Editing Miscellaneous Groups

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==[[wikipedia:DARPA|DARPA]]==
The '''Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency''' ('''DARPA''') is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military. DARPA has been responsible for funding the development of many technologies which have had a major impact on the world, including computer networking ([[ARPAnet]]), as well as NLS, which was both the first hypertext system, and an important precursor to the contemporary ubiquitous graphical user interface.

It was originally established in 1958 under the name of '''Advanced Research Projects Agency''' ('''ARPA'''), but it was renamed DARPA (for Defense) on March 23, 1972, then back to ARPA on February 22, 1993, and then back to DARPA again on March 11, 1996.

'''Members'''
*[[Sigint|Donald Anderson]]

==[[wikipedia:Delta Force|Delta Force]]==
The United States Army's "'''1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta''' ('''1st SFOD-D''')" — commonly known as '''Delta Force''' by civilians — is an integral element of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Delta Force's primary tasks are counter-terrorism and national intervention operations, although it is an extremely versatile group that is capable of assuming many mission types, including (but not limited to) hostage rescue, enemy raids, and covert enemy force neutralizations. Delta Force conducts missions similar to those attributed to the British Special Air Service (SAS), from which it was originally modeled.

'''Members'''
* [[Roy Campbell]]

==[[wikipedia:DIA|DIA]]==
The '''Defense Intelligence Agency''', or '''DIA,''' is a major producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16,500 military and civilian employees worldwide. The Defense Intelligence Community is headed by the DIA, through its Director (who chairs the Military Intelligence Board), and coordinates the activities of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force intelligence components. The DIA and DIC provide military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners within the Department of Defense and the United States Intelligence Community, in support of U.S. military planning and operations and weapon systems acquisition. DIA, designated in 1986 as a Defense Department combat support agency, was established in 1961 as a result of a decision by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, under President John F. Kennedy. The Department of Defense created DIA with the publication of Directive 5105.21, "Defense Intelligence Agency" on August 1, effective October 1, 1961. DIA was preceded by the Counter Intelligence Corps.

'''Members'''
* [[Nastasha Romanenko]]
* [[Richard Ames]]

==Egg Plant==
'''Egg Plant '''is the name of an extremist terrorism group, originally commanded by the [[Outer Heaven (nation)|Outer Heaven]] mercenary, [[Dirty Duck]].

'''Members:'''
*[[Dirty Duck]]

==[[wikipedia:Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]==
The '''Federal Bureau of Investigation''' ('''FBI''') is the primary unit in the United States Department of Justice, serving as both a federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime. Its motto is "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity," corresponding to the "FBI" initialism.

[[Psycho Mantis]] had a brief stint with the organization working as a Psychic Investigator. He would enter the minds of suspected killers and uncover the truth about their crimes. This eventually drove him psychotic and he later quit the Bureau and eventually joined [[FOXHOUND]]. 

[[Naomi Hunter]] made up a false story about how her Japanese Grandfather became assistant secretary to [[:wikipedia:J. Edgar Hoover|J. Edgar Hoover]] in the FBI and went undercover to help bring down the Mafia in New York in the 1950's. [[Master Miller]] later revealed this was false as J. Edgar Hoover was a well known racist which meant there were only white FBI agents in his time as Director (1924-1972) and the Mafia undercover operations first started in Chicago in 1960 not New York. 

The FBI agent who exposed President Nixon's involvement in the Watergate Scandal used the alias Deepthroat. 

'''Members'''
* [[Psycho Mantis]]
* [[Hal Emmerich]]
* [[Master Miller]]

==[[wikipedia:Transformation of the United States Army|Force XXI]]==
The '''United States Army's Task Force XXI''' program ('''TF-XXI''' for short), a.k.a. the '''Next-Generation Integrated Infantry Fighting System''', was actually a series of trial exercises and initiatives that utilized [[VR Training|virtual reality training]] for selected soldiers during the late 1990's by the United States Army in the interest of modernization. But it is said to have been under research and development by the U.S. Army since the 1980's. The goal was to test unique concepts, tactics, and technologies on the modern-day battlefield. Many of the new weapons and tactical technology that is currently in use or under development (as of this writing) may have been inspired by the TF-XXI trials.

