The war on terror proved not only how effective terrorist operations could against an unprepared, peace-loving Americans, it showed just how deficient the TG community and the in house squads Special Operations Branch in particular were when it came to dealing with the frequency and ferocity of missions carried out by Terrorist supported forces.

Tactical Gamers' Special Warfare Operations/Rapid Deployment Team (S.W.O.R.D) is one of two Tactical Gamers' In House Squad principle units tasked with counter terrorist operations inside and outside the TG Community (the other being the 32nd Strike Force). S.W.O.R.D. was created by |TG| Jack Bauer on June 23, 2008 in direct response to numerous, well-publicized terrorist incidents that occurred prior to and during the counter-strike tournament [read more]