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The Vanguard is a group in gen:LOCK that serves as the Polity's primary military force. Following the Battle of New York City, the Vanguard has shifted to a mostly defense and rescue oriented strategy, and began corroborating with the Experimental Science Unit to further the gen:LOCK program in order to win the war against the Union.
Members
Commanding Officers
- Colonel Raquel Marin - Commander of the Anvil installation.
Combatants
Force Recon
- Specialist Rob Sinclair † - Ranger selected for candidacy in the gen:LOCK program. Killed by the Union and identity assumed by an infiltrator.
- Senior Sergeant Valentina Romanyszyn (formerly) - A sniper that served in the Vanguard's Ukrainian regional Force Recon. Retired and later selected for the gen:LOCK program.
Air Force
- First Lieutenant Julian Chase (formerly) - Interceptor pilot stationed at the Anvil. Presumed dead after being shot down in the Battle of New York City, but is later revealed to have been alive and serving the gen:LOCK program.
- Captain Simone Rasmussen † - Interceptor pilot stationed at the Anvil. Perished during the Battle of New York City.
Armor Division
- Lieutenant Leon August - Strider pilot stationed at the Anvil. Was considered for the gen:LOCK program, but was ineligible due to the risks his age poses when utilizing the technology.
- Lieutenant Miranda Worth - Strider pilot stationed at the Anvil.
- Jodie Brennan - Strider pilot stationed at the Anvil.
- Sergeant Kazu Iida (formerly) - Mobile armor gunner in the Vanguard's Japanese regional Armor Division. Was demoted to cook for multiple accounts of insubordination before induction into the gen:LOCK program.
Non-Combatants
Engineering
- Miguel Garza - Chief engineer stationed at the Anvil and responsible for maintaining the ESU's Holons.
Android Assistants
- Able - Colonel Marin's assistant in the Anvil. Serves as the base's announcer, flight dispatcher, and messenger.
Vehicles
Aircraft
- Hornbill
- Razor
- Interceptor
- Unnamed scout drone
Ground-based
- Strider
- Unnamed tank
- Unnamed turreted four-wheeled armored car
- Unnamed turreted six-wheeled armored car