So I was reading a couple of fics recently, one being Operation Forging Steel by licklicklick123 and also Jaune ODST and GDI goes to Remnant on Wattpad when I began to wonder: what would happen if the United States ended up on Remnant? More specifically, the United States from the Rise of the Red Mod of Command and Conquer Generals. Then I began thinking, what would happen if the entire North American continent ended up on Remnant. Then on the way home from my trip to the United States, I began laying out a draft.
So I'm going to lay out the backstory. The alternate universe of RWBY where Salem is dead. Now part way into the first semester, a mission goes wrong for reasons not known and Jaune disappears (and no, he has not been betrayed. I'm getting sick of finding Jaune Betrayed fics on Wattpad). A bit more than a month later, the North American continent is teleported onto Remnant and replaces the Dragon Continent. And Jaune is a general in the US military while leading a task force of the North American Union.
So the stage is set, armies are being prepared. The North American Union faces the challenges of Remnant. It's time to see who is able to Command, and Conquer.
P.S, I don't own C&C, RWBY, the Rise of the Red Mod, or any other fandoms used here. All belong to their respective creators. Also, this one is just experimentation. I'm working on finishing my other fics first
North American Wiki…..The North American Union
When the United States of America, under president Kevin O'Connor, began to rebuild it's shattered economy from the War on Terror in 2033, the former superpower realized it need to reestablish alliances with nations it had cut itself off. With the old North Atlantic Treaty Organisation gone, the US turned to its Northern and Southern neighbours of Canada and Mexico.
The NAU represents a shared economic zone and partnership between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Notable cooperation include the selling of military hardware, especially obsolete M1A3 Crusader tanks, construction of an international superhighway, merging Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada into Continental Rail (with services starting up in Mexico), the mass construction of new Fusion Reactors to provide clean electricity and a vacuum tube train running from Ottawa to Miami. The pride of this Alliance is the NAUSS Pennsylvania, a large space station. Mexico would later join NORAD and the continent would see an economic boom that continued past WW3.
Though initially not a military alliance like the European Continent Alliance, the North American Union would later establish a joint military unit called Task Force Zwolle, which would come under the command of U.S Army Four-star General Ironside and later General Jaune Burton Arc. This unit would go on to fight in Africa, attacking Warlords and GLA bases after an attempted assassination attempt on the U.S President during a visit to South Africa in 2039. Task Force Zwolle would go on several Peacekeeping missions and would be instrumental in turning around the disastrous Battle of Kurmuk where Task Force Zwolle, along with remnants of U.S marine and Chinese army Forces, were able to force the Russians into destroying their Tremor AGAS and fleeing. While this wouldn't save the Pacific Peace Alliance, it did guarantee a stronger relationship between the NAU and People's Republic of China.
When the Russian invaded the European Continental Alliance and started World War 3, the nations of the NAU stayed out of the conflict. However with news coming in about Russian War Crimes in central and eastern Europe, scars from the Anchorage crisis (which saw a battle between Russian Spetsnaz, ECA-French Paratroopers, and a task force of Alaska National Guards and Yukon Reserve units over a crashed Solaris Satellite), and the Tactical nuking of Eastern France, the nations of the NAU declared war on Russian in June of 2048. A NAU naval task force lead by the Offshore Mobile Base USS Spirit of Freedom would crush Russian naval forces in the GIUK gap and the English Channel while Task Force Zwolle and a Marine Expeditionary force under General Jeremiah Bradley would rush in to relieve European defenders. Bradley's marines would land near Marseille, France and General Arc's Task Force would land in the Benelux nations to relieve Dutch and Belgian forces.
Joint NAU and ECA forces would liberate Berlin by the end of 2049 and reclaim all ECA territory in February of 2050. By March of 2050, the Russian Federation sued for peace and most combat-oriented North American forces would leave Europe by the end of the year, though large numbers of U.S and Canadian engineering units would remain to help rebuild Europe.
With the end of WW3 and the devastation wrought on by the ECA and Russian Federation, the U.S.A and her allies were poised to reclaim their position as the premier world superpower. They now operate the biggest navy and airforce, are one of the most technologically advanced nations on Earth, and are mostly self-sufficient in terms of resources. With the event known as the blip bringing the North American continent to Remnant, it up to the NAU to chart a new course.
