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|'''Active:'''|| 5654 ASC  - ''Present''
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|'''Active:'''|| 1620.5654 [[AN]].[[ASC]] &ndash; ''Present''
 
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|'''Motto'''||''The Sword is sharp and swift''
 
|'''Motto'''||''The Sword is sharp and swift''
 
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|'''In use by:'''|| [[Ministry of Military Affairs]]
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|'''In use by:'''|| [[Palatini Corps]]
 
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|'''Allegiance:'''|| Shireroth
 
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|'''Nickname:''' || ''Invisible Swords''
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|'''Nickname:''' || ''Invisible Swords'', ''agents of the divine law''
 
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|'''Current Commander:'''|| [[Isabella Simrani-Kalirion]]
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|'''Current Commander:'''|| [[Rofolo Nur Pinito Kasha]]
 
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|'''Conflicts & Deployments'''||
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|'''Conflicts & Deployments'''||<small>
 
*Kildari schism
 
*Kildari schism
 
*Elwynnese instability
 
*Elwynnese instability
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*[[River War]]
 
*[[River War]]
 
*[[The Anarchy of Angularis]]
 
*[[The Anarchy of Angularis]]
*[[Martial Law in Goldshire]]
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*[[Martial Law in Goldshire]] / [[Civil War in Goldshire]]
*[[Civil War in Goldshire]]
 
 
*[[Dietsland]]
 
*[[Dietsland]]
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*Hammish Civil War</small>
 
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'''S.W.O.R.D.''' ('''Shireroth's Warriors for Observation, Retribution and Deterrence''') is a military organisation active on all possible fronts and in all possible ways to secure the hegemony of the Imperial Republic ranging from counter intelligence and personal protection to warfare. S.W.O.R.D. only answers to the Minister for Military Affairs.  
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'''S.W.O.R.D.''' ('''Shireroth's Warriors for Observation, Retribution and Deterrence''') is a military organisation active on all possible fronts and in all possible ways to secure the hegemony of the Imperial Republic ranging from counter intelligence and personal protection to warfare.  
  
  
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S.W.O.R.D. was founded by Jacob Darylion-Verion after his appointment as Minister of Military Affairs. The powers of the organisation greatly expanded under his reign as [[Kaiser Verion I]]. The Kaiser also used money from the Imperial Treasury to finance covert operations of S.W.O.R.D.
 
