Special Enforcement Regiment

"The constant fight will never waver. We know we can't shut down the bad in the world, but we can help contain it. Give us the worst and we'll bring back the best results."

- Orimura Yumiko

The Special Enforcement Regiment (SER) is a federal tactical surveillance group tasked with dealing in long-term crime prevention and Japan's most dangerous offenders. While mostly an analytical and intelligence group, the Special Enforcement Regiment also provides support to local law enforcement and can provide direct action through it's Special Investigations section. In some operations, they can act as a standalone law enforcement entity authorized by the National Police Agency.

History
A lack of federal enforcement wasn't deemed necessary as a majority of police departments within the country fell under the National Police Agency. Following the rise in criminality and an increased number of firearms within the borders, a need for a federal enforcement agency to coordinate and conduct independent operations and investigations rose. Inspired by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and Marshals Service, the Special Enforcement Regiment was proposed.

Many were initially hesitant, and the bureacracy that ran the National Police Agency almost ensured that the Special Enforcement Regiment bill wouldn't come into effect. The bill was presented, and had failed once before the next presentation allowed it to pass by a mere two votes, although was heavily restricted with guidelines and paperwork.

By default through the bill, all police departments in Japan were partnered causing backlash, with many citing that the government had too much federal overreach. Very few were welcome to the idea.

Since it's initialization, the Special Enforcement Regiment has found a growing number of current and former members of law enforcement and the military. The Special Enforcement Regiment saw huge success in dealing with the dwindling number of Yakuza and extremist groups despite it's rather strict restrictions of intelligence gathering and action. As a result, said restrictions that were placed on the regiment from it's initialization had weakened.

Those in college who pursued criminal justice often saw the Special Enforcement Regiment as a future career path. The administration began to appeal to younger folks through epic-styled propaganda, and it continues to recruit from both college graduates and former law enforcement/military.

In more recent times, the Special Enforcement Regiment has received criticism for it's decrease in capturing suspects alive and it's increase in suspect deaths, often through officer-involved-shootings (OIS). Since the formation of the department was more or less recent, the public relations department has stated that it's overall numbers in arrests remain high and that each OIS has it's own circumstances that ultimately lead up to aforementioned events. It has been cited that the number of barricaded, high-warrant suspects had substantially increased, and therefore these were more dangerous situations where suspects had little regard for human life.

Operations

 * Investigation of APT51 (Middle Division)
 * Investigation of Yakuza (Joint Operation)
 * Investigation of MGF (Upper Division)
 * General Crime Prevention

Organization
Depending on resources, budget, and objectives, each division may be given an extra region to conduct operations in.

The Special Enforcement Regiment follows a slightly different hierarchy system. As a general rule, all members of the Special Enforcement Regiment must be active-duty, meaning that they must be able to participate as a field operative. Each division has three council members that decide on an area of operations, forming a total of nine council members. Below the council members are the Head of Special Investigations and Head of Intelligence Analysis, which may function independently of each other and can operate with enforcement authority if given permission with an assigned zone.

The Intelligence Analysis section conducts intelligence gathering through various techniques both on the Internet and the physical world. Special Investigations conduct hands-on work and enforcement, and will often assist Intelligence Analysis in setting up sensors, cameras, and connections to various groups.

All personnel under the Special Investigations section are classified as, "Detectives," while those under Intelligence Analysis are classified as, "Agents."

The Middle Division, Lower Division, and Upper Division have the most to least members respectively. The number of vehicles also corresponds to the number of Agents and Detectives within a certain division.

General Hierarchy
The general hierarchy of each division follows in a compartmentalized format.

Special Enforcement Regiment, All Divisions

 * Special Investigations
 * Head of Special Investigations
 * Detective Squads
 * Various Detectives
 * Intelligence Analysis
 * Head of Intelligence Analysis
 * Cyber Section
 * Defense Experts
 * Offense Experts
 * Field Section
 * Various Agents

Aviation Units
Wyvern - UAV


 * Wyvern 1 - RQ-4 Drone
 * Wyvern 2 - RQ-4 Drone Operator

Wizard - UAV


 * Wizard 1 - MQ-9 Reaper Drone
 * Wizard 2 - MQ-9 Reaper Drone Operator

Command and Control Units

 * "Tau Actual" - Orimura Yumiko, Head of Special Investigations
 * "Athena" - Communications Officer, Forward Operations Command

Ground Units
Tau - Detective Units


 * "Tau" - Detective Squad under personal command of Orimura Yumiko
 * "Stalker" - Detective Team, long-range observation
 * "Carnivore" - Detective Team under personal command of Shirase Taira
 * "Blitz" - Detective Team