Some of the real-life technology that was tested included software-defined radios (which inspired Solid Snake's Codec), digital transmitters installed on all their weapons, appliqué computers carried by each soldier (to minimize casualties and maximize combat effectiveness by sharing data), ground surveillance radar (which inspired the Soliton Radar System designed by [[Mei Ling]]), satellite radio e-mail systems, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles like the Cypher. TF-XXI participated in various advanced combat exercises during these trials. [[Raiden]] took part in these trials exclusively during his soldier training.

In the Metal Gear series, selected subjects of the Force XXI trial programs were jointly assigned with the mercenaries of the Zanzibar Land Disturbance (with the U.S. government paying their contracts) to create the next generation of Special Forces units, which later became known as the [[Genome Army]] during the Shadow Moses Incident.

Whether or not Raiden took any part in gene therapy is unknown, but it is known that he was '''not''' a member of the Genome Army during the [[Shadow Moses Incident]]. It is speculated that his participation in the Force XXI trial programs ended before the merger with the Outer Heaven and Zanzibar mercenary forces, prior to the events of ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''.

'''Members'''
*[[Raiden]] 
*Various members of the [[Genome Army]]

==[[wikipedia:Special Forces (United States Army)|Green Berets]]==
The '''United States Army Special Forces''', a.k.a. the '''Green Berets''', is a renowned Special Forces group that was originally formed in 1952 by [[wikipedia:Aaron Bank|Colonel Aaron Bank]], being modeled after the British Royal Marines, and is still active today. It is operated under the command of the United States Army. The Green Berets are tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. 

One of the most famous members was a young soldier by the name of [[Roy Campbell]], who had served as a Green Beret until the [[San Hieronymo Takeover]], where he met [[Big Boss|Naked Snake]] in prison.

'''Members'''
* [[Big Boss]]
* [[Solid Snake]]
* [[Roy Campbell]]
* [[Master Miller]]

==[[wikipedia:GSG 9|GSG 9]]==
The '''GSG 9 der Bundespolizei''', formerly the German abbreviation of '''Grenzschutzgruppe 9''' (translated as "'''Border Guards, Group 9'''") is the counter-terrorism unit of the German federal police. Founded after the Black September Olympic Hostage Crisis, it is considered to be among the best of such units in the world. In fact, many later counter-terrorism units of other nations were modeled after the GSG 9. 

'''Members'''
*[[Fire Trooper]]
*At least one member of the [[Four Horsemen]]

===Trivia===
According to the MSX2 version of ''[[Metal Gear]]'', Big Boss had previously served under the GSG-9. However, as this was neither mentioned in other games nor in the MGS4Database, it is presumably no longer canon.

== Les Enfants Terribles ==
Not to be confused with the [[Les Enfants Terribles|government project]] of the same name, '''Les Enfants Terribles''' was a French terrorist group, once sub-commanded by [[Zanzibar Land]] mercenary, [[Running Man]]. The name of the group was presumably inspired by the the novel and 1950s film [[Wikipedia:Les Enfants Terribles (film)|of the same name]].

'''Members'''
*[[Running Man]]

==[[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]]==

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a Military Alliance group formed by the Treaty of Brussels as a direct response to the formation of the Soviet Union's Warsaw Pact and&nbsp;the beginnings of the Cold War. It was formed in the event that the USSR and the US end up declaring war. Currently, it is now a peacekeeping organization.

NATO was directly responsible for an air raid commenced shortly after the conclusion of Operation Intrude N313 to bomb war orphans and refugees in the ruined Outer Heaven, regardless of their ties to Big Boss or not.