Additional information:
Leaders: U.S President William Bradford, Mexican President Manual Lopez, Canadian Prime Minister Natillia Anderson.
Population: 550 Million citizens from all nations
Economy: 28 Trillion U.S Dollars
Military strength:
Army and Marine Combat numbers: 4 million active duty combat troops, 3.5 million reservists
Navy ships: 3 Mobile Offshore bases (USS Spirit of Freedom, USS Spirit of Independence, HMCS/ CV03 Spirit of Unity), 15 fusion powered supercarriers (4 Gerald R Ford Class (given to the Canadian and Mexican navies), 11 Olympus Class), 22 battleships (20 of the Hawaii class of fast battleships, 2 Eminent Domain class of heavy battleships), 22 missile cruisers, 67 multi-purpose missile destroyers, 72 missile frigates, 60 submarines, over 120 support or non-combat vessels (resupply ships, troop transports, hospital ships, etc), hundreds of ships in Coast guard formations.
Airforce: 14,000 fixed wing aircraft, 9,000 rotary or VTOL craft, and several dozen surface-to-space aerospace planes.
Space capabilities: NAUSS Pennsylvania (orbital command station/Lunar transit station), dozens of orbital reflection satellites for particle beam weapons, various communication, mapping, and spy satellites 2 Kinetic Rod Satellites (prototypes), a number Lunar outposts for mining of Helium three and rare minerals. Also conducting certain experiments, several reusable shuttle craft, ground to space mass drivers for launcher craft into orbit.
Beacon Academy, Vale
June, 80 AGW (After Great War)
Ozpin took a breath as he entered his office. It had been a long day- no a long summer for him.
Between having to bail out RWBY from their antics to dealing with the Vale Council (and Councillor Winchester in particular) and with Ironwood as well. To say he was tired was an understatement.
He was also tired for another reason. Beacon had suffered a loss: Jaune Arc, leader of Team JNPR, was gone. He had been missing after a mission went wrong. And the old headmaster felt the most guilt.
It was a simple mission. A town was being threatened by Grimm by Grimm and since most of the older teams were busy, team JNPR was sent to give them a hand. The mission went well.
Or at least until their transport taking them back to Beacon was brought down by the White Fang by some sort of portable rocket launcher. The Bullhead went down and only Pyrrha Nikos, Nora Valkyrie, and Jaune Arc escaped unscathed, with Ren, several villagers returning to Vale, and the pilots taking bad injuries.
Seeing as they were outnumbered 7 to 1, and then being attacked by Grimm, Jaune ordered the rest of his team to run while he held off the White Fang. Before the rest of the team could object, Jaune plunged right into the mass of White Fang, determined to buy his team and the Bullhead crew enough time to escape.
The rest of team JNPR escaped, they managed to evacuate with the rest of the passengers and crew members. But when a nearby Huntsmen team hastily returned to rescue Jaune, all they found were a bunch of dead, confused, wounded White Fang members, and chipped parts of Arc's weapons and armour. Jaune was gone.
Enraged, the huntsman team brutally killed or wounded the remaining White Fang and handed them off to the sheriffs of a nearby town.
The effects on Beacon's population was immense. While not the greatest fighter in Beacon, Arc made up for it by being a kind and thoughtful person, a great leader, and one who brought together many people from across the world. Everyone was hurting.
But the most who were hurting were Teams RWBY, CFVY, SSSN, and the remains of team JNPR.
He knew the members of CFVY were hurting because Jaune was a close friend of them and provided leadership advice while receiving training from the second years.
SSSN and Jaune had many things in common, including a love for video games, comics, and food.
RWBY was hit badly. Ruby lost her first friend at Beacon. Wiess, despite her cold nature, found herself missing a blond who would try and get her love. Blake missed the blond who had no problems with her being a Faunus. And Yang wished for the times when she would prank Jaune.
But team JNPR took the biggest hit. Both Ren and Nora lost one of the few people they were close two and it brought back bad memories. And Pyrrha, she lost one of her true friends and a crush. Someone who didn't put her on a pedestal.