Vampire - Detective Unit


 * Vampire 1 - Detective Team
 * Vampire 2 - Detective Team

November - Logistics


 * November 1 - Truck Unit
 * November 2 - Truck Unit
 * November 3 - Logistics Escort

Artisan - Support


 * Artisan 1 - Intelligence Unit
 * Artisan 2 - Engineer Unit
 * Artisan 3 - Medical Unit

Aviation Units

 * "Darkstar" - Bell 206 Jet Ranger, Observation Helicopter
 * "Specter" - UH-60 Blackhawk, Modified Transport Helicopter
 * "Uranium" - UH-60 Blackhawk, Transport/Electronic Support Helicopter

Resources
Following the recent modernization of Law Enforcement across Japan, the Special Enforcement Regiment have changed, resulting in more modern and different types of resources being issued.

Aviation
The Special Enforcement Regiment Air Unit resources consist of 25 helicopters ranging from 6 Bell 206 Jet Rangers, 11 Eurocopter AS350-B2's, 3 UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters, and 5 MH-6 Little Birds. Currently, the Middle Division led by Orimura Yumiko utilizes the most helicopters, alongside two of the Blackhawks, and three Little Birds.

There are also a few planes that range from a couple of C-130 Hercules aircraft to two Boeing 747s. Orimura Yumiko actively uses one Boeing 747, while the other is under repair at an airfield belonging to the Lower Division. However, the usage and cost of maintaining a Boeing 747 was deemed unnecessary for it's purposes despite it's low purchase cost. Instead, internal changes are being made a smaller aircraft can be issued for administrative uses.

While the Middle Division focuses mostly on manned aerial vehicles, the Lower and Upper Divisions compensates by utilizing a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles.

Vehicles
A major composition of vehicles under the Special Enforcement Regiment are undercover based on surveys of the type of cars within Japan. Most undercover vehicles are manufactured by Toyota, but the use of Ford Explorers for marked cars is also in use as well.

Firearms

 * MP5
 * MP5A5
 * MP5SD6
 * MP5K
 * AR-15
 * G36
 * Glock
 * Glock 17
 * Glock 19
 * Glock 34
 * Glock 26

Threat Levels
When a division of the Special Enforcement Regiment is tasked against groups or individuals, there are six main categories in which the council or one of the two Heads of a division may choose to label said groups or individuals. The amount of resources allocated and seriousness of the threat is identified through a color.


 * Threat Level Black - The highest threat level. A serious, grave, and immediate threat to national security. The individual/group has a high likelihood of destabilizing a large region or harm the way of life. All available resources and connections must be allocated immediately in order to suppress or neutralize the threat. This threat level is moreso specific to organizations such as active terrorist groups, but has never been formally used in the history of the Special Enforcement Regiment.
 * Threat Level Silver - The second highest threat level. A serious, grave, but not an immediate threat to national security. The individual/group is very likely to affect a region or greatly harm the way of life. Any available resources and connections that are not tasked to other important objectives must be allocated in order to suppress or neutralize the threat. This threat level is moreso specific to organizations such as active terrorist groups, but has never been formally used in the history of the Special Enforcement Regiment.
 * Threat Level Red - The third highest threat level, and the highest level issued to individuals. Considered a serious threat, the individual/group is likely to disrupt the way of life briefly or is extremely capable of causing harm. Division-specific resources must be utilized in order to suppress or neutralize the threat. Often issued to individuals with a warrant out for their arrest that have multiple crimes on record and may go to prison for life.
 * Threat Level Orange - The fourth threat level, and the second highest level issued to individuals. Considered a serious threat, the individual/group is deemed a flight risk that should be located with available resources. Can be relayed to local law enforcement. Often issued to individuals with a warrant out for their arrest.
 * Threat Level Yellow - The second lowest threat level for both groups and individuals. Considered a potential threat, the individual/group is deemed a potential risk that should be monitored and investigated. Can be relayed to local law enforcement. Often issued to individuals that are suspicious and are of interest.
 * Threat Level White - The lowest threat level for both groups and individuals. Considered to be a potential person/group of interest that should be monitored and investigated, but not requiring extensive resources at a local level.

Trivia

 * The Special Enforcement Regiment was primarily inspired by the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation.
 * All forms of UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters are slightly modified with an added searchlight.
 * The current listed aviation units belonging to the upper division have names inspired by PATLABOR 2.
 * While Artisan 1 is an intelligence unit, they differ greatly from the Intelligence Analysis sections. Unlike Intelligence Analysis, they are deployed alongside detectives, tend to have more armaments, and monitor the greater area of operations. They provide active information on the current state of events in an operation, such as information on group movements or providing footage for use in a court of law.