696th Special Mechanized Forces Regiment

The 696th Special Mechanized Forces Regiment is a NAVSOC Mechanized Infantry regiment and is the oldest and most decorated Mechanized Infantry Regiment in the Sol Defense Corps Navy. It is based at Admiral Souther Airbase on Avalon as well as on the SDCN Bengal. It was created in 2114 as one of only three Mechanized Infantry Regiments in the Sol Defense Corps, being the first NAVSOC Mechanized regiment and the second regiment in the entirety of the SDC, with the other two Mechanized regiments being in the Sol Defense Marine Corps. It is currently lead by Commodore Anastasia Tkachenko.

As the oldest NAVSOC Mechanized Infantry Regiment, 696th has been the first to receive many of the newer generations of Golemmech, specifically the Third Generation Mechanized Unit, M5 Cyclops and Mechanized Unit, Multi-Frame, M6 Athena Golemmechs.