Even a month after the mission, the students of Beacon were still hurting. And Ozpin lost a promising student.
That was when Glynda walked in. "Sir, the paperwork for the Vytal festival."
Ozpin sighed. "Thank you Glynda, I'll handle it."
Glynda nodded and left the papers. "Are you?'
"Still thinking about mister Arc? Yes." Ozpin looked down at his papers. "Maybe James was right, we should have been harder on criminal elements in Vale."
"Oz, you know that Huntsmen are not supposed to get involved with Vale's internal matters unless it's necessary." Glynda responded.
"Yes. But this latest incident with team JNPR, combined with Torchwick's dust stealing free, it's just feels like we could have done more." Ozpin sighed, taking a sip of Hot Cocoa.
"On team JNPR, I'm afraid we have some more bad news. JNPR has refused to take on a new fourth member and are not changing the name." Glynda added.
"Let them grieve. It's only natural." Ozpin sighed. "Now, we h-"
It was at this moment that suddenly, the entirety of Beacon began to shake.
"What the? DustQuake!" Both Glynda and Ozpin dived under Ozpin's desk.
Across Beacon, the entire campus began to shake and screams of panic could be heard as everyone dived under desks or other safe structures.
Across Remnant, the tremors were felt. Atlas, Mantle, Vacuo, Mistral, Vale, Menagerie, the entirety of Remnant felt it.
Eventually the quakes passed and as soon as it did, everyone came out of their hiding spots.
Everyone had one question in mind. What the hell was that?
Washington D.C, U.S.A
June 8th, 2052
"Mister President! What up!" one of the secret service agents shook a figure.
President William Bradford, the President who brought the North Americans into conflict with the Russians, lifted his head off of his desk. There was a bright light and then everything went black. "What.. what happened?"
"You've been out for 4 hours and we are still trying to figure out what happened sir." the secret service agent said.
"What in gods-" Bradford looked out the window to see the moon shattered. "The hell? I don't recall Luna being broken up."
"See…..NASA confirmed that it isn't our moon. However our lunar installation somehow got transported onto there. Good news is that they are currently unaffected." the agent said.
"Jackson, what the hell happened?" Bradford asked.
"I honestly can't tell you sir. 6 hours ago after the quakes ended, we lost contact with every nation on Earth except for the rest of the NAU. NASA also confirmed that all Chinese, Euro, and Russian space assets are just….gone." the agent shrugged.
"Oh bloody hell. Get the rest of the joint chiefs and generals here now." Bradford ordered, and then realised something. "Why a second, Jackson, why do you seem younger?"
Jackson, the secret service agent who was suppose to be in his late forties, now appeared to be in his early twenties. "Thats another thing. We're getting reports from everywhere that the entire populations of the NAU has seemed to be deaged. Adults seem to be the most affected."
"Fuck, not what I needed. Alright, get everyone to the situation room now." Bradford ordered.
Five minutes later
Situation Room
The Situation Room under the White house was a command and control centre located under the White House. It had several conference rooms so that the President could meet with the heads of state or military. It also had several advanced communication systems so it could be connected to the U.S's allies.
One a view screen one of the walls projected Canadian Prime Minister Natillia Anderson and Mexican President Manual Lopez. Seated in the table in the conference were members of the U.S government and military. This included the head of NASA, the secretary of state, the joint chiefs, and several generals and admirals.
And it didn't take long for President Bradford to realise something was new. "Well Bloody mary Joseph, you all look fresh."
4 Star Generals Eugen Griffons of the Airforce, Francis Thorne of USSOCOM, Jeremiah Bradley of the Marine, and Jaune Arc of Task Force Zwolle all had apparently aged down. The first three were somewhere between their late forties and early 70s on Earth. Now they had looked younger, significantly with Jeremiah looking like he was in his early forties and the rest in their thirties.
But Arc had been affected the most. He was at the ripe age of 35 (and the youngest of the Generals) and was growing a nice beard. Now he looked like he was barely 18.
