Swift's Brigade

Swift's Brigade (shorthand designate: SBG), known officially as the 216th Armored Brigade, is a prominent cavalry formation of the UNSC Army. It has been assigned subordinate position within the III Colonial Army since the midpoint of the twenty-fourth century.
It is one of the many garrisons that valiantly guard the UNSC colony world Taradia, one of the most powerful colonies in the first rim.
==Background==
The first ancestor unit of the 216th is believed to be the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, a major component of the Ohio Army National Guard formed in early 2007. With the advent of conscription during the Brazilian-American War, the 37th Brigade was brought up to a regular combatant status and designated the 216th Infantry; however, after forty years of further service, the unit would be indefinitely deactivated.
Fortunately, the brigade would be brought back into action in the early 2200s as a supplemental Martian garrison detachment under the designation of 216th Cavalry; after a century-and-a-half of stagnation, the base of command would one again travel to Taradia in order to suppress and/or deter minor threats of separatism on the then-fledgling colony world. After a short stint on the outskirts of New Bath, the majority of its operations was relocated to the largely uninhabited Midland Peninsula as the primary defensive force in the region.
==Etymology==
The term "Swift" is derived from the name of the units most successful commander: Brigadier General Jérôme Swift. During the intensive Operation ADAMANT, then-Brigadier General Swift was successful in holding off a greater Sarkovian assault force with almost no external support. Before this triumph, the 216th Calvary was occasionally referred to as the Buckeye Infantry, a nod to the formation's early history.
==Current Structure==
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 — 216th Cavalry, "Swift's Brigade" — (216th Cav Bde)
* — I Squadron, 118th Infantry, Mistpeak Marauders — (SBG One)
* — II Squadron, 85th Inf. (Mech.), Hallelujah Regiment — (SBG Two)
* — III Squadron, 44th Calvary, Morejovan Stallions — (SBG Three)
* — Alpha Group, 22nd Battalion 7th Advance Recon — (SBG Recon)
* — Bravo Group, 400th Shock Company — (SBG Shock)
==Behind the Scenes==
*The name of this brigade is inspired by Swift's Brigade, a small, conventional unit encountered in Fable III.
*The number 216 was inspired by the author's area code.
*The 216th Bde will play a major role in the upcoming project within the Infinityverse, which is due to be active (hopefully) around late January.
Category:UNSC Units