Mass Effect What Is N7

"Shepard:

We're getting reinforcements: a group the recruits are calling 'N7 Special Ops.' They're soldiers, mercenaries, and other operatives, and they've been surprisingly effective against the Reapers with Alliance support. They're not technically N7, merely I'm willing to allow the nickname slide, so long every bit information technology remains unofficial. They've fought through some of the toughest battles in this war, and I'yard non going to begrudge them the morale boost.

With the whole galaxy at war, I've ordered the ops to the front lines to rendezvous with our forces. They'll provide invaluable support on the ground.

Hackett"

-A private bulletin sent from Admiral Steven Hackett to Commander Shepard.

The N7 Special Ops was a paramilitary chore force made upwardly of elite operatives from across the galaxy, united specifically to gainsay the Reapers. As they were initially led by N7 marines, the force was nicknamed for the man program, only came to include members of all species and backgrounds. Established by rogue elements of the Alliance military machine, the N7 Special Ops deployed teams galaxy-wide on high-risk missions of critical importance during the Reaper War to assist a war endeavor they recognized as belonging to every organic life.

History

Formation

"Nosotros know they're coming. But we're stupid and blind to the danger because our leaders merely placate us. We won't be gear up. And they do nothing."

—RDML Clayton H. Travers

After Commander Shepard's suicide mission and the events surrounding the Blastoff relay, unrest amid the milky way'south governments turned into chaotic political infighting. Leaked reports of outposts and colonies going dark on the galactic rim and fears of state of war between humans and batarians led to widespread panic and confusion, all of which hindered the efforts of the galaxy's military leaders to gear up for imminent Reaper invasion. Nowhere was frustration felt more than the Systems Alliance. Admiral Steven Hackett'south requests for commissioning of additional warships to replace those lost in the Boxing of the Citadel years earlier were repeatedly denied past the Alliance Parliament based on fears of farther provoking the Batarian Hegemony. It worsened to already growing resentment between government and military machine, and knowing action had to be taken quickly, earlier long a handful of officers acted.

Having corresponded with Hackett for several months previously, Rear Admiral Travers of the 17th Scout Flotilla unexpectedly resigned his commission, the first of around a dozen high-ranking officers to practise and then. Taking a large sum of credits collected from selling his manor and considerable stock in Dantius Pharmaceuticals, Travers purchased the decommissioned Alliance carrier SSV Nimitz, saving her from the shipbreaking yards, and brought on a crew of mainly noncombatant and ex-military personnel. Inside a week, the Nimitz cast off and disappeared through the Charon mass relay, without news of the vessel reaching Globe for months.

While Alliance Intelligence tracked the Nimitz's movements to somewhere in the Terminus Systems, after that it dropped completely off of the mass relay grid. Travers immediately began planning to assemble resources in the forms of ships, soldiers, and supplies, coordinating with the Shadow Broker to place thousands of viable options. In one case a listing was compiled, they began the procedure of recruitment. Trained infiltrators discreetly visited core Alliance and Citadel worlds on stealthed UT-47A Kodiak Shuttles, coming together with man active or retired soldiers, law, and the all-time freelancers, mercenaries, and individual security officers. The candidates were given information and evidence of the Reapers, and given the run a risk to join Travers' paramilitary force. Intelligence agents attempted to detain the infiltrators several times, but were never successful.

At first, these recruiters only focused on human personnel. But subsequently around a month hiding deep within the Caleston Rift, the Nimitz was somehow discovered and approached by a small Special Tasks Group ship, requesting to speak with Travers in private. The STG operatives aboard explained similar tension betwixt salarian regime and military, and offered to bring together Travers' effort to prepare for war. After this, recruitment focus widened to the elite of all species.

Reaper State of war

Organization

Because the N7 Special Ops operates on its ain, members of conventional militaries are required to resign their positions or go AWOL to join, so they are not forced into a conflict of orders. Nigh, however, are yet referred to by their old ranks, as the Ops' commanders assert that they retain the hearts of soldiers. Mercenaries or more breezy military and militia personnel are given positions based on prior reports and review by the Command Cell. Similar to the Quarian Flotilla, combat team leaders are designated Captains, equal regardless of onetime rank (even if they keep to exist called such), responsible for their own ships and crew. They submit requests to the Logistics Division for supplies, ordnance, and repairs, who piece of work to keep them ready for battle. All squads and divisions report directly to the Command Prison cell, who organize and deploy teams across the milky way.

Command Cell

The N7 Special Ops' cadre command structure is headquartered aboard the Nimitz, although many such loftier-ranking officers command their own vessels. Most of the command cell is made up of high-ranking strategists, experienced military advisers, and liaisons for the galaxy's governments and militaries. Members of this echelon practice not have part in direct combat unless there is an emergency, but are rather the strategic-level officers who assign gainsay teams their missions. Among them are the one-time-Alliance brass that began the organization and many turian commanders with extensive military experience, but almost species are represented to some caste.

Personnel

Clayton Travers

Intelligence Division

Unsurprisingly run by mostly ex-STG salarian operatives, the intelligence segmentation is responsible for keeping the organization informed of enemy movements and troop deployments, and providing data on resources and allies available in the field. A corking number of infiltrators are assigned to intel's recovery operations, mainly humans, salarians, drell, and a few quarians.

Personnel

Logistics Sectionalisation

The responsibility of logistics personnel is to acquire and distribute state of war materials to squads. Most of its vessels are transports and cargo ships, frequently civilian models like the Kowloon or Athabasca-grade freighters with limited additional armor and defensive weaponry. Though logistics efforts have greatly benefited from the Shadow Broker's aid and volus and salarian logistical experts, the former black market merchant Jacen Beckett remains the branch'southward leader.

Personnel

Jacen 'Modder' Beckett

Operations Segmentation

The combat or field operations division is responsible for overseeing combat teams and squads and advising them during missions. While the control cell maintains the strategic level of planning, operations advisers and combat controllers have authority at the tactical level. Many trained asari commandos accept distinguished themselves through planning and executing the N7 Special Ops' missions, as take some salarian STG leaders.

Personnel

List of Squads

Squad	Transport	Leadership	Membership	Support Team
Czernobog Squad	SSV Vukovar	James Skinner	Maria de Wilden Vatra Alirr Ardnol Krot	Retribution Brown Thurrbaas Maag
Repeat Squad	SSV Wake Island	James E. Christianson	Viktor R. Astrahova April T. Summers Urdnot Krev Keli T'Kressa
Gungnir Team	SSV Wernher von Braun	Eudora Branner	Remy Banks Jennifer Reardon Milo Caragonne	Evelyn Gargosh Robert Hamdard Hayley Kwan
Male monarch Squad		Arthur Harris Bates	Paul Ramirez
Omega Squad	SSV Troy	Gerard Keller	Jessica Nolan Benjamin Hatzis Jason Cross Alexis Monroe	Narret Sion David Payne Tera'Gerrel vas Troy
Prometheus Squad	SSV Aegina	Gwendolyn Diomedes	Scott Greer Sindri Kayris Xianni Sapphire Naheed Krull	Archaon Thrax Lorelei Mobious Seta'Rann vas Aegina
Zana Team	NCSV Arine	Emmanuelle Sharon	Justine Marsters Nadia Bauer Julia Cerold Patricia Radic	Siani T'Nair Katie Auma Bethany Truman
Zeta Team	SSV Dubai	Ira Zenali	Tarvais Okunga Lamar Tarleton Li Tai Faryd Botero Quentin Parker Ty Burford Olivia Thomson Daiman Oruma