Faction:PhoenixPMC
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History
Founding
Phoenix PMC/PIC, formerly Phoenix Para-Military, was formed after the end of world war two, in the wake of growing tensions between the Eastern and Western powers. While they were employed by both the US and Russia over the course of the Cold War, they were never directly involved in combat, being contracted mainly for intelligence gathering. The Para-military group's founder, Montgomery Ashford, formed the group with members of his old SAS unit, who left with him after he was declared unfit for service due to several bullet-wounds that he gained saving a group of french soldiers. His 2nd in command, James Hemingway, was reputed to be the only person who'd openly challenge Ashford's judgement, and his relationship with his commanding officer has been described as "Brotherly."
The relationship between Ashford and his men was also somewhat familial, although in this respect he took a much more fatherly approach, and the loyalty of his troops was legendary. At that time, Phoenix specialised in intelligence gathering and small-scale military operations, but they weren't actually in combat until 1980.
Expansion
After the conflict in Somalia in 1980, which raised questions about the group's ethics, Phoenix re-evaluated it's values, and began to expand into the privatised military construction section, buying out Zsenn Aerospace Engineering in the process. Ashford hired a number of financial advisers and appointed a CEO, choosing to run the military side of the new PMC. Over time, they bought out the Callahan Mining Initiative and moved into the commercial extraction and processing of metals and other mining-related substances.
The Pacific Oil Fiasco
The infamous incident with Pacific Oil off the Gulf of Mexico, in which the world's largest oil tanker capsized, turned out to be a boon for Phoenix's public relations when personnel from the nearby Phoenix-owned oil rig coordinated a rapid rescue operation for the crew, and were credited with reducing the size of the spill by setting up containment booms within half an hour of the distress signal being received. This led to further expansion into the crude oil market, making Phoenix one of the richest PMC/PICs to date.
Into space
Phoenix's contract with NASA
Members
KAP - Leader
Mavrak
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