S.T.A.R.S. (Resident Evil)

STARS is a fictional law-enforcing task force appearing in Capcom's Resident Evil videogame franchise. The name is an acroynymn for Special Tactics And Rescue Service (in some cases, the word Service is substituted by Squad, but Service is the one considered canonical).

A special unit of the Raccoon Police Department, it was founded in 1996 in order to combat cult-related crimes, it's comprised of mainly of twelve members with two teams; the primary unit, Alpha Team, and the secondary unit, Bravo Team.

Alpha Team was led by the team's commander Albert Wesker and comprised of Barry Burton, Joseph Frost, Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine and Brad Vickers, while Bravo Team, led by second-in-command Enrico Marini, consisted of Richard Aiken, Rebecca Chambers, Edward Dewey, Forrest Speyer and Kenneth J. Sullivan. In addition, the team was also assited by former stunt pilot, Kevin Dooley, although he's not an officially-recognized member of the unit.