"Well mister President. On the one hand, most of us old folks got our younger bodies back. Bad news is that we lost contact with the rest of Earth." General Bradley stated.
"I know. For now, give me a sitrep on our assets. Military and space." Bradford.
"That's actually the thing. When this flash of light happened, it brought along all of our assets and people. Everyone with an American, Canadian, and Mexican citizenship." the head of the FBI said.
"What?" Bradford asked, confused.
"Mister President, all of our military assets that we had deployed overseas is somehow back on North American soil. The 5th Marines stationed in Japan, the Spirit of Unity battlegroup in the Mediterranean, the B-52s we had in Britain. They've all apparently relocated back to NAU bases." Thorne explained.
"We also confirmed that this isn't our world. Our Satellites, and by the way, all of our space assets apparently relocated with us to wherever here is, report seeing new land masses not seen on Earth. My people's border guards report that the border to Guatemala and Belize is gone." President Lopez said.
"Same here. What was left of the Russian Pacific Fleet was doing a Patrol not far from Alaska and Yukon. And then the flash happened and now we've lost sight of them and Siberia. And our people on the Diomede Islands reports that Big Diomede is gone." Natillia Anderson added in.
"Christ, what the hell is happening?" Bradford muttered.
It was when one person who hadn't spoken up stood up. "President Bradford? I don't know what happened but I think I know where we ended up." General Arc said.
Bradford turned. "You know?" Everyone turned to the younger general
Jaune Arc, Commander of Task Force Zwolle, gulped. He wasn't used to this much attention. "Sure, you know how on my records that my location of birth is classified to most?"
"Wait….your not saying." Bradford's eyes wide. Most NAU national leaders that were around for more than 4 years knew about Arc's
"Sir. I only know one place with a broken moon. We are on my homeworld of Remnant." the Arc nodded.
It was at this moment the room erupted into chaos.
The next day, the White House and in a conference room.
Jaune sighed. He sure as hell didn't expect this.
It was supposed to be a normal day. He was on leave to visit Uncle Burton when this flash happened and when he woke up, Jaune rushed back to Washington. When he got to the city, he found the moon shattered. He realised one thing.
He was back on Remnant.
Jaune was taking a break from the chaos. President Bradford, along with the rest of the nations of North America, had declared Martial Law, something not done since the end of WW3.
Its civilian population was in panic. Abruptly losing contact with the rest of Earth naturally did this. The ocean communication cables with Europe was gone, fuel pipelines with South America were cut, and apparently every American military asset was suddenly on home soil.
At Least the panic was dying down. National guard and reserve units were called up to help subdue civil unrest, private power plants temporarily nationalised, and the military sent out to do patrols and do repairs.
That was good. Panic meant fear, and fear brought Grimm.
Grimm. Jaune looked out the window. The foe that plagued Remnant. A foe he hadn't fought in over a decade. What happened while he was gone.
By god, what happened to his old team? Had it been months? Years? Would they have forgotten him already?
That was when the door opened and in walked in President Bradford, followed by Generals Bradley, Thorne, and Griffon. Jaune stood up. "Sir." He saluted.
"At ease General. You aren't uniforma and we have no time for pleasantries." the President waved Arc down.
Ah right. Arc thought. Because he had rushed back to D.C, he forgot his uniform with Uncle Burton.
"Sit. All four generals sat down at the table, with a White House staff bringing in several cups of coffee.
Arc took a sip, caffeine flowing to his body. "Let me guess, things are still shit out there sir?" Arc asked.
Bradford nodded. He had bags under his eyes, showing he didn't get much sleep. "Son, the civilian population is still worried and we barely have a story to tell them. But that doesn't matter now. What matters is the rest of Remnant?"
"Sir?" Arc asked.
It was at this moment, Thorne slid something to Arc across the table. Jaune recognized it. It was something confiscated by the FBI when he came to Earth and he never bothered reclaiming it.
His scroll.
"Currently, you are the only person on this damn continent who know something. We've gotten limited briefings but we have no idea what we're dealing with. We were hoping you could give us some info since all of us weren't there at the original briefing when you came to Earth." Thorne explained.
Jaune picked up the scroll and turned it one. To his amazement, it worked. "Huh, thought this would be out of power."
