Red Team / NUKEM

The year was 2929 when, ‘Red Team’ (a small unit of Marines, Soldiers, and Pilots) was selected to serve under the charter of “The Strategic Special Warfare Initiative Order redacted “ and thus so resembled a “plus-ed up” squadron but without official designations. On paper, this unit was designed to function as a tertiary rapid response force capable of planning, organizing, and executing quick hard-hitting tactical strikes (specifically, counter flanking maneuvers) whist maneuvering. In combat, they were highly effective while in support of special operational forces. As this unit’s success grew so did their ranks, and their combat role likewise evolved (into a more proactive mode). Their success in counter pirating operations were made public in late 2930, and several key members of the UEEN gained very favorable political support, as well as, promotions. As a result, influential members of the UEE political elite class lobbied for Red Team’s prime mission to be changed to “Anti-Pirate Search & Sweep” missions in vicinity of Earth’s least utilized trading/traveling vectors (Sectors redacted through redacted). Under this bright idea, Red Team was supposed to harass and interdict pirates and other scrum operating in proximity to several trade lanes located within Earth’s solar system.

April 1 2931: Red Team, operating in Sector redacted redacted, scouts observed a convoy of suspect thermal signatures 0.11AU from their position. Smugglers/Slavers often mill about in tandem so to bleed out the collective thermal signature (usually in ways that resemble ordinary space debris e.g. comets). With this tactic being known, a small force (force designation GRIMM) intercepted the thermal signatures and identified them as UFO’s. The convoy failed to respond on all hailing frequencies and began evasive maneuvers. The Quick Reaction Force (force designation REAPER) fired up their drives, and moved in to engage the alleged scrum. Red Team wiped out every ship, boat, dingy, and emergency pod in the convoy. None survived.

Sadly, there were a few hiccups in the operation. Several transmissions were made to Earth by these alleged smugglers. One of those signals contained a video clip of a young lady crying whilst holding her crying baby. Her cries were for help and for peace. As it turns out, this convoy of smugglers was nothing more than a exploration cruse traveling blind due to catastrophic equipment failure (occurring throughout all ships at the same time in the same locations; interestingly enough). The very first first media coverage of Red Team’s operation was accounted for as atrocities committed by pirates. If left alone, this botched operation may have not even been attributed to Red Team’s efforts, if not for, the unauthorized decals on several of RT ships. The defaced “Jolly Roger” was supposedly some sort of inside joke mocking pirating and the likes there of. A video clip captured the face of this “Jolly Roger” greeting the young lady while she was recording on the observation deck of her craft. To make matters worse, this young lady was the daughter of a very powerful political official who upon viewing the transmission recognized the unofficial decals, ship numbers, and had inside knowledge of RT’s UEEN charter. In a state of madness he made public highly classified UEEN operational data, set into motion the nullification of Red Team, as well as, started the deconstruction of ‘APSS’ missions within Earth’s solar system.

2 April 2931: Red Team (at this time was jokingly referred to as ‘Dead Team’ by the Masses of Multimedia) was dismissed as an incompetent roguish element, and they were collectively charged for ignorant homicide of the 4^th order by the office of the High-Advocate that very same day. It wasn’t just the death of so many innocents that outraged the UEE, but the very powerful and heart felt imagery of those few distress signals that reached Earth. It enabled a spontaneous firestorm of angst and hate set towards this unit. For the myriad of ‘Red Team’ successes, sacrifices, and hard bouts won were never addressed, recognized, or realized for that matter.

3 April 2931 (early hours Zulu time): The results of RT’s (Red Team’s) operation and their effects were relayed to the leadership of Red Team while they were in transit to a FSRRP (Forward Space Re-arming Re-fueling Point) located just outside of Mars space. It is unknown which intelligence analysts or agency briefed Red Team of their botched operation (or what was perceived as a botched operation). However, it was noted that once the RT leadership realize what was to be attributed to them they “dropped off the radar,” needless to say.
4 April 2931: An investigation on a massive scale was launched into the disappearance of RT. In the weeks following the disappearance of Red Team, the public outcry became so great several Senators shoveled the blame in RT’s stead; being were socially shunned, demoted to civilian status, and outright banned from all and every political office.

Fast-forward to 2942: Nothing more is “officially” known of the original RT members. It was said, Vanduul forces were behind the botched operation. Some others pose the argument that the distress transmissions were faked by several groups of tech savvy pirates and the exploration cruse wiped out long before RT’s arrival. In today’s politics none of that matter anymore. Red Team, today, stands out as a small multi-role para-military organization collaborating with the UEEN, The Advocacy, and other likeminded organizations.
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