Task Force 19

Task Force 19 is a White Wolves Intel Unit special operations task force. TF19 is tasked with investigating paranormal and unidentified occurrences and phenomena. UFO sightings, however, are passed onto the Aerial Combat Unit, who are much better equipped.

History
Established in 1984, Task Force 19 was founded at the tail end of the Cold War, a time where UFO sightings and reports of the unknown were at their peak. Due to other nations' reliance on the White Wolves for technical support and rapid deployment, the Intel Unit developed a specialist team to focus on these cases.

At the time of the Task Force being formed, and number 19 being assigned, there was little manpower the White Wolves had to spare, nor were there many volunteers for investigating the unknown, as a result, only 14 operators joined the Task Force, a number that had grown to 22 by 2021.

While the Cold War and the UFO Mania have all but died down in the 21st Century, the Task Force remains an important part of the Intel Unit, as the team to investigate that which has baffled local law enforcement and investigation teams.

Mission
Task Force 19's primary mission is to investigate unexplained cases from around the globe, and attempt to formulate an explanation, based in science. All findings and reports made by TF19 are sent back up the chain through the Intel Unit, and sometimes to other units, including Research & Development and the Aerial Combat Unit.

Cases handed to TF19 are subject to scrutiny, with only the most extreme cases and those with serious threat to human life being undertaken. Typically, strange noises and errant security systems don't make the cut, unless they are frequent and have been investigated by local law enforcement in the past.

Task Force 19, like much of the White Wolves Intel Unit, is kept very secret, to the extent of denying the team's existence or involvement in cases. They travel and operate under the guise of the White Wolves, with no identifying markings or equipment.

It is rumoured that Task Force 19 has ties with the US Government, and aimed to help them and the U.S. Air Force to understand and investigate the increased sightings of UFOs during the 80's, whether these ties or direct or indirect, or whether these ties exist at all, has yet to be officially confirmed by either party. Relatedly, the British Government have also been suspected of having ties with TF19, with some ufologists claiming Project Condign was never actually closed in 2000, and is still actively investigating to this day, with the White Wolves support. Any mystery the Task Force cannot logically explained are logged in the "Task Force 19 Unsolved Cases File", lovingly called the X-Files.

Equipment
Contrary to portrayals of such teams in the media, Task Force 19 do not carry any specialised tools, such as purported "ghost detectors" or "EMF meters". They do, however, make use of microphones, cameras, and motion detectors, all controlled by IRIS.

For environmental scanning and aerial surveillance, TF19 must turn to the Aerial Combat Unit, whose fleet of SMV Wipeouts and Shockwaves can scour the sky using their specialist ASAP systems and can monitor from high above the clouds.

Task Force 19 are deployed with the standard issue firearms of the White Wolves, though may sometimes use other weapons, including shotguns and explosives.