CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES DIVISION
SENSITIVE OPERATIONS TEAM-MONTEVERDI

The Special Activities Division (SAD) is one of the least known covert units operating on behalf of the US Government. Operating in teams as large as twelve, or as small as one, the SAD is considered  to be among the world's top special operations units. SAD personnel have been described as being particularly skilled in counterterrorist/hostage rescue operations, and are said to capable of "taking down" any type of vehicle, aircraft, ship, building, or facility.

The SAD provides a pool from which the various divisions within the Agency may draw trained personnel to form a Special Operations Group, or SOG. SOGs are short-term teams that carry out paramilitary operations such as sabotage; friendly personnel/material recovery; threat personnel/material snatches; bomb damage assessment (BDA); counterterrorist (CT) operations; raids;  hostage rescues, and other activities as directed by the President.

Candidates for the SAD are primarily drawn from two sources. The first of these is the US military's Special Mission Units (SMUs) such as the Army's Delta Force, as well as the US Navy's Special Warfare Development Group (formerly SEAL Team Six). Other prospective candidates are drawn from former members of elite military units such as the USMC's Force Reconnaissance units; the US Army Special Forces; and Navy SEAL teams, or from  within the ranks of the Agency itself.

A SOG detachment would be comprised of members from one, or more the SAD's three sections, which include a Ground Branch, Air Branch, and Maritime Branch, depending upon the needs of the SOG, and its mission tasking. Once organized, a SOG would travel to its selected Area of Operations (AO), and execute its mission as directed by the Deputy Director of Operations through the local Chief of Station, or whomever was tasked with carrying out the operation.

Monteverdi is the only permenant standing Special Operations Group (SOG) within the SAD. Their overt purpose is to carry out high-risk special operations in cases where there is not enough time to form an SOG and ship them out of the area of operations. Their covert purpose is to eliminate terrorists that cannot be taken care of within the system, including terrorists on American soil. Monteverdi has been secretly authorized to carry out operations on American soil as the commander sees fit.