High-Tech Special Forces Unit FOXHOUND is US Army elite special forces unit that has appeared in numerous forms throughout the Metal Gear series. FOXHOUND was formed during the 1990s according to the original Metal Gear (later revised to 1971 in Metal Gear Solid 3) to cope with local revolutions, regional complications, and global terrorist activities. This unit specializes in black ops, carrying out top-secret operations within "unauthorized" combat zones which are too politically-sensitive to intervene in through conventional means.
In the original Metal Gear, FOXHOUND is led by Big Boss (the team's commanding officer), with Solid Snake and Gray Fox serving as field operatives, although Big Boss betrays the unit in the end of the game. Roy Campbell, the unit's executive officer, becomes the new commanding officer in Metal Gear 2, with him, drill instructor Master Miller and military strategist George Kasler forming part of Snake's support crew in the game.
