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Introduction to the Hawks
The Colonial Protection Organisation (CPO), also referred to colloquially as the "Warhawks" or "Hawks" within the USCM, was founded only a few years after the foundation of the UA itself in 2108. The CPO’s founders were enraged by the handling of the Paraguayan Colony of Torin Prime and the J’Har Rebel Insurgency. The Outer Rim Defense Force’s unwillingness to destroy J’Har headquarters, due to fears of civilian casualties, was widely regarded by the CPO to have allowed such a rebellious insurgency to take much stronger root than they had any right in doing. This result was further argued to actually have led to more civilian casualties than if the J’Har insurgency was dealt with swiftly regardless of collateral damage. The CPO argued, instead, for an end to the ORDF’s push for expansion and a strong boot style to stamp out any seditious embers swiftly before they become infernos.
The CPO is, similarly to the HMM, an organisation that has roots in other government organisations, and has considerable support in the USCM. Yet, following the massive PR victory for the organisation after the Fallen Archangel Fiasco, and the inbuilt support from AWs following the creation of the AW programme in 2110, the CPO fell into dormancy during the inter-war decades of the 2110s-2140s due to poor leadership of the faction and a lack of military success stories or failures to rally a strong-arm attitude.
Then, the wars over 3WE colonies and the Dog War managed to pull the CPO back into limelight. Furthermore, following the battle at the Red Line during the Dog War and the ensuing peace treaty in 2163, Delyla S. Vaughn was furious (along with much of the CPO) at the UAAC’s willingness to abandon attempts to pierce the Red Line and became one of the most effective and well-respected leaders of the CPO since its founding: being the one-lady-army leader that promoted a push to the less centrist parts of the organisation and some (especially AWs) to strong devotion to the CPO. However, her USCM focus has alienated much of the CPO’s support in other government organisations, with CPO support falling rapidly in the LACN and the CANC as HMM support in both of the organisations was flourishing.
USCM Colonel Margaret A.W. Shanks, in an organisation dominated so much by the single seminal personality of Vaughn, came to her position as local leader of the Neroid sector’s CPO mainly through her relation to Vaughn and little else. She is a matter-of-fact leader, unsurprisingly so with her being an AW, and the fact she holds little pretence has made her quite capable at garnering political support through simply being incredibly clear and dedicated in her rhetoric. Her push for AW acceptance under her command has resulted in less AW prejudice than in any other command. Her critics say this is mainly because none wants to criticise their commanders (for fear of charges), and commanders under her area of influence are disproportionately AW.
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Leadership
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Ideology
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