16.5.11

Territorial units to remain in HCS as part of "Local Forces"

The plans for the biggest reorganisation in HCS history continue to evolve, following a conference of senior HCS officers it has emerged that the spun-off "territorial" regiments who will take over the day-to-day patrolling and guarding of the empire will remain part of the HCS (though will continue to be funded and controlled directly by planatary governments). They will form HCS Local Forces working in conjunction with HCS Tactical Forces in the empire defence role.

Much of the HCSAF will also be spun off to Local Forces with counter insurgency and local transport/liaison units hived off from the rest of the air force which will largely join Tactical Forces. In an example presented to the conference the 239th COIN Squadron, an A-85 equipped unit on Taragargi would become a COIN squadron in the Taragargi Air Force which would be part of HCS Local Forces.

Another new supercommand is HCS Support Forces which would include the current Training Command, Systems Command, Medical Command and other pan-forces organisations. To maintain common training standards Local Forces troops would receive their initial training on Cloneworld alongside other HCS troops and would then receive continuous training enhancement via local provision inder the aegis of HCS Support Forces.

More conferences and debates are scheduled however so these plans for the HCS reorganisation are likely to continue to evolve.