The post-apocalypse landscape isn't always pretty! Occasional radiation storms can somewhat...... murk the view!
Who said the apocalypse can't be beautiful?
Army Life: Fallout 4 style! Not much use having a big screen with nothing to watch, so it's all been taken down to make way for the CRS Starlight army base!
While the base at CRS Sanctuary (CRS stands for Commonwealth Regiment Station, btw) is the headquarters of the military the CRS Starlight base is the main hub for recruiting, training and housing personnel ahead of being deployed around the Commonwealth!
While the base at CRS Sanctuary (CRS stands for Commonwealth Regiment Station, btw) is the headquarters of the military the CRS Starlight base is the main hub for recruiting, training and housing personnel ahead of being deployed around the Commonwealth!
Wherever the action is, the medics are needed! The Commonwealth Medical Corps operates hospitals and treatment centres throughout the region, with combat medics supporting the Regiment on the battlefield.
That's the face of a soldier that doesn't like what he sees!
All geared up and ready to go! Staff Sergeant Andersen enjoys the morning sunshine at CRS Sanctuary, before the special operations team head out on another patrol.
Join the Commonwealth Regiment! A mere 200 years after the nuclear apocalypse, parts of the east coast of North America sees some semblance of law and order returned. With roles in combat, medicine, engineering and more, you could play your part in keeping the Commonwealth safe!
(Just FYI, Fallout 4 is single player and you can't actually join anything - I just felt this picture looked a lot like the old WW2 adverts to join the military)
(Just FYI, Fallout 4 is single player and you can't actually join anything - I just felt this picture looked a lot like the old WW2 adverts to join the military)
Even though the car's have sat idle for over 200 years, soldiers still have to check them unexpected dangers during their patrols.
Keeping watch on the Commonwealth: defending the bases of the Commonwealth Regiment is a full time job for many soldiers in the Regiment.
Taking Point... Medical Officer (1st Class) Andersen leads 1st Division on a patrol around the Commonwealth. 200 years after the nuclear apocalypse, almost all conventions have been forgotten, and medics have to be just as armed and dangerous as their Infantry colleagues!
The Regiment's good boy: even Dogmeat has a role to play in the Special Operations Division.
Militarised Sanctuary: 200 years after the war, the village of Sanctuary looks very different as it fills it's new role as CRS Sanctuary (Commonwealth Regiment Station).
Boston at night. Power is a scare commodity in the Commonwealth, but the Great Green Jewel that is Diamond City shines as a beacon in the dark.
Sgt. Casdin and Medical Officer Andersen stand ready as the Division heads back on the road.
Meeting with the boss: army life doesn't stop just because you're home from patrol!
Earned your stripes. Staff Sergeant Glenn Best shows off his recently sown-on Staff Sergeant stripes on his field uniform.
Gooooood morning Commonwealth! The CRS Sanctuary guard tower stands tall over the landscape as the sun rises over Boston.
Orders in! Time for one last meal at the mess before rest days are over and it's back on patrol!
Not everything goes to plan when doing these screenshots. Trying to get a nice morning shot of the base and... well, Bethesda games will be Bethesda games!
MOVE. MOVE, MOVE! Navigating the ruined towns and cities of America is never safe. Moving from cover to cover and moving fast is the key to staying alive!
The ruins of Lexington: After securing the streets of Lexington, the 1st Special Operation Division inspects the damage to the infrastructure, including the near-total destruction of the old motorways.
Left or right? 1st Special Operations Division plans their next move.
The enemies of the commonwealth make themselves known! Institute Synths open fire on special operations teams in a ruined facility.
The enemies of the commonwealth make themselves known! Institute Synths open fire on special operations teams in a ruined facility.
The ruins of Boston in the daytime.
A rare moment of rest on patrol: 1st Special operation Division visits Vault 81 for some downtime, but the quiet doesn't sit well with Medical Officer Andersen.
The peculiarities of vault life: Staff Sergeant Best was born and raised on the surface, and all the scrutiny and paranoia of the vault dwellers puts him on edge.