S.W.O.R.D. was founded by Jacob Darylion-Verion after his appointment as Minister of Military Affairs. The powers of the organisation greatly expanded under his reign as [[Kaiser Verion I]]. The Kaiser also used money from the Imperial Treasury to finance covert operations of S.W.O.R.D.
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S.W.O.R.D. along with [[Rrakanychan Watch]] was controversially deployed in 1639 as airborne light infantry during the final battles of annihilation along [[The Anarchy of Angularis#The Battle of Posada Ridge|Posada Ridge]] during the endgame of the anti-[[Froyalanish]] insurgency in the [[Vale of Angularis]]. The casualties suffered during these battles, which amounted to 3,830 operatives out of a deployed force of approximately 6,000 field agents, proved to be a debilitating blow which limited the involvement of S.W.O.R.D. during the early phases of the [[Civil War in Goldshire]] to intelligence gathering and the provision of training and logistical support to the [[Jaysh al-Sathrati]].
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The rout, however, of this proxy force in late 1642 and the subsequent advance of [[Army of the Golden Dawn|rebel forces]] towards [[Cabbagefall]] forced S.W.O.R.D. to mobilise its cadres once more and rejoin the fray as the [[Battle of Holwinn]] developed.
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In 1643, S.W.O.R.D. was placed under the administrative control of the [[Shirerithian Supplies Service]]. Prior to this S.W.O.R.D. had been customarily treated as an agency outside of the [[Imperial Forces]] since it derived its origins and mandate from a [[Ministerial Ordinance]] rather than the [[Martial Code of Shireroth]]. The change however was made to streamline the organisation and budget of the Ministry of Military Affairs and to allow S.W.O.R.D. to operate more effectively alongside the other specialist directorates - [[Rrakanychan Watch]] and the [[Imperial Order of Technomaezji]].
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The loyalties of S.W.O.R.D. were tested during the turmoil of the [[Year of the Four Kaisers]], but the decision of [[Isabella Simrani-Kalirion]], in her capacity as [[Natopia]]n Defence Secretary, to sanction airstrikes against her own husband, the usurper [[Tokaray al-Osman]] did much to shield the organisation from purges and reprisals following the end of the civil war.
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The organisation, its morale and command structure intact, was able to play a full part in the bitterest fighting [http://caputia.mncommunities.org/community/showthread.php?tid=820&highlight=Shirerithian(1)] of the [http://micras.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hammish_Civil_War Hammish Civil War], where Shirerithian infiltration tactics, supported by Natopian air strikes, broke the strength of the NPA aligned Army of New Kirrie, and cleared the way for a sweeping eastwards advance by the Shirerithian backed Hammish Republican Army along a broad front.
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In 1664 S.W.O.R.D. was affiliated to the [[Scholae Sathrati]] and the legate of that [[Palatini Corps|Palatine legion]] was appointed as Director. The remit of the organisation was directed away from counter-intelligence and towards intelligence, surveillance and force reconnaissance activities.
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==Organisation==
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S.W.O.R.D. comprises of twenty-four regiments specialising in covert operations, infiltration attacks, intelligence gathering and unconventional warfare in all guises. The regiments are named for patron deities and cult figures and foster an especial elan and ''esprit de corps'' focused especially upon loyalty to the regiment and the cloak of secrecy that shrouds their activities. The martial culture of the regiments is very strongly aligned with and suffused by the doctrines of [[Holodomatic Eluino-Zurvanism]].
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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|-
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|+ Force Security Bureau
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! Regiment
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! Status
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! Assigned Formation
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! Assigned Role
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|Vexillation I||Operational||Eastern Banner Group, Benacia Command||Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
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|-
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|Vexillation II||Operational||Central Banner Group, Benacia Command||Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
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|-
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|Vexillation III||Operational||Southern Banner Group, Benacia Command||Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
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|-
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|Vexillation IV||Operational||Apollonia Command||Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
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|-
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|Vexillation V||Operational||Eastern Armada||Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
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|-
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|Vexillation XVI||Operational||Western Banner Group, Benacia Command||Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
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|-
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|Vexillation XVII||Operational||Northern Banner Group, Benacia Command||Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
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|-
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|Vexillation XVIII||Operational||Shirekeep Garrison||Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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|-
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|+ Intelligence Bureau
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! Regiment
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! Status
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! Station
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! Assigned Role
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|-
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|Vexillation VI ''Mithra''||Operational||Zy-Rodun||Codes and Communications.
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|-
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|Vexillation VII ''Daena''||Operational||Shirekeep||Panopticon.
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|-
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|Vexillation VIII ''Mah''||Operational||Musica<br/><small>(Brookshire)</small>||Investigations.
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|-
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|Vexillation IX ''Rashnu''||Operational||Tala<br/><small>(Raikoth)</small>||Information and statistics (Archives).
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|-
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|Vexillation X ''Rapithwin''||Operational||Musica<br/><small>(Brookshire)</small>||Maritime Investigations.
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|-
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|Vexillation XIX ''Zam''||Operational||Shirekeep||Inter-service liaison.
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|Vexillation XX ''Neriosang''||Operational||MoMA Station Talenore||Monitoring Service: Eastern Bureau.
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|Vexillation XXI ''Nairyosangha''||Operational||Portus Batavi<br/><small>(Batavia)</small>||Monitoring Service: Western Bureau.
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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|-
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|+ Operations Bureau
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! Regiment
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! Status
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! Station
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! Assigned Role
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|Vexillation XI||Operational||Sansabury Aerodrome<br/><small>(Lywall)</small>||Long Range Surveillance - Benacia.
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|Vexillation XII ''Vouruskasha''||Operational||Slomxala<br/><small>(Lywall)</small>||Special Operations - Maritime.
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|Vexillation XIII ''Ahriman''||Operational||MoMA Station Akis||Long Range Surveillance Units - Apollonia.
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|Vexillation XIV ''Aži Dahāka''||Operational||MoMA Station Sagittarius||Long Range Surveillance - Keltia.
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|Vexillation XV||Operational||MoMA Station Talenore||Long Range Surveillance - Corum.
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|Vexillation XXII||Operational||MoMA Station Talenore||Long Range Surveillance - Eura.
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|Vexillation XXIII||Operational||MoMA Station Sabatini||Long Range Surveillance - Tapfer.
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|Vexillation XXIV||Operational||MoMA Station Sabatini||Long Range Surveillance - Cibola.
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==Director of S.W.O.R.D.==
 