"I actually had the tech make a few modifications so it was compatible with our tech. It' got a full battery and is connected to our internet." Thorne explained, knowing what Arc was going to ask.
Jaune nodded. "Ok then." and then connected the scroll to a holographic project. A hologram of Remnant, though with the Dragon continent replaced with the continent of North America.
Holograms were a new thing to come out of Silicon Valley and so the tech difference between Earth and Remnant slowly was disappearing.
"Ok, you know how I'm from Remnant so I'll explain the basics. Remnant is an Earth-like world, and when I say Earth-like, I really do mean Earth-like. It's got trees, bugs, animals, anything Earth has, Remnants has it as well. Only four key differences. Five if you count different continents."
"First up is the Grimm. The Grimm are creatures of unknown origin that attack all sentient beings on sight. Human or Faunus, they will attack you. What makes it worse is that they are apparently attracted to negative emotions. Heat, fear, anger, you name it. They come a variety of different variants but typically share similarities to various animals." Jaune explained.
"So big scary monsters. Doesn't sound too bad." Bradley commented.
"Usually they aren't but the main issue is that the Grimm are endless, or it seems that way. Most are easy to kill, but the next day more could arrive. Most settlements on Remnant rely on natural obstacles and heavy weapons to keep them back. That or Huntsmen." Jaune countered.
"Fair." Thorne added.
"Next big difference is the material called Dust. Dust is a crystalline substance that is both extremely volatile and extremely energy rich. Civilization on Remnant relies on dust from air travel to weapons. It's a really neat power source but with two major drawbacks. First, dust is extremely volatile and prone to exploding. Depending on the amount and type, it can range from a minor annoyance or extremely lethal if detonated. The second is that all attempts to make Dust work in space have failed so Remnant lacks space travel." Arc explained as a picture of Dust crystals appeared.
"You said type. What do you mean by that?" Bradford asked.
"Dust comes in several different varieties. Each type has some sort of special property that is similar to an element of life. There's fire dust, which can cause it to burn, ice dust, which can freeze things, gravity dust, which allows you to manipulate gravity, electric dust, which can create an electric field, and so on. Again, very useful. You could use it to make bullets, as a fuel, energy source, etc. And people with auras can manipulate dust to do many things like use ice dust to make ice walls. But also restricts technological development and redundancy." Jaune explained.
"Fair. North America relies on a mixture of Fusion, Solar, Hydro, Wind, and sea based energy sources to remove our dependence on oil." Bradford commented.
"Sounds neat, but I prefer tanks over magic." Bradley muttered.
"Same. Now the third major difference is Aura. You probably know if you know me: Aura is the power of one's soul. Do I need to go over this? You already know about aura." Jaune asked.
"Power of one's soul. You briefed us. You can carry on." Griffon said.
"Right. Finally, we have Faunus. They are Humans but they have animal traits." an image of Blake appears. This causes Bradford to spit out his coffee.
"Are those cat ears?" the president asked.
"Yup. Catgirls exist." Jaune chuckled.
"I have a feeling all the anime lovers are going to go crazy about this." Bradley mutters.
"Yes. Unfortunately the rest of Remnant is…..likely not going to share the same ideas as our younger population." Jaune added.
"Let me guess, discrimination." Griffon stated.
"Yup, discrimination. It's roughly the equivalent to what minorities faced in the 1900s. Legally Faunus have the same rights as Humans do but still face racism at every level. And it depends on which kingdom you are in." Jaune explained.
"Alright, we can talk about the Faunus later. Talk about these kingdoms." Thorne asked.
"Right. Much of Remnant's habitable lands are consolidated under 4 major city states called Kingdoms. They were ruled by Monarchs but after their great war, they have evolved into being ruled by democratically elected councils. Four exist: Vale, Atlas, Mistral, and Vacuo. Want me to go over each one quickly?"
The rest of the American officers nodded and a map of Remnant appears, with a dot appearing in Vale's location on the map. "Vale is where I went for my Huntsmen schooling. It's located on the continent of Sanus and its culture can be best described as late 1900s North America. It's one of the wealthier nations but still suffers from economic issues. It's also one of the nations that is more tolerable to Faunus people. Vale is also Remnant's primary exporter of Foodstuffs. It's Huntsmen Academy is called Beacon."
