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O PRAECLARUM CUSTODEM OVIUM LUPUM
SecOp's motto meaning "O wolf, renowned guardian of the sheep!"

Security Operations, also called SecOps and Sec-Ops, is the private security element of the Resources Development Administration. Officially tasked to keep RDA personnel and infrastructure safe on Pandora, they also work for the organization in their fight against the Na'vi and the Resistance.

Despite the branch's capabilities, Sec-Ops is not an actual military force, rather a mega private security company. While Sec-Ops are not the United States army, they and the RDA appear to have an alliance with them and the United States Marine Corps.[1] Sec-Ops also uses military titles such as General, Private, Corporal, etc.

History[]

Formation[]

SecOps poster FOP

A recruitment poster

Sec-Ops was founded around the year 2129, not long after Pandora began being colonized by the Resource Development Administration and was discovered that the moon was home to a variety of dangerous wildlife, from stingbats to viperwolves and thanators.

After the establishment of Hell's Gate, Sec-Ops was tasked with protecting the base and the RDA's mining operations for Unobtanium. However, Sec-Ops was known to clash against the indigenous Na'vi.

Pandoran War[]

SecOps group

Soldiers during the Pandoran War

In 2154, during the height of the Pandoran War, Sec-Ops was led by Colonel Miles Quaritch in the Battle of the Hallelujah Mountains to fight the Na'vi and force them away from the largest deposit of unobtanium. The RDA and Sec-Ops lost this battle and the majority of humans were forced to leave Pandora. However, prior to this defeat, the RDA developed Recombinants, specialized human/Na'vi hybrids with notable military backgrounds.

Return to Pandora (Second Pandoran War)[]

Frances Ardmore Profile

Frances Ardmore, the leader of Sec-Ops

Upon the RDA's return to the moon in 2168, Sec-Ops was based on the newly constructed colony of Bridgehead, where they faced an insurgency by the Omatikaya clan and various members of the Resistance. Avatars were now allowed to be used by Sec-Ops members as well, as their cost to create significantly decreased over time.

Sec-Ops was primarily led by a four-star general named Frances Ardmore. Given the task of on-world commander, she desired to track down and kill the leader of the insurgency, Jake Sully, whom she previously fought on the Interstellar Vehicle Venture Star.

Recom squad Total Film

Quaritch's new Recom squad

A year into the insurgency, in 2170, Recombinants were used to carry out missions in the forests as they are able to move around Pandora without immediately being repelled by the fauna or Na'vi warriors. Sec-Ops also collaborated with is naval counterpart, Cetacean Operations, as a security force during naval missions to harvest amrita.

Role[]

Secops poster

Propaganda poster

Sec-Ops personnel look constantly outward, toward the perimeter. The contractors are a group of hardened individuals and military veterans, who live by the philosophy that sharp eyes, fast hands and loaded, destructive weapons are the keys to survival in the harsh conditions of Pandora.

There are several classes of Sec-Ops soldiers, such as grunts and weapon specialists (heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, rapid-fire nailguns, etc.), medics, AMP suit pilots, HazMat Troopers (troopers with flamethrowers), Elite Troopers, and even special forces operators.[2]

Sec-Ops fights against the Na'vi and the Resistance. They work to protect RDA personnel and structures, as well as their fellow members. However, they methods are more often than not aggressive and violent, thus they can be considered antagonists of the Avatar series. They are also sometimes portrayed as being trigger-happy. For example, one member had killed Sylwanin and another fired directly at Jake Sully, though both instances were due to provocation when these two had attacked and destroyed RDA equipment.

Arsenal[]

309Secops Grunt AB

Sec-Ops soldier concept art

Though it is mainly tasked for security and defense, the military capabilities of Sec-Ops far exceeded the armed forces of many Earth governments. The troops wear thick battle-helmets, exopacks, advanced body armor and carry heavy military-issue weaponry.

Their arsenal of vehicles is also lethal, with their C-21 Dragon Assault Ships possessing the capability to level whole cities with its explosive munitions. In addition, high-tech devices like U-T suicide drones, auto-turrets, and ultrasonic repulsor pods that keep Pandoran wildlife at bay round out their arsenal.[2]

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Sec-Ops preparing to deploy

Despite this mix of firepower, combat proven tactics and technology, the Sec-Ops are not permitted to carry nuclear weapons or other WMDs, their power having been limited by a treaty prohibiting these weapons as well as the RDA's military space power, in a mandate set by the United Nations.[citation needed]

SecOps Avatars

Sec-Ops avatars

For better dispersal of their logistics capabilities, the RDA has seen to it that the Sec-Ops are rapidly resupplied in the field by the ammunition dispenser pods (a-pods) set up throughout a local battlezone; their access panels are sealed with encrypted locks to prevent those supplies from falling into enemy hands.

Ultrasonic repulsor pods keep out Pandoran wildlife; these are primarily used to patch breached security fences.

Bridgehead Sec-Ops[]

BSO

BSO logo

As seen in Frances Ardmore's biography in Avatar: The Way of Water: The Visual Dictionary, Sec-Ops has a branch called the BSO (Bridgehead Sec-Ops) meant for defending Bridgehead. Its emblem is a black bird grabbing a green snake.