==Director of S.W.O.R.D.==
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===List of S.W.O.R.D. directors===
 
===List of S.W.O.R.D. directors===
  
*Jacob Darylion-Verion (1620.5654 &ndash; 1625.5785)
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*[[Jacob Darylion-Verion]] (1620.5654 &ndash; 1625.5785)
 
*Ivan Verion (1625.5785 &ndash; 1628.5867)
 
*Ivan Verion (1625.5785 &ndash; 1628.5867)
*Michael Verion (1628.5867 &ndash; 1643.6328) <small>(Removed from post after showing signs of [[Temporal Haemorrhaging]])</small>
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*[[Michael Verion]] (1628.5867 &ndash; 1643.6328) <small>(Removed from post after showing signs of [[Temporal Haemorrhaging]], later discovered to be caused by a [[Army of the Golden Dawn|rebel]] psionic attack.)</small>
*[[Isabella Simrani-Kalirion]] (1643.6328 &ndash;)
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*[[Isabella Simrani-Kalirion]] (1643.6328 &ndash;1664)
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*[[Rofolo Nur Pinito Kasha]] (19.V.1664&ndash;)
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Latest revision as of 11:58, 10 September 2018

S.W.O.R.D.
SealSWORD.png
Active: 1620.5654 AN.ASCPresent
Motto The Sword is sharp and swift
In use by: Palatini Corps
Allegiance: Shireroth

Type: Military Counter-Intelligence, Special Operations
Size: 27,975 + classified others
Nickname: Invisible Swords, agents of the divine law

Current Commander: Rofolo Nur Pinito Kasha
Conflicts & Deployments

S.W.O.R.D. (Shireroth's Warriors for Observation, Retribution and Deterrence) is a military organisation active on all possible fronts and in all possible ways to secure the hegemony of the Imperial Republic ranging from counter intelligence and personal protection to warfare.


History

S.W.O.R.D. was founded by Jacob Darylion-Verion after his appointment as Minister of Military Affairs. The powers of the organisation greatly expanded under his reign as Kaiser Verion I. The Kaiser also used money from the Imperial Treasury to finance covert operations of S.W.O.R.D.

S.W.O.R.D. along with Rrakanychan Watch was controversially deployed in 1639 as airborne light infantry during the final battles of annihilation along Posada Ridge during the endgame of the anti-Froyalanish insurgency in the Vale of Angularis. The casualties suffered during these battles, which amounted to 3,830 operatives out of a deployed force of approximately 6,000 field agents, proved to be a debilitating blow which limited the involvement of S.W.O.R.D. during the early phases of the Civil War in Goldshire to intelligence gathering and the provision of training and logistical support to the Jaysh al-Sathrati.

The rout, however, of this proxy force in late 1642 and the subsequent advance of rebel forces towards Cabbagefall forced S.W.O.R.D. to mobilise its cadres once more and rejoin the fray as the Battle of Holwinn developed.

In 1643, S.W.O.R.D. was placed under the administrative control of the Shirerithian Supplies Service. Prior to this S.W.O.R.D. had been customarily treated as an agency outside of the Imperial Forces since it derived its origins and mandate from a Ministerial Ordinance rather than the Martial Code of Shireroth. The change however was made to streamline the organisation and budget of the Ministry of Military Affairs and to allow S.W.O.R.D. to operate more effectively alongside the other specialist directorates - Rrakanychan Watch and the Imperial Order of Technomaezji.

