The 501st Starfleet Rapid Response Task Group is a newly commissioned Hazard Team. The 501st is the first Task Group to be authorized to tour on their individual assignments and can be remobilised when needed or Starfleet sees fit. Commander Jones is the current Task Group Leader. As with any other Rapid Response Task Group the 501st respond to a vast assortment of missions, inc; Rescue calls from planets or vessels, Peace Keeping missions, Search and Rescue missions and Standard Away missions. The 501st is currently composed of four Teams (Alpha Team, Beta Team, Charlie Team and a specialist grouping). There is also a detachment of Marines that can be called upon as a team or individually, if the need arises.
History
Starfleet’s 501st takes its number from the honouree WWII 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (501 PIR). The 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment's lineage can be tracked back to the 29th Infantry Regiment, which spawned a volunteer group known as the Parachute Test Platoon on June 26th 1940. Eventually, these parachute-trained volunteers would comprise the Army's first all regular all-parachute tactical outfit, the 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion under the command of Major William M. Miley, who later commanded the 17th Airbourne Division. The nucleus of this unit provided part of the carde, the unit number, the genealogical lineage and the heraldic background of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, which was activated in Toccoa, GA on 15th November 1942 under the command of Colonel Howard R Johnson. The men and women of Starfleet's 501st are proud to carry on the honourable name of the 501st.
More information on the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment can be found here: [1]
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