"Vacuo is Vale's Eastern neighbour. Unlike Vale, Vacuo is significantly poorer due to the other Kingdoms draining it of its dust deposits. However it makes up for it being rather self sufficient and it's people can make due with very little. Cultural, it's a bit of Israel with a hint of the wild west. It sucks to live there but it's rather open with Faunus because if you're tough enough to live there, your welcome there. It's huntsmen academy is called Shade"
"Mistral is the sole occupier of the continent Anima. It's Remnant's cultural centre. It's famous for its plays, literature, night life, and so on. For you guys, it's going to be eerily similar to Asian nations. However it has a major criminal element working within it's borders and its central government is rather weak. And unfortunately, their people aren't as friendly to the Faunus people as Vale or Vacuo. It's huntsmen academy is called Haven"
"Finally, we have the Kingdom of Atlas. Atlas is Remnant's industrial heartland. It's famous for providing much of Remnant's technology and dust. It's famous for its robots and airships. However most importantly it's the only military power we have to contend with. While the other Kingdoms disbanded their armies after the great war, Atlas kept theirs because they lands are nearly uninhabitable and rife with Grimm. Think of them as Russia."
"I should also mention one special place: Menagerie. The Faunus were given this continent as payment for the Great War. However it is chalked full of Grimm and pretty underdeveloped compared to the other nations. But it's the only place that Faunus can live rather undisturbed. Think Australia and throw in a couple thousand black monsters."
"Those are the nations of Remnant. Is there anything else you want me to go over?" Jaune asked.
President Bradford shook his head. "No, that's enough. I believe that is everything. Arc, I have a mission for you and Task Force Zwolle."
"Sir?" Jaune asked?
"Currently, your Task Force is the most combat-ready force we have in countering the Grimm and the Kingdoms. You have the knowledge and the know-how to deal with them." Bradford said.
"My skills in Grimm fighting are a bit rusty but alright. What's my mission?" Jaune asked.
President Bradfor took over the holographic projector and a satellite. "Several of these islands have appeared a few dozen kilometres from our coasts. We believe these were apart of the Dragon continent before we ended up here."
"Let me guess, you want my forces to clear it?" Jaune asked.
Bradford nodded. "It'll give us a chance to see how well we will fare against the Grimm and a staging ground for further exploration." Bradford said.
"Got it sir. When do I leave?" Jaune questioned.
"Asap. I already sent word for your forces to begin mobilising.'' Bradford responded.
And thus with these new orders, Remnant would be change forever.
North American Wiki….Task Force Zwolle: Headed by four star General Jaune Burton Arc (adopted nephew of Colonel Burton, former Ranger, and also currently youngest four star general in modern history).
Task Force Zwolle, named after the city Canadian Soldier Leo Major liberated. Draws units from the U.S, Canadian, and Mexican Armies and Air Forces. It Was known to once have PLA and ECA units attached but were withdrawn after the dissolution of the PPA and the end of WW3 respectively. This Task Force is primarily offensive oriented, known for their aggressiveness, speed, and use of equipment from several different nations. Surprisingly, TF Zwolle has a company of African volunteers made up of defecting forces from the GLA. These GLA soldiers were once a part of the GLA defectors that worked with American forces to death Doctor Thrax. They joined up with TF Zwolle when the Americans returned to Africa. 3rd Company operates gear stripped down for recon and lightning strikes and has gained a reputation as a deadly and swift force.
Forces:
Elements of the U.S 1st Cavalry division,
Elements of the U.S 75th Ranger regiment,
Elements of the Royal Canadian Dragoons Regiment,
Elements of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Regiment
Elements of the 4th Mexican armour brigade,
3rd African Volunteers recon company
USAF 34th fighter squadron (flying F36 Widowmakers),
USAF 74th Fighter squadron (Flying A10D Warthogs)
RCAF 401st Fighter Squadron (Flying F22A Raptors),
FAM (Mexican Air Force) 303rd Air Squadron (Flying F36 Widowmakers)
US 10th Aviation Battalion (Flying Comanche Stealth Attack Helicopters and Viper Attack helicopters),
Mexican 3rd Engineering Battalion
US Navy Seabees units.