Sergeant Casdin used to trade all across the Commonwealth. The stopover at Vault 81 is a welcome opportunity to get her feet up for a night.
Vault-Tec is a tad defunct 200 years after the apocalypse, but the security forces have been handed down throughout the generations to keep the surviving vaults safe!
The vaults were a place of safety for some, but 200 years on, some dangers lies in their depths.
Too much for Vault Security to deal with? Call in the Army!
The 1st Special Operations Division arrives at Vault 81 to reinforce their security forces.
The 1st Special Operations Division arrives at Vault 81 to reinforce their security forces.
Sergeants Casdin & Best oversee vault residents returning to their rooms. The 1st Special Operations Division is more used to heavy combat, so operations involving civilians are something of an oddity.
Everyone to your rooms, the army is in control here! keeping the civilians save is the top priority of any operations in the Commonwealth.
A meeting of doctors: Vault 81 Doctor and Chief Scientist meets with Medical Officer Andersen of the 1st Special Operations Division to discuss the situation in the vault.
"What is that coming up the tracks?" Sgt Casdin remarks. The 1st Special Operations Division is back on patrol in the Commonwealth.
HALT AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF! Chance encounters outside of the few settlements in the Commonwealth are always a huge risk. Thankfully, in this case, the lone wanderer was a scavenger making their way to find their new fortune.
200 years since any semblance of maintenance was performed, Boston's skyscrapers are beginning to collapse back to the ground from which they came.
The morning has no idea what's about to hit it: Medical Officer Andersen lies in wait, ready to ambush an approaching force of mercenaries.
BOOM! The problem with nuclear powered cars is that when things go wrong.... they go HELLA wrong.
Watch those corners! Exploring the Commonwealth's ruined buildings isn't always the safest, but it's a necessary evil to get the parts civilisation needs.
"You're either buyin' or you're leavin' - this isn't the place for you army types". Not everyone in the Commonwealth is happy to see the 1st Division.
The still of the night is broken by gunfire at a nearby settlement. 1st Division were about to enter the fight of their lives against the Gunners.
It took 30 men and women from the 1st Special Operations Division, 2nd Division (Sanctuary), and the 5th Division (1st Expeditionary Force) to repel the attack.
It took 30 men and women from the 1st Special Operations Division, 2nd Division (Sanctuary), and the 5th Division (1st Expeditionary Force) to repel the attack.
Radiation storms do terrible things to one's insides, but if you are in a safe place, they are at least nice to look at!
The 1st Division cuts lonely silhouettes as they carefully make their way through the radiation.
There's an apparatus for that! Come rain, hail, snow or nuclear radiation, the Commonwealth Regiment is equipped and ready to respond!
Medical Officer Andersen stands in full combat radiation gear as the radiation storm bears down on them.
Medical Officer Andersen stands in full combat radiation gear as the radiation storm bears down on them.
"The Commonwealth doesn't always need to know who we are". Working in the 1st Special Operations Division can make yourself a target when you're on patrol, so Sergeant Wright shows off the new face masks to help preserve operator's identities.
Super mutants.... the result of highly immoral human experimentation both before and after nuclear war. Sadly, only a few are sane enough to be friendly. For the rest, well, better take up firing positions before they do!
The Great Green Jewel: Diamond City is one of the biggest settlements in the Commonwealth, but paranoia is rife. Need to watch what you say!
Junior Warrant Officer Andersen goes about the markets of Diamond City on her first official business trip since getting promoted to Junior Warrant Officer - proudly showing off her new WO's cap.
Photogenic AF in the mornings! I'm enjoying my time off by continuing my Fallout 4 military adventure. I'll get back to that story later on! For now, hope everyone had a good Christmas and has a great New Year when it comes!
Warrant Officer Andersen poses to get some stock photos, but the light duties are about to end: the 1st Special Operations Division is about to head back out into the field! Let's get back to Fallout 4, shall we?
