The Navy Special Forces is the unnamed elite operations division of the Compact Navy, specializing in high-risk planetary and boarding actions across Compact space. Unlike the Marines’ Rangers or Border Guard’s Spetsnaz, the Navy never formally named its special forces branch, a tradition that has endured since its formation.
Squads typically consist of 6–10 troopers and often include personnel elevated from elite planetary defense units, such as Bonaparte’s renowned Household Guards. While commissioned officers are Navy, the unit’s non-commissioned officer-in-charge (NCOIC) is almost always a Marine—a tradition dating back to the division’s founding, when the Marine Corps played a critical role in training its first special operations teams.
Though informally referred to as “spec force,” Navy Special Forces troopers are among the most flexible and politically entangled operatives in the Compact military, often operating under joint planetary and Compact mandates.
Appearances: Flight Blade, Storming Amargosa, “The Cephelapods“