Covenant Special Operations: Difference between revisions

The Covenant's Special Operations was established by the [[Special Warfare Group]] for the execution of [[Special operations|specialized operations]].<ref name="EVG59"/> Special Operation units were typically sent on missions with acute and specific objectives and were not associated with any broader [[Covenant military]] application.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 133'' (2011)</ref> The division's objectives covered the sabotage of enemy installations and supply lines, assassinations, stealth infiltration, and retrieval of [[Forerunner]] artifacts, although it was an extremely versatile group of performing low-risk sentry or defense missions.<ref name="library">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Library (feature)|Library]]''</ref><ref name="H2-gravemind">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> Special Operation units also participated in classified missions that were personally commissioned by a [[Hierarch]] of the Covenant.<ref name="library"/>

Personnel within this group were regarded as skilled warriors of the Covenant military, deployed to perform unconventional, high-risk operations.<ref name="H2-heretic">'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref><ref name="H2-sacred">'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> Members of the Special Operations had proved themselves on the battlefield in both martial combat and in their marksmen abilities.<ref name="library"/>

The Covenant's Special Operations was dominated by the [[Sangheili]], though there were some [[Unggoy]] members.<ref name="library"/> The Special Operations division is placed under the control of the [[Special Operations Commander]], who would command operations in the field or remotely from [[High Charity]].<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 136'' (2011)</ref> A typical [[lance]] under the Special Operations consisted of two [[Special Operations Sangheili]] and two to four [[Special Operations Unggoy]]. In some occasion, a lance would be led by a [[Special Operations Officer]].