Spartan (Grizzlei)

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 June 4th, 2554 at the request of Fleet Admiral Margaret Parangosky, Commander-in-Chief Naval Intelligence.
At an estimated strength of 5,500 Spartans and over 16,800 support personnel, this force has the smallest operational component of any branch in the military. Spartan originally possessed no organic military personnel and drew its manpower directly from the SOCOM units of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. It became fully autonomous in 2556 with the creation of its own rating system and Spartans ceased to hold contracts with their home branch. Civilian medical, science, and engineering staff have traditionally been recruited from Naval Intelligence, Ministries of Health and Science, and various corporations.
Spartan Branch is headquartered at the in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Korea and is commanded by Commandant Isabelle Spencer, a who enlisted in the SPARTAN-IV project.
==History==
===Generational overview===
The Colonial Forces, while acknowledging that Spartan Branch primarily contains fourth-generation soldiers, states that the lineage of the command consists of all three prior classes of supersoldiers, dating back to the first tests in the 2200's.
==Composition==
===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 December 2557 )
*Adjutant General, Spartan Branch — Commandant Isabelle Spencer
*Senior Enlisted Advisor — Command Sergeant Major Lech Malinowski
===Current structure=== 
*Spartan Command
**Headquarters Regiment
**Spartan Intelligence and Covert Actions Group
*Spartan Infantry Corps
**10 (GUARDS) Commando
**1st Spartan Regiment
**2nd Spartan Regiment
**Frontier Regiment
**Promethean Regiment (6th Line and Dragoons)
**5th Spartan Regiment (Forward)
*The Spartan Hippeis
**Commando Light Dragoons
**Commando Hussars
*Spartan Aviation Command
**Commando Gunship Wing
*Sustainment Command
**Commando Training Regiment
***3rd Spartan Regiment (Training)
**Commando Support Division
**Commando Medical Wing
====Future units====
*5th Spartan Regiment — full regimental allocation for Military Assistance Command Venezia
*6th Spartan Regiment — full regimental allocation for fleet security and offensive operations on ancient xenoanthropology expeditions. 6th Spartans will comprise the infantry component for Infinity Spartan Forces. Alternative names: Outer Reaches Regiment and Promethean Regiment.
*8 and 9 Commando — two additional battalion-strength units to strengthen Frontier Regiment for expeditionary capacities into Carina-Sagitarrius
*3rd and 4th Squadrons, 3 (Mechanized) Regiment — two additional squadrons for Mantis-equipped Commando Light Dragoon units
*Guards Troop — Spartan Branch component to the Household Corps and Presidential and Chancellery security
==Related pages==
===Internal===
*Colonial Special Operations Command
*Office of Naval Intelligence
*SPARTAN-II Project
*SPARTAN-III Project
===External===
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