S3 Division

The **S3 Division** is a special operations unit within the OverWatch Armed Forces, handling the highest priority assignments through means of logistics, information appliance and countermeasures.

## Purpose

The purpose of this special unit varies between each military branch. In the navy, the unit doesn't assign fleets, but deploys fleets against highest priority assignments, marine services are often deployed for occupation missions and special defense across the outer and center core regions of each sector. S3 Division carries out the same purpose in the army, except sub-units within the division are authorized to use special mechs such as combat exosuits and advanced tanks. The SFC within the unit are authorized to deploy into assignments across the outer and center core regions in each sector. In the OWISCB, it is considered a special privilege and honor to serve within S3 Division, as special intelligence units are deployed into investigating high priority assignments and targets in the outer core region, while also protecting the main offices, in the naval command - operatives assists the navy and army with logistic combat.

Generally speaking, it is a very high honor to serve in S3, carrying the responsibility of making great progress for the 5th Army and protecting the main headquarters of each sector, including Homebase.

## History

The unit was organized after the Sector C insurrection, as part of the security bill C-2006, that was passed by the Cosmic Senate.

S3 Division was assigned to various tasks of suppressing rebel cells in the outer core region of Sector C, as well as the Sector C and B border region, during the "Total Security Campaign". Naofa and her fleet were assigned to the unit after administrator X and high admiral Marude agreed to position her fleet in the Sector C and B border region. Naofa and S3 Division commander admiral Titan's corps were assigned to pillage occupied planets that are suspected to be rebel sympathizers, on one of these missions on the planet 4020-C, data was stolen from the planet's Nexus by the Resistance, as well as refugees escaping from OverWatch's grasp. Before Naofa was reassigned to S2 Division, admiral Titan unexpectedly assigned Naofa to a prison breach on 9222-C in the Dorado group, in response, S2 Division's commander, special class agent Kaisho Nabara, assigned Kenya's SIGMA company to assist Naofa. These decisions led to an infighting between Titan and Nabara, which ultimately proved later that the prison breach was a diversion, as Titan was forced to send in all of sector C's available S3 forces to the border checkpoint of 8381-C, which resulted in being breached temporarily. As penalty, administrator Constantine gave permission to Naofa to freely choose which fleet to remove from S3 Division and command in S2 Division. In the aftermath of the second Resquis raid, Naofa had been abducted and held hostage by the Resistance. The Plasma Division rescue operation of Naofa Niro was initially under the responsibilities of S2 Division, the first operation that took place at an outpost on an uncharted moon was commanded by captain Jock Montagne. After the failure of the first mission, Marshal Crest took command and assigned the responsibilities to S3, after Naofa was relocated to one of the core planets of the Kicrea system, succeeding this time. The 5th Army's high command organized a major operation as a joint mission between S2 and S3 Divisions, codenamed operation: DAY-BREAK. Admiral Titan commanded S3's forces during the operation, while General Warwick Cass commanded the primary forces on the ground under the unit name "Division 1", with assistant special class agent Kaji Chino commanding S3 Division's secondary forces in "Division 4". Following Titan's demotion after participating in an unauthorized mission recovering Ichor Seraphim, as well as failing to secure the Herald, Titan was demoted to commander and subsequently removed as commander of S3 Division, being replaced by the commandant of the Marine Services, grand admiral Juuro Harima.

As the second civil war broke out, S3 Division had become the most active unit during the progression of civil war. During the first 2 years, Naofa and first class agent Jock were reassigned to S3 Division with her new task force unit, Niro Squad, during the time jump, Jock had been reassigned to the OWISCB to be apart of Niro Squad. S3 Division was deployed to assist lieutenant general Rei's ground forces on 4040-C, during a rebel uprising; deploying Niro Squad to assist. Shortly afterwards, the division deployed Niro Squad and EXODUS Squad to suppress the unruly status of Kicrea's capital planet, 0055-B, it ends up failing after being overwhelmed. The unit participated in a massive operation in conjunction with S2, on checkpoint THELTA in 6112-C, codenamed operation: ASSAULT-SAVANNAH. S3 Division would later work alongside S2 again during a rushed counter raid of outpost SIGMA, deploying Niro Squad and Titan Squad. S3 participated in operation: FAE-SUBMISSION, in conjunction with S1 and S2. While Grand admiral Harima commanded the Naval forces, he delegated his command to his chief of his landing infantry unit, as well as the operation's Army force commander, High general Mornico Kobayashi. In the aftermath of the operation, Fox and Jock were reawoken from their comas from the super enzyme NnAc-5. Fox was reassigned to the OWISCB after proving able against Void Seraphim himself, while Jock was lifted a rank, both now serving their respective task forces, Fox Squad and Montagne Squad, both of which were assigned to S3 Division. Awhile later, chief air marshal Eli Kyurtinski of the S3 Division assigned an OWISCB investigation duo, assistant class agent Alastor Lien and second class agent Pathfinder to hunt down the Fevers gang. Colress led an army unit from S3 Division to inject and secure the OWGRO main labs of district 3, during the Resistance's mission of rescuing Ichor. Shortly afterwards, the entire metropolitan area of district 3's central province was reduced to ruins from the direct results of the Resistance unintentionally firing the Nexus' anti-cruiser cannon at one of the cruisers in the air space - S3 Division response team arrived quickly, under the command of director Marude. Kana Everglade, a newly promoted rank 1 agent, is deployed to district 9 to investigate and track down the Resistance group that had escaped during the aftermath of district 3 along with her partner, special class agent Jock Montagne.

## Members

### Current members

* Tai Aura
* Morinco Kobayashi
* Fox Cecil
* Kaji Chino
* Atan Tainaka
* Jock Montagne
* Alastor Lien
* Pathfinder
* Kana Everglade
* Eli Kyurtinski
* Thorbjörn Nilsson
* Oli Regan
* Kuruya Remi
* Matthew McConnery
* Donato Feretov
* Warwick Cass
* Pilgrim
* Members of Fox Squad
* Members of Montagne Squad

### Former members

* Odin Titan - S3 Division commander † *(Preceded Juuro Harima)*
* Satoru Marude *(Promoted to OWISCB branch chief)*
* Olaf Svensen †
* Naofa Niro *(Defected)*
* Miguel Johnson †
* Sera Jelastock *(Defected)*
* Orion Sela *(Defected)*
* Rackon Lessa *(Defected)*
* Scar Josephson † *(Transferred to S1 Division)*
* Ginshi Kamanari † *(Defected)*
* Itsuki Reyimi † *(Defected)*
* Moradmin Holt †
* Bly Mott †
* Members of Elite-9 *(Transferred to S1 Division)*
* Members of Titan Squad *(Merged with Fox Squad)*