Last Option Defense Services

*The Last Option Defense Services is a private faction owned by Caboose, you may play as the faction if you request permission and play the faction as it should be, it is meant to be versatile in playstyle in each game. All of the lore stated here is written solely by Caboose/Constitution/PerConstellatum who is all the same person.*

**”We are a group of elite operators dedicated to engaging in quick and efficient operations, one of the last bastions of true combat discipline, from top to bottom. The Last Option Defense has contractors who have deployed across the world in defense of liberty and continue to do so, we are the Last Option and we are here to continue our service.”**

# Last Option Defense Services

## Background

A Private Military Company based on the core army values, prided on prior service, and their elite combat discipline displayed from top to bottom. They are lead by retired Army Colonel Bryant who is based currently in New York where most of the company is deployed in protecting major sites of interest such as the New York Stock Exchange, dozens of Server Farms, and other private interests for good money. They have deployed contractors to protect special personnel in Washington D.C. and sites of great interest, many smaller numbers of forces are deployed across the United States protecting major businesses awaiting further orders. The LOD is considered one of the most capable PMCs in the world with the most well trained and experienced forces with considerable time in combat under special forces or elite units.

The Last Option consists mainly of elite former US Special Forces, considerably from Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 units such as 75th Ranger Regiment, Delta Force, Green Berets, 101st Airborne, and the feared CIA Special Operations Group, however the numbers of the Last Option is considerably small with only a few thousand personnel mainly based in New York City and Washington D.C. protecting server farms, major businesses, banks, and private property. Many members of Last Option were deployed overseas such as in Iraq before the outbreak due to combat experience, veterans, and the known elite status of the Last Option. The LOD recruits service members from all the Armed Forces and typically looks for those with exceptional records, however it is notable that recruitment of regular service members is known but typically get deployed to units that perform security in low interest areas.

## Origins

The origins of the Last Option Defense Services truly begins in **1983** where a young First Lieutenant Bryant, assigned to 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, lead a platoon in conducting a low-level parachute assault to secure Point Salines Airport. His platoon engaged Cuban and Grenadan forces utilizing BTR-60's with M67 Recoiless Rifles and then negotiated the surrender of 100 Cubans in an aviation hangar. In **1989,** newly promoted Captain Bryant lead his company alongside the 1st Battalion in securing Omar Torrijjos Airport with great success where the loyalty of his forces was only to grow stronger, then moving onto david in the following 5 days after securing Omar Torrijjos.

With the needs of the army everchanging, Captain Bryant was re-assigned from the 75th Ranger Regiment with much sadness from the Rangers under his command, to the 1st Infantry Division which needed manpower due to an evergrowing trouble with Middle Eastern Affairs, confirmed by the Iraqi Occupation of Kuwait which ensured his switch. In **1990**, when the Gulf War kicked off, Captain Bryant aided in leading Infantrymen in heavy combat in the Battle of 73 Easting and Battle of Phase Line Bullet.

After the Gulf War, Captain Bryant was re-assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment in leading B Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during Operation Gothic Serpent, **1993**, lead B Company in heavy fighting during the operation and was wounded several times, engaging in ground combat against Somali forces and preventing the death of several Rangers by holding a line of fire by himself, launching grenades and engaging many Somali militiamen. Captain Bryant was later awarded the Medal of Honor and promoted to Major.

After Operation Gothic Serpent, Captain Bryant was promoted to Major then onto Lieutenant Colonel and after another 7 years in service making a total of 20 years of service, Lieutenant Colonel Bryant was made a full blown Colonel and for another year, lead the 75th Ranger Regiment before officially being retired for classified reasons and given an Honorable Discharge. Colonel Bryant had made many friends within units such as Delta Force, the 75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne, Air Force Special Operations, and the Navy Seals and many of those retiring or soon to retire pledged to join the newly created Last Option Defense Services which would serve as the basis for an elite, well-trained, and highly equipped private military force that would bring in twice the effiency with half the manpower against targets that do not operate with regulations.

## Building a Reputation

In the early days of the Last Option Defense Services, many contracts were given to LOD Operators by the CIA Special Operations Group in conducting black operations, large businesses which asked for quality over quantity, such as Wall Street, the Stock Exchange, and several major businesses around New York City which lead the need to focus a larger amount of manpower of a brigade size element into New York City where operators conducted daily combat training in a private region in New York Proper which included air assault, hostage rescue, amphibious operations, and direct contact operations which were labled off the combined experiences of the LODS. Forces were deployed to many tech, industrial, pharamceutical, and telecommunication services across Washington D.C. where security was deployed on sites and businesses where the infamy and request for LODS Operators across the United States began to pile up.

