Cerberus Squad

Cerberus Squad, nicknamed by enemies as the American Taliban, was a former covert special operations task force, formed by William Rawlins and Ray Schoonover, as part of the Operation Cerberus and a heroin smuggling scheme.
==History==
===Operation Cerberus===
After the start of an illegal CIA operation in Afghanistan, William Rawlins and Major Ray Schoonover founded a task force of elite soldiers from various subdivisions of the United States Armed Forces. The newly formed Cerberus Squad was stationed in Kandahar and their mission was to capture, interrogate, and eliminate high-value targets. The Cerberus Squad also included Morty Bennett and Carson Wolf who supervised the operations alongside Rawlins.The Punisher: 1.12: Home
To both finance and profit from Cerberus Squad's operations, Rawlins used to smuggle Afghan heroin into the United States in the bodies of American soldiers. Cerberus Squad captured Ahmad Zubair who investigated illegal activities within Afghan National Police in Kandahar. Zubair was labeled as a terrorist by Rawlins who tortured him in order to find out who else knew about the operation. When Zubair did not reveal his confidant, he was executed by Frank Castle and buried outside of Kandahar.
Afghan insurgent groups caught on to Cerberus Squad's existence and tactics, so they leaked information that a high-ranking insurgent leader was in Kandahar in an isolated compound. Rawlins ordered Cerberus Squad to attack the compound, despite the risk of ambush and a terrain unsuited for helicopter evacuation. The battle proved to be a disaster, with Schoonover losing an arm and most of the squad dead or injured.
The remaining squad members were saved due to Castle's actions, single-handedly fighting his way into the compound and killing the insurgents inside. When returning to base, Rawlins callously and repeatedly asked the surviving squad members if they eliminated their target, unconcerned with the heavy casualties taken. Angry, Castle punched Rawlins in the side of the head hard enough to puncture the orbital socket and blind him in the left eye. With the loss of confidence in Rawlins' leadership and Cerberus Squad's heavy losses, Operation Cerberus was soon shut down and Cerberus Squad was demobilized.The Punisher: 1.03: Kandahar
==Members==
Name 	Position 	Status
William Rawlins 	FounderTactical Leader	Deceased
Ray Schoonover 	FounderCommander 	Deceased
Morty Bennett 	Supervisor 	Deceased
Carson Wolf 	Supervisor 	Deceased
Frank Castle 	Unit Leader 	Alive
Billy Russo 	Unit Leader 	Deceased
Gunner Henderson	 	Deceased
==Appearances==
Appearances for Cerberus Squad
In chronological order:
*The Punisher
**Season One
***Kandahar (flashbacks)
*Daredevil
**Season Two
***Guilty as Sin (mentioned)
***The Dark at the End of the Tunnel (mentioned)
*The Punisher
**Season One
***Two Dead Men (footage)
***Gunner (footage)
***The Judas Goat (nightmare)
***Danger Close (footage)
***Home (footage)
**Season Two
***My Brother's Keeper (flashback)
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Teams
Category:United States Armed Forces Subdivisions
Category:Cerberus Squad