ARCOM Doctrine

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Astral Rescue Command | Combat Search and Rescue Division
"When the stars call for help, we answer."

Astral Rescue Command (ARCOM) exists to execute rapid-response, high-risk medical extraction operations in hostile environments where traditional medical units cannot operate. Our purpose is singular and absolute:
Rescue the wounded. Stabilize under fire. Return with every life possible.

We are not medics who avoid combat. We are combatants who heal in the fight.

ARCOM responds with speed, precision, and minimal delay. Time is life. We deploy fast, insert hard, and exfil before the enemy can regroup.

We operate with uncompromising military discipline. Chain of command is respected in all conditions. Unity and cohesion are non-negotiable.

ARCOM is not a defensive unit. We breach into hot zones. We suppress threats. We create space for life-saving work with overwhelming force.

From zero-G recoveries to planet-side triage, ARCOM units are trained across all theaters. We improvise. We endure. We complete the mission.

We accept the risks others avoid. We fight in the fire so others can escape it. If one must fall for many to survive, we accept that burden.

ARCOM is led by combat-experienced veterans, including the Grand Admiral of Rescue and subordinate Admirals of Division, who set strategic priorities and direct large-scale operations.

Our heavy-armored operators spearhead recon and zone penetration. Dropped first into hostile zones, they provide data, suppression, and frontline triage.

Each team includes field medics, tactical pilots, and armed operators trained in medevac, overwatch, and high-intensity conflict medicine.

No mission succeeds without precision in supply, communication, and tech. ARCOM’s support personnel are trained to deploy under pressure and adapt on the fly.

1. Mission First – Lives Always:
   Primary objective is extraction and survival of friendly assets. We do not engage unless it protects the mission.
    
2. Weapons Ready – Medkits Closer:
   Every member is armed. Every member is trained. No one flies without both.
    
3. No One Left Behind:
   Recovery of wounded—and if necessary, fallen—is absolute. Personnel recovery is sacred. Dead or alive, they come home.
    
4. Neutral Rescue Priority:
   We do not discriminate in who we save. Civilians, allies, even enemies in distress—we answer the call. Rescue is a higher code.
    
5. Operational Silence:
   Missions are conducted with discretion. We do not disclose extraction zones, wounded identities, or classified ops.
    

We trace our roots to Vega II, 2945, where a rogue unit of UEE medics and Marine pilots defied orders and rescued dozens from behind enemy lines. With no support and dwindling hope, they carried the wounded out—sometimes only with a tag and a name.

They were called the Black Tags.

We honor their sacrifice with action, not words. Every deployment we make, every soul we bring home, carries their legacy forward.

We do not fail.
If we fall, we fall carrying the mission.
If we rise, it’s with the wounded on our backs.
This is ARCOM.