Various independent transportation, logistics, and support companies and squadrons.
Seal Team 7 (experimental).
JTF3 (experimental)
Equipment: Much of Task Force Zwolle uses the same equipment as other units in the NAU like the Avenger defence vehicle, Stryker Hive Vehicles, and the Comanche stealth helicopters. TF Zwolle also uses the same base structures as other U.S Commanders. However at the request of General Arc or due to other concerns, several different units
1. M5A1 Battle rifles for all frontline infantry, (meant to replace the AR15 platform of rifles in the 2020s but funding cuts prevented widespread adoption until WW3. Rechambered in 7.62 NATO to use existing ammunition. Arc acquired thousands for his troops)
2. M110A1 DMR (standard marksman rifle for all pathfinder units after General Arc determined that the original SRS rifles were not enough)
3. M134 'minigun'. (After encounters with GLA forces with upgraded equipment, all Humvees have been equipped with this fearsome weapon. Most NAU vehicles carry this weapon).
4. M2A4 Bradley IFV. (An old but proven design from the Cold War. Both Arc and General Bradely objected to this vehicle being pulled from U.S service. Both would continue using this IFV as it provides firepower when Humvees are not enough).
5. M1A4 Paladin, all US, Canadian, and Mexican dedicated armoured forces use the Paladin MBT instead of the Crusaders.
6. M8 Acolyte Light Tanks. When the 105mm Mobile Gun System Strykers were pulled from service, Arc managed to acquire dozens of Acolyte light tanks to replace them. The most common tank you will find supporting infantry.
7. ECA Claymore SPGs (surprisingly, Canadian Artillery units use the British Claymore Self Propelled Gun. This is because Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth and preferred to use the Claymore over the Tomahawk launchers. Claymores provide Arc with an fire support system able to quickly pound enemy positions and used alongside Tomahawk Launchers).
8. ECA Valkyrie Power Armour. After TF Zwolle helped liberate Warsaw, the ECA loaned the U.S 5 pieces of Valkyrie Power armour. General Arc kept one for himself.
9. F22A Raptors. Though many squadrons are using the F22B Raptor Variant, The Canadians were able to secure several models of the more advanced but more complex F22A and flies them under Squadron 401.
10. A10D Warthog. Thanks to its reputation, the USAF acquired several squadrons worth of the upgraded A10D Warthogs. Upgraded with laser defence systems, ECM systems, better armour, and more powerful engines.
11. Crocea Mors. An arming sword from Arc's day as a Huntsman in training, Crocea Mors is worn by Arc when not in his Valkyrie Power Armour. The sword has been reforged to be made out of Carbon Steel and the shield made from reinforced steel after being repaired from damage received during Arc's last mission before coming to Earth.
12. XM268 SAW. When not using Corcea Mors, Arc is seen wielding a XM268 micro gun. It fires a 7.62mm round (same as the M5A1). It was apart of a project to make exo-suits and weapons to go with them but was cut due to funding issues. Both Colonel Burton and General Arc acquired weapon like these however, though only Arc would be able to use it on a large scale.
13. Supposedly the power of one's soul, it's secrets are still buried even after decades of research. Nevertheless, the benefits were acknowledged and both the Canadian Armed Forces and USSOCOM established JTF 3 and SEAL Team 7 as units to experiment with Aura and semblances.
North American Wiki…General Jaune Burton Arc
Four-star U.S Army General Jaune Burton Arc, adopted nephew of warhero Colonel Burton, is the commander of Task Force Zwolle and one of the NAU's most prominent commanders. Unlike other generals who command from dedicated command centres, General Arc leads from the front with his troops on foot or in a tank. He's one of the most decorated officers in the North American Union and heads several experimental units with their auras unlocked.