As recruitment of normal U.S. Military personnel began to diversify experiences such as engineers, armor crew, artillery crewmembers, aviation personnel, and naval personnel which would ensure the proper establishment of a small-scale military force where many training manuals, education systems, and training programs were established for its force to enhance the individual knowledge, training, and capabilities of operators. Many operators were deployed to aid military companies in security operations of their sites for less pay due to their military affiliation but being given access to top notchn military equipment in black market deals between the firms which only saw the power of the LODS grow.

## The Outbreak and the Split

When the Outbreak and the Split began, the LODS was torn by loyalty to government, constitution, and the military but chose to play the neutral force that would dedicate itself to upholding its contracts due to the nation growing ever unstable. With a conclusion by the Washington D.C. and New York City forces to uphold loyalty to the Constitution and secretly arming anti-Federal guerillas across the East Coast.

### New York City

As the outbreak reached New York City, the LODS became frontline forces against riots in their areas as Police and National Guard were deploying to fight off the infection and police the rest of the city, with the LODS quickly re-deploying its nearby training and QRF forces to New York City where the sight of humvees, blackhawks, and lmtvs defending major businesses caused riots among the local populace against LODS Operators that were deployed in full combat gear in the middle of the streets with the inclusion of vehicles that contained live firearms to be used against the oncoming horde. The LODS began establishing its first defensive strongholds as walls, fences, barricades, mobile towers, and mobile solar powered generators were deployed to many major businesses to protect these sites.

With the governments complete lack of ability to control the situation and the collapse of the National Guard and Law Enforcements frontlines, the LODS finally deployed its skilled military forces to strategically take command over the defense of New York City, where sections of the city were to be defended while blocks behind the 'Contaminated Zones' were to be established where the infection would be blocked off at these sites and prevented from leaving by walls, guard towers, and combat patrols by LODS forces. With the National Guard and Emergency Services completely cut off from direct contact with the government and a need for leadership which the LODS provided in abundance, these forces combined into new forces that would form the Last Bastion Brigade which would assess available resources, planning, and begin running the city with temporary zero tolerance to prevent questioning of operations and possible further riots with a strengthening of military forces across the city with securing all national guard equipment from contamination zones utilizing helicopters and militarizing civilian air vehicles across the city to ensure the safety of the safe zones. As the establishment of the Last Bastion Brigade saw the evacuation of all forces from the Contamination Zones after securing all needed equipment.

The LBB began a large evacuation from all Contamination Zones outside of already established strongholds into the newly proclaimed safezones where the infected could not reach and the civil war would not destroy the daily lives of the citizens there. However a dead signal was to be emmitted from the city to give the impression of it falling completely to prevent the arrival of Federal forces that would attempt to establish its dominance over the region. The Last Bastion Brigade has become a joint task force between the LODS, USAF, and Emergency Services that were based in New York City headed by Colonel Bryant. Last Bastion forces utilizing their great experience and wide range of versatility and the access to an abundance of military equipment due to the militarization of federal agencies and emergency services saw great reserves of equipment in the safezone including the holding of heavy armored vehicles, combat aviation vehicles, and even military fighter craft that would be deployed from many airports across New York City including those that were in fortified strongholds in the contamination zones.

The Last Bastion has retook large portions of the city but are incapable of getting outside of the city due to its numbers limitTations and the need to as well enforce law and order within its safe zones where multiple walls, gates, checkpoints split the city up into different zones to ensure the infection couldn't spread wildly. This was mostly thanks to the coming of almost 1,500 LODS forces from Washington D.C. which had redeployed due to the usage of a nuclear weapon in the city that made it unviable to everyday operations where these operators greatly turned the tide of battle. It is not uncommon to hear gunfire, helicopters, and seeing military convoys by civilians who waved and saw joy in their protectors who provided all services to the people. The Last Bastion rules over most of New York City and operates out of a Carrier based in New York Harbor where its battle group is used as the final stronghold and is where the name for the combined service comes from. Rationing, security, and personal freedoms are ensured by the Last Bastion which reaffirmed the United States Constitution as the rule of law and personal rights were given back to the people and secret support to nearby anti-Federal forces in the outside regions utilizing their capabilities. The capabilities of the Last Bastion Brigade in ruling over the city have become absolute and the infected hordes were pushed back to smaller and smaller zones but major zones remain in Southern and Northern New York City where the infected run wild in massive hordes where daily bombing and air campaigns are waged to prevent major losses to ground forces.

### Washington D.C.

The War Eagles Brigade was formed from the remnants of the Maryland National Guard, Emergency Services, and LODS forces that survived the nuclear detonation within D.C., their retreat toward Washington National Airport saw the fortification of the nearby region. War Eagles utilize defensive fortifications and artillery emplacements to protect the strategically vital airport with frequent raids on the Pentagon to secure needed intelligence and information due to the withdrawal of Federal forces from the region, mostly utilizing Tier 2 Operators due to the roaming hordes which were frequent in the region until the return of the Federal Government.

