Since FOX wasn't a unit of the Army, what branch of the

>>378257467
CIA

>>378257835
The CIA is not a branch of the American Armed Forces.

>>378257901
SOG

>>378257467
it wasn't a part of the military at all. it was a CIA covert op group

>>378257901
Are you mistaking FOX for FOXHOUND?

>>378258043
Foxhound was created by the Army after the events of MGS3, as said at the end of MGS3

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>>378257467
>>378257835
Force Operations X was a CIA covert operations group. The unit was specifically designed to handle top secret sneaking and infiltration missions and other black ops.

It's successor, Foxhound while following the same job description was retained under US Army control.

The idea of FOX though is probably based off the Special Activities Division however FOX's mandate was to not to leave a single trace (which Big Boss casually goes to fuck up) with no equipment, given to them that could identify who they are. Regardless however in MGS3 Naked Snake's pouchs and HALO jump mask display a prominent "US Army" lettering on them.

Pic unrelated, I just thought of it.

>>378258385
>FOX's mandate was to not to leave a single trace (which Big Boss casually goes to fuck up)

You retard. They say it in the hospital flashbacks and codec calls. They have to leave some trace so the Kremlin knows it was the Americans that held their end of the deal.

>>378259637
>You retard. They say it in the hospital flashbacks and codec calls. They have to leave some trace so the Kremlin knows it was the Americans that held their end of the deal.

Those were special circumstances. During normal (or seemingly-normal) missions (e.g. the Virtuous Mission), FOX agents aren't supposed to leave any traces.

>>378258385
>>378259637
Also, that was the purpose of XOF. Clean up what Big Boss does