Known Personnel[]

Films[]

Name Status Occupation Portrait
Miles Quaritch Deceased (human)

Alive (Recom clone)

Chief of Security (human)

Commanding officer 1st Recom Squad (clone Recom)

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Jake Sully Deceased (human)

Alive (Na'vi)

Formerly Corporal
Human Sully
Lyle Wainfleet Deceased (human)

Alive (Recom clone)

Mercenary (human)

Leader of the 1st Recom Squad (clone Recom)

Lyle
Frances Ardmore Alive General
Ardmore TWOW
Dorman Alive Ardmore's aide
Dorman
Sean Fike Deceased Mercenary

1st Recom Squad

Sean Fike
Trudy Chacón Deceased Formerly Samson pilot
Trudy Chacon
Venture Star Crew Chief Unknown Warrant officer
Scott Lawrence as Venture Star Crew Chief
Brown Deceased 1st Recom Squad
Brown
Ja Deceased 1st Recom Squad
AvatarRecomJa
Lopez Deceased 1st Recom Squad
Alexander shirtless
Prager Deceased 1st Recom Squad
Prager
Walker Deceased 1st Recom Squad
Walker
Warren Deceased 1st Recom Squad
Warren
Zdinarsik Deceased 1st Recom Squad
Zdinarsk
Zhang Deceased 1st Recom Squad
Zhang
Mansk Unknown 1st Recom Squad
Mansk

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game - Wii/PSP - DS - iOS/Android (non-canon)[]

Name Occupation Portrait
Able Ryder Signal specialist
Ryder
Batista Explosive specialist
Batista
Buckland Occupation unknown
Buckland
Cheevers Specialist
Specialistcheevers
Dalton Private
Dalton1
Fulson Commander
Fulson1
Jezik Infantryman
Jezik
Karl Falco Commander
Falco
Kendra Midori Officer
Kendra
Kensington Occupation unknown
Kensington
Magnusson Occupation unknown
Magnusson
Olewski Samson pilot
Olewski
Savoy Quartermaster
Savoy
Welles Operations specialist
Welles1
Winslow Captain
Winslow The Game
Conrad Olson General
Conrad
Sean Wallen Major
Sean Wallen Unmasked
Lawrence Private
Lawrence
Mel Private
Mel
Ryan Lorenz Formerly Captain
Ryan Lorenz
John Cage Major
John Cage Profile

Avatar: Pandora Rising (non-canon)[]

Name Occupation Portrait
Abel Stojack Occupation unknown
Stojack Portrait
Alejandra Castro Mining engineer, mineralogist
Castro Portrait
Alexis Riviera-Jones Supply chief
Riviera-Jones Portrait
Angela Henrick Occupation unknown
Angela Henricks Portrait
Bill Onozuki Occupation unknown
Bill Onozuki Portrait
CJ Occupation unknown
CJ
Chizue Sakai Occupation unknown
Sakai Portrait
Danielle Casey Occupation unknown
Casey Portrait
Dele Balogun Occupation unknown
Balogun Portrait
Eliza Drennek CEO
Drennek Portrait
Jeremiah Smith Occupation unknown
Jeremiah Smith Portrait
Kamath Doctor
Kamath Portrait
Katherine Hale Captain
Hale
Kevin Michaels Captain
Michaels Portrait
Marcus Freeman Warrant officer
Marcus Freeman Portrait
Maria Leon RDA Archeologist
Maria Leon Portrait
Mason Williams Flamethrower operative
Williams Portrait
Murat Buldan Occupation unknown
Buldan Portrait
Nadine Reza Zoologist
Reza Portrait
Nasier Dubois Major
Nasier Dubois Portrait
Nic Alihatar Master sergeant
Alihatar Portrait
Rick Connors Mining operation boss
Connors Portrait
Trina Shen Robotics engineer
Shen Portrait
Victor Morgado Occupation unknown
Morgado Portrait
Wei Chang Self proclaimed nerd
Chang Portrait
Zoey Kung Commander
Kung Portrait

Avatar: Reckoning (canonicity unknown)[]

Names Status Occupation Portrait
Ashley Sloane Alive Sniper
Ashley new
Hercules Deceased AMP suit pilot
Hercules
Austin Finlay Alive Occupation unknown
Austin Finlay
Nathan Gomez Alive Guard trainer
Nathan Gomez
Reid Unknown Samson pilot
Reid
Scott Alive Samson pilot
Pilot Scott
Titus McMahon Alive Quartermaster
Titus McMahon
Victor Rogers Alive Scout trainer
Victor Rogers
Vince Anderson Alive Occupation unknown
Beethoven new
Will Murphy Alive Captain
Murphy new
Wolfe Alive Captain
Wolfe
Zeke Hodge Alive Gun instructor
Zeke Hodge

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora[]

Name Status Occupation Portrait
Angela Harding Deceased Sec-Ops Colonel
Angela Harding in game
Daniela Neves-MacKay (Formerly)

Deceased

Sniper
Daniela
Billy Nash (Formerly)

Deceased

Soldier
Billy Nash

Comics[]

Names Status Occupation Portrait
Wu Mingxia Alive Valkyrie pilot (formerly)
Mingxia
Paz Socorro Deceased Scorpion pilot
Paz

Other[]

Trivia[]

  • In Avatar: Pandora Rising (non-canon), the recruitment entry requirements for Sec-Ops is implied to be a low bar, resulting in the RDA recruiting many ruthless and ethically dubious people. They promised a decent payday, a beautiful moon filled with wondrous flora and fauna, and a no-questions-style of joining Sec-Ops.[3]
  • Sec-Ops shares many similarities with Blackwater, a real-world private military company.
  • Many of the Sec-Ops manner of conductivity and operations constitute major violations of various international conventions and treaties (Geneva Conventions, Hague Conventions, UNDRIP, CBD, etc)

See also[]

References[]

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