The lawlessness of Washington D.C. has allowed the infected to roam freely and they made frequent attempts to breach the defenses of Washington National Airport which was repulsed everytime by the War Eagles, of who now wage a guerilla war in the ruins of Washington D.C. against the Federal Government, declaring that the city wouldn't be given over to fascists. Major Henson has declared himself in opposition of the New Federal Charter and a staunch constitutionalist, securing military equipment left behind in D.C. to create a massive stronghold utilizing anti-air and anti-ship missiles and experimental DARPA technology to defend the site.

### Yankton

The Broken Arrow Battalion was formed from LODS forces in the regions of Colorado, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Montana where spread out forces operate out of Site Helios based in South Dakota that consists of a small fortified airport in the region with considerable assets in the air base where a garage, hangar, housing, tents, and quartermaster buildings are established alongside fortified walls, lights, and fencing to protect the base. A singular patriot system, radio communication system, and 3 mobile solar arrays are utilized by the forces to protect and power the base.

The Broken Arrow Battalion in recent times was hired by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Valente to deliver unknowingly a nuclear warhead to Wyoming, where on the way to Wyoming the convoy of 7 humvees and one truck (5 transport humvees, 1 armed, 1 armored) were ambushed by CIA agents with minimal casualties sustained by the convoy, with their training and equipment brining them to victory over the ambushing CIA agents who when few were captured, refused to give any information on employer or objective to the BAB.

## Known Units

**War Eagles Brigade (Washington D.C., large contingent of 3,000 personnel, almost half have evacuated toward NYC)**

The War Eagles under Major Henson had most of its forces on leave during the time of nuclear annihilating, however those left in the city operated skeleton crews across the city protecting key targets of interest. When the warheads exploded and most of the city left destroyed, soldiers in full MOPP gear moved into the Washington National Airport and began to setup fortifications and seizing aircraft for forces to move to New York City and back. Not much else is currently known about the forces at Washington National Airport other than a possible raid on the Pentagon to seize needed items.

**Last Bastion Brigade (New York City, largest contingent of almost 6,000 personnel originally, now 7,500 personnel. This excludes the Emergency Services and Military personnel who joined the Last Bastion during the defense of New York and New York City.)**

When New York City was overrun by zombies and slowly rundown, the Last Option took authority over several strongholds such as the UN General Assembly, Stock Exchange, New York Harbor, and several other major sites with major fortifications with large barricades, fencing, and guard posts around such structures alongside routine vehicle patrols within the compounds and use of aerial vehicles to fight off undead forces from getting near the walls. Smaller communities outside of these safe zones mostly based on the higher levels of buildings where the lower levels are only utilized by scouting parties that go to scavenge food.

A seed vault is currently occupied by LOD forces who focus on feeding the many refugees who made it to their safe zones, Colonel Bryant has assembled his forces in the region in middle Manhattan with strongholds in Northern and Southern Manhattan with the middle being almost clear of infected hordes due to the need to create a safe zone. However, in the South and North, the infected maintain ground dominance against LOD forces outside their strongholds. New York Harbor is currently the Base of Operations for the LOD with a former US Navy Carrier and its battle group stationed in the harbor utilized as the center of power, currently immobile but still a formidable weapon and only weakened by inactive propellers and mechanical issues for the propulsion.

**Broken Arrow Battalion (Dakota and Colorado, company sized element in Yankton)**

The LOD unit deployed to Dakota and Colorado is known as the Broken Arrow Battalion, which formed from mostly regular service members due to the low interest of the CO for the area, however a small contingent of forces deployed to the area are operators due to the Battle of Cheyenne which saw an increased need to protect interests in the region due to the ongoing civil war. Broken Arrow is deployed mainly in Yankton Airfield with humvees and SUVs depending on the operation needed, Captain Perez has begun to have doubts over the mission and the need to restore order to the region, but his loyalties are unknown as of now and can be influenced depending on the actions of the many forces at play in the region. A single Blackhawk is used for transportation of assets across Dakota and Colorado.

## Equipment

The Last Option utilizes military grade equipment secured by their employers to enhance the security and operational capabilities of the LODS when on site. From left to right there is the Security Detail, Rifleman, Grenadier, Gunner, Squad Marksman, Squad Leader, Tier 2 Rifleman, Tier 3 Marksman, and the Tier 1 Hunter. The LODS wastes no expense on the average soldier as every individual soldier due to their general experience are invaluable forces and must be given the proper equipment for their operations.