Special Blackout Directorate-28

The SBD-28, recognized as the "Special Forces Command" or SOFCOM, serves as the administrative and commanding authority for multiple specialized branches operating within the Sarvannian Military. This esteemed entity, known for its rigorous housing facilities, undertakes crucial operations spanning across the entirety of the union. Its primary mission revolves around discreetly addressing and neutralizing diverse threats that pose significant risks to the union's security and stability. SBD-28 started in 1931 as a covert group responsible for doing small operations around the Global Union that would ensure the stability and security of the Union. Their first operations were mostly around Africa where African rebel fighters were in high activity and needed to be countered SBD-28 was established as a central administrative center for three key Special Forces divisions: Forward Operations Group (FOG), Special Sea Wing (SSW), and Task-Force X. FOG held the crucial role of a land-based combat force, entrusted with the responsibility of executing extensive hostage rescue missions and counter insurgency operations across the entire union. On the other hand, SSW specialized in maritime operations. As for Task-Force X, it gained notoriety for its clandestine nature, remaining shrouded in secrecy and ultimately being disbanded prior to any substantial information surfacing about its activities.

The SBD-28 had participated in a significant counterinsurgency endeavor in Africa preceding the period of decolonization. It engaged in combat against diverse African insurgent groups within the dense jungles. Additionally, the operational presence of the SBD-28 was prevalent in Europe and various Asian territories. Prior to the commencement of the African insurgencies, the SBD-28 had effectively dismantled a significant insurgency in Thailand. The SBD-28 operations in Thailand ceased after the insurgency and they left. However various barracks were kept inside the country and SSD-17 was notified to keep watch and monitor insurgent activity in Thailand. In the decolonisation Conflict, the primary goal of the SBD-28 was to execute retaliatory strikes and extensive revenge operations aimed at devastating the rebels' morale and thereby diminishing their capacity for future attacks. The SBD-28 primarily operated at prominent border regions, engaging in covert activities that strategically aimed to provoke internal conflict within the rebel groups, ultimately leading to their self-destruction. The SBD-28 engaged in diverse aquatic operations through river routes, employing a strategic approach. The team successfully concealed themselves within sizable drainage pipes, utilizing inflatable boats as a means of transport. They swiftly navigated out of these pipes and pursued targets across the rivers, simultaneously engaging them with accurate fire while they were stationed on land. Furthermore, the SBD-28 effectively carried out extensive missions involving large-scale boat raids. These operations involved the apprehension of anti-unionists along the coastlines of Unionist Africa and Europe. The SBD-28 effectively utilized drainage control rooms and dams as strategic assets, enabling them to exploit the situation. This involved draining sizable water bodies, thereby leaving terrorists stranded in the water. Subsequently, helicopters would approach and engage with gunfire.

By the late 1980s, the SBD-28 had heavily infiltrated the ranks of rebels with informants and moles. This infiltration had reached such an extent that the majority of rebel attacks in Europe were consistently thwarted, with their commanders apprehended prior to the execution of their intended assaults. The tactics employed by SBD-28 resulted in significant collateral damage, often affecting neighborhoods characterized by a prevalence of anti-unionist sentiments and terrorist activities. These areas commonly experienced adverse repercussions, such as the disruption of food supplies to local shops and the cessation of water access. Consequently, this led to severe famine and dehydration among the local population. The objective of employing such strategies was to compel the surrender of the terrorists, a tactical approach frequently implemented to suppress and eliminate anti-unionist sentiments prevailing in these neighborhoods.