Lambda Protocol Group.

Official logo of Lambda Protocol Group

The Lambda Protocol is the public body for the NEF special forces groups. Comprised of 3 battalions, the LPG (Lambda Protocol Group) is the primary special operations unit that the NEF utilizes. Selection for the LPG is based on performance in training and performance in active duty operations.

### History

Shortly after the Raeder Coup on the FSOU, the High Council authorized a classified protocol to be passed through the ORB. The clause passed was named the "Lambda Protocol" and was placed under immediate observation. The clause involved the formation of a new special forces group that was to work co-dependent with the PDD and their prototype weapons. Initially, the Lambda Protocol was devised as a future investment to be applied further into the NEF's development, but as of the FSOU collapse, the NEF was left with a critical weakness in their armed forces. Once applied, armed forces officers were tasked with committing to a one week trial of their soldiers to find the best suited men for the Lambda Protocol. By the end of the trial period, 660 men were selected for Lambda training, where operators were trained in newly devised special forces doctrines. Oscar Bordeaux, a Lieutenant Colonel of the Federal Army Corps, was offered the position of

## Battalions

### 3rd "Black" Battalion

The 3rd "Black" Battalion is responsible for the extraction or elimination of high-value targets opposing the NEFAF. The Black Battalion has the most successful mission report record of any Lambda Protocol detachment, with a confirmed number of 1216 successful operations. The Black Battalion is distinguished by their use of skull-painted gas masks which are equipped on majority of their operations. At the time of the last personnel report, there are 211 members in the Black Battalion.

The Black Battalion are most famous for their undertaking of Operation Crashing Mjolnir, a considered risky assassination mission by REFAF High Command. The 3rd Battalion were tasked with the assassination of the entirety of the IPA military high command. The operation was lead by Commander Trey Adams, leader of the 3rd Battalion, who himself devised the assassination plans for several of the high-value targets [apart of the IPA]. Within several weeks and sub-operations, the IPA had it's army disbanded as there was a lack of qualified leadership. This resulted in the downfall of the IPA. The 3rd Battalion were highly commended for their efforts and were then made a primary selection for special operations.

Some years after Crashing Mjolnir, the UAC experienced a pandemic, which soon became a threat to both the structural integrity of the UAC and the safety of the NEF. This pandemic - scientifically the Forced Anti-Cognition Virus (FAV) - was nicknamed the Primal Infection as the hosts infected would lose their sentience and become increasingly aggressive. The 3rd Battalion was paired with the NOMAD Regiment of the UAC to halt the spread of the virus and eliminate any of those infected or posing a threat to containment. This operation was named Operation Arid Scarlet and was a partial success. Whilst the 3rd and NOMAD did not eliminate the virus entirely, they did manage to contain it to a specific quarantine zone which would then be destroyed by overwhelming firepower. This quarantine zone is still off limits to the public as the virus is assumed to still exist in the area.