vicious gang war between the two black market juggernauts.

By the 5th month of OP: LAW, the cartel had fragmented into smaller groups, fighting each other for control as the entire drug industry on that part of the Outer Rim descended into chaos, allowing local law enforcement agencies to put a near stop to the trade around the outer colonies.