Old vaults were once places of safety for many, but 200 years on, they can be terrible sources of danger! Warrant Officer Andersen keeps the team covered as they secure the vault.
"Oooh, what's that?". Sergeant Wright sees something from the past in a Vault. Many aspects of life are unrecognisable now from what they were 200 years ago.
Operations inside populated areas are a rare, but necessary part of special operations for the 1st Division.
Elsewhere in the Commonwealth, danger is always afoot! A force of raiders begins their attack on the Commonwealth Regiment Station of Sanctuary - but they're about to be in for a shock (see tomorrow's post)!
Bang! As well as a full compliment from the Commonwealth Military Police, several divisions of the Commonwealth Regiment are based in Sanctuary. The attacking raiders get nothing from the citizens today!
Threats secured, members of the Commonwealth Regiment resume their posts at CRS Sanctuary, ready to deal with the next threat!
Heading out again: The walls of Diamond City provide security to many, but the threats outside those walls means the 1st Special Operations Division has to spend more time outside walls in the ruins of Boston.
It's not just the humans who are fighting in the Commonwealth! After 200 years of mutations, very few animals are friendly. Nor are many of the other inhabitants for that matter!
"Psssst... Cait.... Hey, Cait! Whatd'ya think we're getting for dinner when we get back?" Not every moment on deployment is serious! Sergeant Wright winds up Rifleman Cait while out on patrol near Boston.
Cars of the future were equally as dangerous when stationary as they were in motion... Nuclear power does have its disadvantages, and a stray bullet can turn a dangerous situation into a deadly one!
Life in the Commonwealth is dangerous. Despite their training and equipment, not everyone who joins the 1st Special Operations division makes it back to base.
Back at base, 1st Division's solders get a chance to get our their field gear and reflect on their last deployment.
Air support! The Brotherhood of Steel keeps a friendly relationship with the Commonwealth Regiment, but they have their enemies. And to those enemies, they rain fire down from the skies!
The firepower of the Brotherhood of Steel vertibirds is not to be sniffed at, but they're not invulnerable - the skies above Lexington light up with anti-aircraft fire as raider forces try to take away the BoS's air superiority.
1st Division on patrol near Diamond City.
The cavalry has arrived! Knights from the Brotherhood of Steel, complete with their mighty power armour, join the 1st Special Operations Division on a patrol through the ruined streets of Boston.
Reliving memories can be an awful thing.....
The memory of the man... The man who put you though so much hell...
From a curious robot, to being nearly-human: Curie's transformation is complete! (Yes, this is a modded Curie)
Defending The Castle isn't easy! But the walls do help...
Vertibirds may give the Brotherhood of Steel air superiority, but it does not give them invulnerability!
Being back in the barracks is most people's chance to unwind. Some days, that's not as easy as it seems...
Night operations for the 1st Special Operations Division.
Over 200 years ago, this Captain launched some of the nuclear missiles that devastated America, and the rest of the world. Centuries later, the hatred that led up to that point is long forgotten...
A day of celebration for the Commonwealth Regiment, as Andersen earns her pips to become an officer!
Even for the battle hardened, deployments with the 1st Special Operations Division can be gruelling - physically and emotionally!
NBC Protocols! 200 years had done a lot to dissipate the effects of the radiation & fallout, but not everywhere is safe.
Advancing through the ruins of Boston, you can never be use what you're about to run into. Using equipment and tactics to their advantage, the 1st Special Operations Division can cut through the ruins in no time.
Ambush?? While travelling across the open, the 1st Special Operations Division cover all angles after caught out by noises from surrounding buildings...
200 years isn't enough to sink this boat! Looking worse for wear, with a hefty list and heel, this old tug can't take to sea anymore, but it can provide just enough shelter to anyone caught out on the waves.
Looking through the grass: Not all of the 1st Special Operations Division's missions take place in Boston's ruins. Buildings, trees, grass, terrain - the specialists must make use of everything to keep the upper hand!
Ready for anything! A soldier from the 1st Special Operations Division posts to show off the kit they all depend on in the field.