Jaune Arc is not from Earth. He is a Human from the world of Remnant, an Earthlike world called Remnant that is infested with a race of monsters called Grimm. Before coming to Earth, Jaune was a Huntsman in training, a cross of a government-sponsored bounty hunter and a Private Military Contractor, meant to fight Grimm. However due to a mission gone wrong, Jaune somehow ended up on Earth and in the residence of Colonel Burton in 2034. After figuring everything out, Colonel Burton would take Jaune in as his legal guardian and train the young boy in the art of war. In 2035, Jaune would join the U.S Army and be assigned as a U.S Ranger to the 75th Army Ranger Regiment. He would earn fame during the 2030s as he and his regiment were deployed in Mexico and Central America to take down cartels and GLA sympathizers. By 2039, Jaune had reached the rank of Colonel, making him one of the fastest-growing officers in the U.S military.
Arc's fame would grow during the 2039 U.S Presidential state visit to Cape town, where GLA forces attacked President Donovan Giordano during a visit to the city. Arc, who at the time was Colonel commanding a tank company, escorted the President to Cape Town's docks with Comanches Helicopters and Paladin tanks. However TF Zwolle's original commander, General Ironside, was badly wounded during the fighting and Arc had to take command of not only his company, but the entirety of TF Zwolle which comprised of U.S, Mexican, South African, and surprisingly Chinese Hackers loaned to allied forces. Still, Colonel Arc would ravage the numerically superior GLA forces, using a combination of coordinated airstrikes, Claymore Artillery pieces, and Pathfinders to weaken the GLA before punching through to their base with Paladins, Avengers, and Commanches. He would later be promoted to Brigadier General for his actions and replace General Ironside as commander of TF Zwolle, who the old General retired due to his injuries.
Later on, it would be General Arc's mission to salvage the failed operation at Kurmuk, where PLA and USMC forces were utterly decimated by the Russian's new Tremor AGAS. Using a combination of F117 Nighthawks and salvaged Flame tanks, Arc would decimate Russian outer defences before using GLA tech he salvaged during his time at Capetown to obscure his forces and destroy Russian units with a defeat in detail strategy. When Arc defeated much of the Russian garrison and was poised to take the base, the defenders destroyed the AGAS and fled into the East Asia Federation. For this, he was promoted to Major General, a 2 star General, and was nicknamed the Redeemer of Kurmuk.
Arc would spend much of the 2040s in Africa on Humanitarian missions, fulfilling UN peacekeeping operations and gaining a good reputation. This would be when he recruited the 3rd African Volunteers Company and received a reputation as an honourable warrior. He also apparently fought a GLA commander in a sword duel, and won. GLA forces feared Arc so much that GLA attacks on African nations allied with the U.S dropped by 97%, and only began to rise when TF Zwolle was deployed to the ECA when the NAU entered the third world war. Also of note that this is when Jaune would take command of Seal team 7 and JTF 3 and train them under his guard.
TF Zwolle would be deployed to reinforce ECA and national forces in the Benelux nations in August 2048. Deployed from the USS Spirit of Freedom via Starlifters, TF Zwolle nearly was caught up in the Russian's Solaris attack on the Freedom, where they used a hijack ECA Solaris satellite to attack the offshore mobile base. TF Zwolle would be deployed behind the lines of the Russian 19th Tank Regiment. Working with Belgium and Dutch army units, along with the Remnants of Battlegroup Bismark, TF Zwolle would kick Russian forces out of the Benelux nations, Northern Germany, and Denmark. Arc would constantly be compared to Mad Jack Churchill, for fighting in the Third World War with a sword (and a Mini Gun, but the sword is more famous). Arc would later be promoted to a General with 4-stars, after he led elements of TF Zwolle in saving several thousands German civilians from rogue Russian Shock troopers. TF Zwolle and Arc would participate in the liberation of Poland and was one of the officers present during the signing of the Brest Accords, which saw the end of the Third World War. He would later receive the Medal of Honor for his actions and TF Zwolle received the nickname: Arc's Avengers.
When the blip happened and the entirety of North America was transported to Remnant in 2052, Jaune, who was 35, was unexpectedly deaged to just 18 years of age, along with much of the North American population. Now back on his homeworld with a continent and three nations at his back, Arc would usher in a new era for the people of Remnant.