The Umbrella Security Service (abbreviated "U.S.S.") was an Umbrella elite special forces taskforce. As opposed to the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service, who were mainly used for "Cleanup" work, the U.S.S. were a specially trained "black ops" unit dispatched by Umbrella.

The Rockfort Island Military Training Center trained recruits for Umbrella's paramilitary taskforces until the island's capitulation in December 1998. One of the most well known members of the U.S.S. forces, "HUNK", was trained there in 1996.^[1]

History

The first known assignment of the U.S.S. was the order placed for the assassination of Dr. James Marcus. Increasingly paranoid over Marcus's research, Oswell E. Spencer ordered his colleague's execution.^[2] While not sporting their later comrades' trademark gas masks, the unit did share similar tactics employed in September 1998, namely having agents operate in two-man cells. The use of the MP5 submachine-guns as primary weapons was also echoed by later units.

The next, confirmed, implementation of the U.S.S. was on July 23, 1998. Albert Wesker, an Umbrella researcher, former security officer, and current (at the time) police infiltrator; was tasked with the re-opening of the Umbrella Research Center,^[3] which had been abandoned since Marcus' death. With both the first and second investigation units compromised by an unexpected t-Virus outbreak, along with the Ecliptic Express (a private intercity train ready to take Umbrella personnel for management training) the U.S.S.' "Delta Team" was called in to investigate. Following Wesker's orders, the two-man team took control of the engine and started it up again. When the team reported back in to Wesker, the train was ten minutes away from the training facility's station. However, they ambushed and killed by a horde of infected leeches. They would be reanimated as zombies minutes later.

Later that year in September, Umbrella became concerned over Dr. William Birkin's development of the G-virus, a mutagenic toxin set to replace the t-Virus. Intent on selling the virus over to the US Government for a military application, the U.S.S. was quickly called in to Raccoon City to intervene in any proceedings. On September 20, police officer Carl Nielson filed a report after encountering an individual skulking through the sewers. Although unable to catch up to the man to question him, Officer Nielson did stumble onto military-grade weaponry such as C4 plastic explosives with a detonator, and a broken infra-red scope for customizing firearms.^[4]

Not long after, the two-man "Alpha Team", lead by "HUNK", trapped Birkin in his lab. With orders to retrieve a sample of the virus, the U.S.S. unit gunned down Dr. William Birkin and left with samples of the G-Virus (HUNK is actually seen here calling in the success of the mission). Leaving in a hurry to avoid detection, the two failed to notice Birkin carrying another sample of "G". Injecting it into himself, he revived himself from near death and mutated into a frightening monster ready to enact his revenge. Several U.S.S. teams in the sewers composed of at least eight men were swiftly executed by the renegade doctor, with HUNK barely escaping alive.

Fully regaining consciousness on September 30, HUNK made his way out of the sewers and to the Raccoon City Police Department's helipad and successfully escaped the city.

During the outbreak, the 2nd U.S.S. Squad was tasked with removing the experimental weapon Nyx from the city. The commander, Rodriguez, went rogue and attempted to steal the bio-weapon after the rest of the squad vanished. A UBCS team under the command of Arnold, and under the supervision of Tommy Neilson, was dispatched to capture him. Despite the nearby area being mined, Rodriguez escaped by helicopter, but lost Nyx in the process.

The last known official deployment of the U.S.S. was in November 1998 when a small U.S.S. team lead by HUNK was assigned to transport a container to Rockfort Island. The mission was controversial in that Alfred Ashford, the island base's commander, did not reveal to the team exactly what was inside the crate - HUNK was concerned over the danger of an unidentified package that could have put him and the rest of his unit in danger.

During the December 1998 attack on Rockfort by spies associated with a rival organization, the Umbrella Special Forces trainees were caught up in the fighting, but those who weren't killed by the enemy agents were infected by the t-Virus.^{[notes 1]}

Known members

Delta Team

• Commander - leader of the Arklay Mountains investigation, killed by Leeches.

Alpha Team

• HUNK - U.S.S. commander nicknamed "Grim Reaper" due to a series of missions in which he is the only survivor.
• Miguel- One of two Alpha team members to have survived Birkin's attack.

Other members

• Rodriguez - A traitor to Umbrella.
• Conrad-Was an operative of the U.S.S. in the Raccoon City outbreak.
• Derek- Was an operative of the U.S.S. in the Raccoon City outbreak.
• Luke- Was an operative of the U.S.S. in the Raccoon City outbreak.

Non-canon members

Introduced in The Umbrella Chronicles:

• Goblin 6 - An agent injured in Raccoon City. Appears in audio-dialogue in the mission "The Fourth Survivor," as well as in Operation Raccoon City.
• Night Hawk (LONE WOLF) - U.S.S. Pilot; appears in The Umbrella Chronicles as the agent who retrieves HUNK at the end of "The Fourth Survivor." He is also features in Operation Raccoon City under the alias "LONE WOLF."

Introduced in Operation Raccoon City:

• U.S.S. Delta Team ("Wolfpack"):
  • LUPO (Karena LesProux) - Assault and Team Leader; former operative of the French Special Forces.
  • VECTOR - Recon; expert in martial arts and stealth.
  • BERTHA (Michaela Schneider) - Medic; professional torturer-for-hire.
  • SPECTRE (Vladimir Bodrovski) - Surveillance; former member of the Soviet Union Security Service.
  • FOUR EYES (Christine Yamata) - Field Scientist; viral expert.
  • BELTWAY (Hector Hivers) - Demolitions; former engineer of the U.S. Army.

    

The U.S.S. also participated in a cleanup operation in Raccoon City. They are encountered by Echo Six in various places throughout Raccoon City. Their uniform closely resembled the one worn by HUNK, with slight differences regarding masks and helmets.

Arsenal

The standard weapon used by the U.S.S. in Resident Evil 2 is the Heckler & Koch MP5 Sub-Machine Gun. Although they have been known to use other weapons such as pistols, with HUNK having his own special handgun, which he nicknamed Matilda.

In Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, the U.S.S. standard MP5 is replaced with the Steyr TMP. Also, judging by the inscription on the barrel of the Custom Magnum Parts found in Resident Evil 2, the U.S.S.'s armory also contained some heavy, albeit impractical firepower; a 10-inch version of the IMI Desert Eagle semi-automatic magnum handgun chambered in .50 Action Express—when or where it could have seen operative use is unknown.

U.S.S. 2nd Squad leader Rodriguez is seen with a Remington M870 in concept art, although he holds an M4 during gameplay.

Gallery

U.S.S. (circa 1988)

HUNK (Unmasked Outbreak incarnation)

HUNK and an unknown member of Alpha Team

U.S.S alpha team operate Miguel.

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Dead U.S.S. soldier in the Raccoon City Underground Laboratory's B4F culture room

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U.S.S Operative Luke.

U.S.S 2nd Squad Operate Rodriguez

Operation Raccoon City Lone Wolf

A unmasked U.S.S. solder with a black/gray beret on

USS Delta Team

USS patch that comes with Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City's Special Edition. Front and back of patch (Iron on).

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Sources

notes

1. ↑ Exerpt from BIOHAZARD CODE: Veronica kaitaishinsho, page 64:
   "T-ウイルスに感染した結果、 脳細胞が壊死し代謝機能に異変をきたして、 生ける屍と化したもの。人としての理性はすでになく、 ただ飢餓感にのみ突き動かされ、人肉を求めてさまよう。本作では、 島の刑務所に収監されていた囚人やアンブレラ特殊部隊の訓練生、 島を襲撃した組織の工作員など、 多種多様な人間がT-ウイルスの犠牲となっている。"

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