The Shadow Aces / WCAT3K

NOTABLE PAST OPERATIONS

-Flying from the Bengal-class battle carrier UEES Tiger’s Claw, the Shadow Aces conducted various military actions against Vanduul forces during the [REDACTED] Campaign of [REDACTED] and various missions including Operation Ovens, Operation Fire Cobra Claw, Operation Lighthammer, Operation Boomerang, Operation Shadow Strike, Operation Liberty Shield, and Operation Trident. Total confirmed Vanduul kills credited to the Shadow Aces accumulate to a total of over [REDACTED] Vanduul fighter craft (variety of Blade, Scythe, Glaive, and Stinger-class fighters) , [REDACTED] “Kingship” class flagship/dreadnaughts, [REDACTED] “Driller”-class carriers, [REDACTED] “Mauler”-class cruisers, [REDACTED] “Hunter”-class destroyers, and [REDACTED] “Void”-class heavy bombers.

-The Shadow Aces suppressed an uprising within the UEE who tried to break away and call themselves the Andorran Republic. The “liquidation” tactics employed were so brutal and efficient that many campaign veterans still joke “Andorran, what’s that?” or “Why couldn’t the Andorran cross the road? Because he didn’t exist!” when asked about the campaign, a backhanded slight towards the cold fact that there was no trace left of the uprising’s leadership, members, nor assets at all when the smoke cleared.

-The Shadow Aces conducted cyber-warfare and psychological operations against notable underage traffickers, supremacy groups, and sexual deviant cells within the UEE, shutting down their operations and bringing them to justice. It was rumored that even Fong and his senior staff officers, known only by their codenames “Grand Wizard”, “Drunk Dragon”, “Yellow Dragon”, and “Sesame Chicken Master”, went into the field during these operations. During the trials, many defendants accused the Shadow Aces of overstepping their boundaries by engaging in unwarranted cyber “perv hunting”, “catfishing”, and “nuking” activities perceived to be unbecoming for a top tier special mission unit. Nevertheless, the point is moot, as all defendants were convicted anyway and are now serving long sentences.

-The Shadow Aces exposed the actions of the Tanfen Corporation, a ship-building manufacturer that tried to fraud the UEE Navy by selling grossly inflated military craft that were unrealistic, unsafe, and tactically unsound. The Tanfen Corporation’s initial response was to publically denounce the Shadow Aces, personally naming individual members and publically wishing that they were killed in the recent Vanduul Massacre of Columbine III. But as the Shadow Aces came closer to uncovering incriminating evidence, the Tanfen Corporation deployed their prized “Death Commandos” to neutralize the Shadow Ace investigators, an epic fail on their part. Eventually, evidence of the Tanfen Corporation’s corruption was made public, and their stock plunged to record lows as the company filed a Chapter 7 for a total liquidation of company assets. The CEO, Kevin Tan, and the entire Board of Directors were subsequently arrested and are currently serving life-sentences following their convictions.

-The Shadow Aces conducted covert operations to expose the illegal activities and corruption of a task force within the UEE known as the Strategic Readiness Agency (SRA). The two organizations were equally matched and conflict broke out as SRA and Shadow Ace operatives, fighters, and warships slugged it out all across the UEE territories. After a prolonged and fierce campaign during which the Shadow Aces gained the upper hand and started dismantling the SRA piece by piece, the SRA’s final stand concluded with the destruction of the battle carrier UEES Destiny, destroyed during a ship-to-ship engagement with Fong’s flagship, the battle cruiser UEES Iron Chink. In the aftermath the SRA’s leader, UEE Fleet Colonel David “Spyder” Borton, was arrested, tried, and convicted on 71 indictments ranging from stupidity to crimes against humanity.

-The Shadow Aces conducted several PsyOps campaigns against Bruce Tannock, a notorious anti-UEE activist who would hack UEE communication satellites to broadcast holovideos of his dissenting speeches to the rest of the galaxy, gaining traction for anti-UEE support. Instead of deploying a strike team, the Shadow Aces manipulated public opinion against Tannock by setting up a mock “Mystery Science Theatre 3000”-style holoseries to ridicule Tannock’s speeches, line by line. Eventually the mock campaign became viral as public opinion shifted against Tannock. Eventually Tannock, utterly humiliated and his campaign in tatters, disappeared a broken man and would not be heard of again until his corpse was found several years later in the back alley in Terra, with his severed penis stuffed in his mouth and an eggroll stuffed up his rectum.

-On orders of Imperator Maximus Erectus, the Shadow Aces conducted an internal purge of five corrupt UEE Admirals who deemed themselves “The Founders”. This league of Admirals initially appeared cooperative to the Shadow Aces investigation, but soon responded by framing several Shadow Aces on trumped-up charges and brought them to a kangaroo court martial presided by Admiral Michael “Vertigo” Love, a member of the Founders. While all accused Shadow Aces were acquitted of all charges; one of the Shadow Aces, Major John “Klip” Chidester, was assassinated in retaliation by gunmen later identified as staff officers for Admiral Steve “Mustang” Hayes. Once the Shadow Aces regrouped following this loss and completed their operation, Admirals Love, Hayes, Kyle “Darkstar” Santamauro, Dan “Sojourner” Hung, and Jay “Wolverine” Atkinson have vanished without a trace and have been removed from all UEE military and public records.

-The Shadow Aces served as an experimental Tactical Development and Evaluation unit for the Lightning heavy fighter, Sabre stealth fighter, and Eclipse stealth bomber now in service. Reports that the Shadow Aces conducted live testing and “experiments” on Vanduul forces way behind enemy lines are unconfirmed … and to be honest not surprising at all.

CORE VALUES

I am a surgical warrior – the absolute pinnacle of my field.

I accomplish the impossible. I relish this expectation.

I am physically stronger and mentally tougher then my enemy. I perform super human feats casually.

I am disciplined in all aspects of my life – discipline drives me to superior performance.

I thrive in uncertainly. I masterly weave ingenuity with common sense.

I value all life. My morality extends from life as a son/daughter, brother/sister, husband/wife, and/or father/mother. It provides me righteous guidance in doing precision violence to our enemies, while caring for and protecting all innocent.

I am audacious.

My greatest fear is letting down those who trust in me.

I am creative, agile, and adaptive. Complacency is my most formidable enemy.

I am self aware. Relentless in my self discovery.

I openly hold myself accountable for my strengths and weaknesses.

I am humble – for humility elicits admiration, respect, and trust from those I protect, and abject terror within my enemy.