Special Operations and Airbourne Force
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| Special Operations and Airbourne Force | |
|---|---|
 SOAF Shoulder Patch | |
| Active | 18 January 1996 - 9 April 2010 (Active) 9 April 2010 - 14 March 2015 (Reserve) |
| Country | |
| Type | Specialized Infantry |
| Role | Technical surveillance counter-measures Counter espionage Special operations Reconnaissance Competitive intelligence Counter surveillance |
| Engagements | The Troubles of 1998 Second Lucis Civil War |
The Special Operations and Airbourne Force or the SOAF was a multinational special operations unit composing of members from different Lucis Commonwealth nations as well as operatives from Taoyuan and Esthar and Balamb. The SOAF was the successor to Task Force 131 following the creation of localised special operations task forces in different Non-Lucis Commonwealth allied nations. Although there were still Taoyuanese, Estharian, and Balambian personnel, their numbers were too small as opposed to Lucis Commonwealth members, which the force majorily consisted of.
The SOAF was activated in 1996 following the need of the Allied High Command for another multinational special operations unit. Created by then-Brigadier Kiriya Kitagawa, the SOAF consisted mostly of members from the old Task Force 131 who came from Commonwealth countries. The SOAF was deployed in several peacekeeping operations, notable of which was during The Troubles of 1998 and the Second Lucis Civil War. The force was delegated to reserve at Fort Daidoji Kitagawa in 2010 until its disbandment in 2015 to give way for the present Task Force 141 and its recruit force, Task Force 142.
Formation
Operations
The Troubles
Second Lucis Civil War
Other Peacekeeping Operations
Notable Members
Original Roster
Senior Officers
- Brigadier Kiriya Kitagawa
- Colonel Carl Regnitz
- Colonel Yukio Kushineda III
- Colonel Richard O'Connelly
- Major David Keith
- Major Frank John Brennan
- Major Gerald Alexander Fegelein
- Major Martin Berg
- Major Erwin Neithardt
- Major Victor Arseid
- Major Shizuma Izumi
- Captain Ukyo Samonji
- Captain Donald S. Cassidy
- Captain Lee Jun Ming
- Captain Vicente Celeste
- Captain Aarno Rokka
Other Members
- Peter O'Brian, Lucian; 2nd Lt.
- William Hendrickson, Lucian; WO1
- Eric Carlyle, Lucian; WO1
- Eleanor Varrot, Gallian; Sgt.
- Largo Potter, Gallian; Cpl.
- Manfred Sanderson, Zanarkian; Lt.
- Sho Yamanami, New Akibander; Lt.
- Cameron Hazaford, New Akibander; Lt.
- Drake Henderson, Zanarkian; Sgt.
- John Humeray, Zanarkian; Sgt.
- Richard Philip Todd, Zanarkian; Sgt.
- Klankain Auchinleck IV, Zanarkian; Sgt.
- Oliver Teira, New Akibander; Sgt.
- Frank John Brennan, Rubrumian; Lt.
- Goro Atsushi, Rubrumian; Sgt-Maj.
- Nate Weber, Rubrumian, Sgt-Maj.
- Adam Tremblay, Rubrumian, Sgt.
- Gerald Alexander Fegelein, Erebonian; Lt.
- Heikki Albarea, Erebonian; Sgt-Maj.
- Samuel Valestine, Erebonian; NCO-Lt.
- Oliver Crawford, Erebonian; 2nd Lt.
- Harri Claussell, Erebonian; WO1.
- Alexander Voss, Rhodeian, 1st Lt.
- Michael Voss, Rhodeian, Sgt.
- David Englemann, Jutlandish; Lt.
- Martin Paul Blumentritt, Jutlandish; Lt.
- Ernst Sigtuna, Jutlandish; Sgt-Maj.
- Xu Jun De, Taoyuanese; Lt.
- Zhao Jia Sheng, Taoyuanese; TSgt.
- Leung Chang, Taoyuanese; WO1.
- Vessa Rahikainen, Balambian; Lt.
- Daavid Hietanen, Balambian; Lt.
SLCW Roster
The members listed below are the final group of SOAF personnel that joined and fought during the Second Lucis Civil War and in the SOAF's reserve assignment.
Senior Officers
- Brigadier Kiriya Kitagawa
- Colonel Carl Regnitz
- Colonel Yukio Kushineda III
- Colonel Richard O'Connelly
- Major David Keith
- Major Eraldo Quasimondo
- Major Frank John Brennan
- Major Gerald Alexander Fegelein
- Major Martin Berg
- Major Erwin Neithardt
- Major Shizuma Izumi
- Major Ukyo Samonji
- Captain Donald S. Cassidy
- Captain Lee Jun Ming
- Captain Vicente Celeste
- Captain Aarno Rokka
- Captain Herbert Harris
Other Members
- Tudor Brynn Williams, Lucian; Sgt-Maj.
- Yamato Kitagawa, Lucian; Sgt.
- Reiko Sugiyama, Lucian; Sgt.
- Tatsumi Sugiyama, Lucian; LCpl.
- Oliver Hendrickson, Lucian; Cpl.
- Darzana Magbaredge, Lucian; Cpl.
- Aria Suzukaze, Lucian; LCpl.
- Eleanor Varrot, Gallian; Lt.
- Largo Potter, Gallian; Sgt.
- Teletha Testarossa, Rubrumian; TSgt.
- Emrick Brennan, Rubrumian; Cpl.
- James Layton, Rubrumian; T5.
- Hans Proctor, Erebonian; Sgt.
- Frank Mauser, Erebonian; Lt.
- Waldemar Fegelein, Erebonian; Cpl.
- Edward 'EJ' Blazkowicz, Erebonian; Cpl.
- Richard Philip Todd, Zanarkian; Sgt.
- Klankain Auchinleck IV, Zanarkian; Sgt.
- Claude John Auchinleck, Zanarkian; Sgt.
- Saori Suzushiro, New Akibander;
- Thomas Evans, New Akibander; Sgt.
- Yoko Wakana, Nihhonese; Cpl.
- Taletha Tsukimi, Nihhonese; T5.