4th Assault Squad

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4th Assault Squad

Active:

7 August 2165 CE - 7 July 2183 CE

Organization:

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Cerberus Commandos

Affiliation:

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Cerberus

Type:

Squad

Role:

Strike operations

Size:

12 commandos

Part of:

134th Cerberus Commando Platoon

Headquarters:

Bagration Station, Hekate

Engagements:

Commanders:

Snd Lt. Jacob Taylor

 

The 4th Assault Squad (4th ASQ) was a Cerberus Commandos special operations unit attached to the 134th Cerberus Commando Platoon commanded by Second Lieutenant Jacob Taylor. The unit was formed and trained at the Cerberus commando barracks on Binthu along with the rest of the 13th Commando Battalion in mid 2165 CE, where it was shortly thereafter assigned to a series of strike ops to protect Cerberus interests in the Terminus Systems. In 2178 CE, the unit was placed under the command of Jacob Taylor, who was at the time still a relatively new member of the organization, but had gained the Illusive Man's personal trust and faith, and had as such risen up the Cerberus ranks relatively quickly. The 4th Assault Squad would participate in a number of further strike ops, but in 2181 CE the unit received intel that a civilian transport en route to Ontarom was going to be attacked by a slaver ship: the unit, deployed by Cerberus corvettes, covertly intercepted the slaver vessel and killed the crew, diverting the ship into a collision course with a nearby planet before leaving: the unit received commendations for its bravery, as did Taylor, who was commended for taking the initiative and saving human lives.

Two years later, during the Eden Prime War, the 4th Assault Squad was reassigned as part of Operation Black Light, a Cerberus operation to investigate the issues at Peak 15 whilst also attempting to establish contact with Commander Shepard in order to offer Cerberus' assistance in taking down Saren Arterius. The operation was a disaster, with poor intel leading to the 4th Assault Squad losing half its men to the escaped rachni horde, while the rest were ambushed and killed by Benezia's asari commando bodyguards, with Jacob Taylor being the sole survivor.

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