The loyalties of S.W.O.R.D. were tested during the turmoil of the Year of the Four Kaisers, but the decision of Isabella Simrani-Kalirion, in her capacity as Natopian Defence Secretary, to sanction airstrikes against her own husband, the usurper Tokaray al-Osman did much to shield the organisation from purges and reprisals following the end of the civil war.

The organisation, its morale and command structure intact, was able to play a full part in the bitterest fighting [1] of the Hammish Civil War, where Shirerithian infiltration tactics, supported by Natopian air strikes, broke the strength of the NPA aligned Army of New Kirrie, and cleared the way for a sweeping eastwards advance by the Shirerithian backed Hammish Republican Army along a broad front.


In 1664 S.W.O.R.D. was affiliated to the Scholae Sathrati and the legate of that Palatine legion was appointed as Director. The remit of the organisation was directed away from counter-intelligence and towards intelligence, surveillance and force reconnaissance activities.

Organisation

S.W.O.R.D. comprises of twenty-four regiments specialising in covert operations, infiltration attacks, intelligence gathering and unconventional warfare in all guises. The regiments are named for patron deities and cult figures and foster an especial elan and esprit de corps focused especially upon loyalty to the regiment and the cloak of secrecy that shrouds their activities. The martial culture of the regiments is very strongly aligned with and suffused by the doctrines of Holodomatic Eluino-Zurvanism.

Force Security Bureau
Regiment Status Assigned Formation Assigned Role
Vexillation I Operational Eastern Banner Group, Benacia Command Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
Vexillation II Operational Central Banner Group, Benacia Command Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
Vexillation III Operational Southern Banner Group, Benacia Command Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
Vexillation IV Operational Apollonia Command Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
Vexillation V Operational Eastern Armada Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
Vexillation XVI Operational Western Banner Group, Benacia Command Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
Vexillation XVII Operational Northern Banner Group, Benacia Command Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
Vexillation XVIII Operational Shirekeep Garrison Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition


Intelligence Bureau
Regiment Status Station Assigned Role
Vexillation VI Mithra Operational Zy-Rodun Codes and Communications.
Vexillation VII Daena Operational Shirekeep Panopticon.
Vexillation VIII Mah Operational Musica
(Brookshire)
Investigations.
Vexillation IX Rashnu Operational Tala
(Raikoth)
Information and statistics (Archives).
Vexillation X Rapithwin Operational Musica
(Brookshire)
Maritime Investigations.
Vexillation XIX Zam Operational Shirekeep Inter-service liaison.
Vexillation XX Neriosang Operational MoMA Station Talenore Monitoring Service: Eastern Bureau.
Vexillation XXI Nairyosangha Operational Portus Batavi
(Batavia)
Monitoring Service: Western Bureau.
Operations Bureau
Regiment Status Station Assigned Role
Vexillation XI Operational Sansabury Aerodrome
(Lywall)
Long Range Surveillance - Benacia.
Vexillation XII Vouruskasha Operational Slomxala
(Lywall)
Special Operations - Maritime.
Vexillation XIII Ahriman Operational MoMA Station Akis Long Range Surveillance Units - Apollonia.
Vexillation XIV Aži Dahāka Operational MoMA Station Sagittarius Long Range Surveillance - Keltia.
Vexillation XV Operational MoMA Station Talenore Long Range Surveillance - Corum.
Vexillation XXII Operational MoMA Station Talenore Long Range Surveillance - Eura.
Vexillation XXIII Operational MoMA Station Sabatini Long Range Surveillance - Tapfer.
Vexillation XXIV Operational MoMA Station Sabatini Long Range Surveillance - Cibola.

Director of S.W.O.R.D.

The daily operations of S.W.O.R.D. are run by the Director.

List of S.W.O.R.D. directors

Ministries of the Imperial Republic

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