Each squadron has it's own personal choice of ship, and it's own colors. SDF pilots are usually expected to fly the national colors (red) or fly their squadron colors while on SDF operations, however their are times when these guidelines are broken or ignored with official sanction.
Black Squadron - "Nightmares of Nine"
The oldest and proudest squadron of the Serco Defense Force, Black Squadron was the original designation of the SDF unit in EY 2003 when the unit was founded. Since it's creation, Black Squadron has served as the SDF's forefront combat arm as well as serving as the command element of the entire unit.
Black Squadron earned it's nickname, the "Nightmares of Nine" for their operations in and around Sector 9 before the Galactic Expansion. The ships of Black Squadron routinely engaged in hit and fade operations as well as clandestine stings against pirate teams operating in Serconian borderspace.
Since the expansion, Black Squadron has transformed into the elite warfare wing of the SDF. Flying black Vulture-class fighters, the pilot's of Black Squadron act as the tip of the spear for anti-pirate operations the SDF conducts.
The squadron is led by Commander Pyroman_ace, under his given call sign "Black One"
Shadow Squadron - "Rowdy Reapers"
The second oldest squadron in the Serco Defense Force, Shadow Squadron was founded to give a second combat arm to the unit. Shadow squadron has distinguished itself in repeated battles, often flying with the SDF's notorious "Bandit" teams to make hit and fade attacks against pirate corvettes.
Given the name "Rowdy Reapers" by several veteran pilots, the group prides itself on it's unconventional chain of command, and the autonomy granted to it by the unit commander, Lieutenant Pyroman_ace.
Under it's first leader, the group adopted the gunmetal grey Warthog-class multirole fighter as it's ship of choice, giving the squadron the heaviest striking ability of any single squadron in the SDF. Often however, the squadron is forced to divide into Vultures and Warthogs to accomplish it's missions or requires aid from another fighter team for escort to and from the larger, slower target ships.
The squadron is led by Lieutenant Alioni Royhu, of the Serco Dominion.
Blizzard Squadron- "Ice from Fire"
The newest active squadron in the SDF, Blizzard Squadron is truely a unique and somewhat rebellious creation in the military hierarchy that forms the Serco Defense Force. The squadron, unlike Black and Shadow squadrons, is not a dedicated military unit, nor are they dedicated to one particular facet of combat operations. Instead, Blizzard Squadron is composed primarily of traders, merchants, pilot trainees, and other personnel from the ranks of the SDF that have not been promoted into one of the Fighter Squadrons or who do not desire to seek fulltime operations in the SDF or the Serco Military as a fighter pilot.
The citizen-soldiers of Blizzard Squadron have proven themselves under hostile conditions several times, most noteably at the Battle of Station 12, where two Blizzard Squadron pilots, one inside a Centaur-class freighter, and the other in a Ragnorok-class light corvette successfully defeated an attempt on the Serconian National Colors by members of Itani's elite Valkyrie Division.
This battle earned the designation of "Ice from Fire" for the cool-headed authority with which the Blizzard Pilots dispatched the Itani raiders high above the fiery planet all Serco call home. The squadron's pilots fly under blue colors in honor of their "Iced Nerves and Cool Heads".
The squadron is commanded by Inglonias, of the Union of Independant Territories.
Training Corps:
A new concept wing under the SDF. The Training Corps operates as an international aid to assist in training of new UIT and Serco pilots, preparing them for warfare and service to their respective national military. The training includes basic combat flight, weapons training, and squadron-based warfare. The squadron also serves as the SDF's primary Research & Development (R&D) unit.
The squadron is commanded by Thuja, of the Serco Dominion.
CommandNet
A concept squadron that has not yet been activated in the SercoDefense Force, CommandNet is envisioned to be the next generation of SDF anti-piracy operations. CommandNet will be tasked with the interdiction and destruction of Capital-class pirate cruisers, by using SDF Capital ships to engage them. CommandNet will consist of any and all Capital-class Armed starships with allegiance to the Serco Defense Force, addittionally, certain pilots will be attached in the smaller Serco Prometheus to the squadron for certain supporting actions. It is also hoped that CommandNet starships will serve as mobile bases for the SDF's fighter squadrons to ease the strain of long distance flights for the pilots and to serve as mobile rearm and refuel outposts for extended combat operations.
At this time, the squadron has been designated with a call sign or other information. However it is likely that the squadron will be listed under the Serco National Color (red) as it's cruisers will likely be asked to support fleet actions of the Serco Military and to serve in areas other than SDF exclusive operations.