==[[wikipedia:NSA|NSA]]==
The '''National Security Agency''' is the organization watching over security in the [[United States]]. It fulfills a role roughly equivalent to the [[KGB]] in the [[Soviet Union]].

In 1960, two code-breakers, ADAM and EVA, defected to the Soviets. ADAM was the triple-spy better known as [[Ocelot]]. During [[Operation Snake Eater]], a woman posed as [[EVA]] to aid [[Naked Snake]] in his mission while secretly plotting to steal [[The Philosophers' Legacy]] for the Chinese Government.

'''Members'''
* [[Ocelot|ADAM (Ocelot)]]
* [[Emma Emmerich]]

==Small Boy Unit==
The '''Small Boy Unit''' was a military unit which, as the name implies, enlisted many [[Child Soldier|child soldiers]] (possibly war orphans), and was commanded by a teenage [[Solidus Snake]]. The unit took part in the [[wikipedia:First Liberian Civil War|Liberian Civil War]], and was where a young boy named [[Raiden|Jack]] had his first taste of battle. In order to keep child soldiers controlled, they would be fed food mixed with gunpowder and [[wikipedia:Toluene|toluene]], and be forced to watch Hollywood action movies to help keep them focused on killing. Little else is known about the unit.

'''Members'''
*[[Raiden]]
*[[Solidus Snake]] (unit commander)

== [[wikipedia:Underwater Demolition Team|UDT]] ==
'''Underwater Demolition Teams''' (UDT) were an elite special-purpose force established by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Their primary function was to reconnoiter and destroy enemy defensive obstacles on beaches where U.S. and Allied forces were going to make amphibious landings. They also served during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

The UDTs pioneered combat swimming, closed-circuit diving, underwater demolitions, and midget submarine (dry and wet submersible) operations. They were the precursor to the present-day United States Navy SEALs.

In 1983, the UDTs were re-designated "Swimmer Delivery Vehicle Teams" (SDVTs). SDVTs have since been re-designated SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams.

'''Members'''
* At least one member of the [[Four Horsemen]]

== U.S. Airforce ==
The Airforce has not had any major appearance in the ''Metal Gear Solid'' games. In Metal Gear Solid a pair of F-16 fighters were sent to Shadow Moses but were shot down by Liquid in a Hind. Later on the island was to be bombed by B-2 bombers.

==[[wikipedia:U.S. Government|U.S. Government]]==
The '''United States Government''' have had their own brand of selected characters to play within the main plot of all of ''Metal Gear Solid''. The most famous were respectively President George Sears (Solidus Snake) and President James Johnson who both appeared in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' while Sears appears briefly in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', in a phone conversation with Revolver Ocelot.

President Lyndon Johnson made a cameo appearance in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', presenting Naked Snake with the title of "Big Boss".

'''Members'''
* [[Solidus Snake|President George Sears (Solidus Snake)]]
* [[Jim Houseman]]
* [[President James Johnson]]
* [[Richard Ames]]
* [[List_of_Minor_Characters#Metal_Gear_Solid_3:_Snake_Eater|Lyndon B. Johnson]] (also credited in game as President Johnson)
*[[Richard Nixon]]

== U.S. Navy ==
*The Navy with the backing of the Patriots conceived the Arsenal Gear program. This makes the backing of the Ray program by the Marines confusing as the Navy is the parent organisation of the marines.
*A Navy captain was killed by Dead Cell so they could retrieve "[[Wikipedia:Nuclear Football|The Football]]" that was handcuffed to him.
*The SEALS would have used Navy Helicopters to get to the Big Shell. 
*[[Richard Nixon]] served in the Navy against the Japanese in World War II until 1947 when he left to after a discharge in 1946.

== Wild Geese ==
The '''Wild Geese''' were a mercenary group involved in an unknown number of African conflicts sometime during the 1970s and possibly the 80s. Big Boss fought with this unit at some point during his mercenary career.

'''Members'''
* Big Boss