Shadow Company

The Shadow Company is the main antagonists encountered at the end of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Soldiers of this unit are distinguished by their black uniforms with both US Flag - and spade patch, black balaclavas, as well as tactical goggles worn over their helmets.

The Shadow Company appears to be either a US Special Forces unit or possibly even a Private Military Company (PMC) operating directly under the command of General Shepherd, serving as his personal bodyguards that carry out his orders without hesitation. Shepherd however, holds no regard for their lives and considers them all expendable, which can be seen when he calls for an artillery bombardment directly upon their location in attempt to kill Soap and Price.

Weapons
Shadow Company soldiers are heavily armed and very dangerous. Their arsenal of weapons includes:


 * ACR
 * SCAR-H
 * MP5k
 * UMP
 * TMP
 * Vector
 * M1014
 * AA-12
 * SPAS-12
 * G18
 * M9
 * WA2000
 * M240
 * RPD - Used by the Shadow Company members you encounter on the catwalk after Price tells you to pick up a Riot Shield in Just Like Old Times. Oddly, they will not spawn any RPDs after they have been eliminated.
 * AT4
 * Riot Shield

Vehicles
Their arsenal of vehicles includes:
 * Up-armored black SUV - Some armed with a Minigun.
 * Pickup truck
 * UH-60 Black Hawk
 * Pave Low
 * Little Bird - In both transport - and gunship variant.
 * Zodiac

Trivia

 * They are the first enemies in the Call of Duty series that are American.
 * Since they possibly are a Private Military Company, they could be the first American non-national military force (discounting rebels like the Ultranationalists in the first Modern Warfare and armed gangs like the Militia),
 * Shadow Company is a documentary of the same name about private military companies and mercenaries, and is possibly the group's namesake.
 * Some websites made the mistake of calling Shadow Company US Marines or Army Rangers.
 * On the license plates of Shadow Company's up-armored SUVs, it is written "G 2009IW4 V" (see screenshot on the right). 2009 is the game's year and IW4 is that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the fourth title of Infinity Ward.
 * Initially, the Shadow Company soldiers were incorrectly referred to as members of USSOCOM due to the patch they wear. This can be disproved by the fact the patch is of a spade, and not a spear like in the USSOCOM emblem. However, this could also be an error by Infinity Ward.
 * The "spade", visible on their arm patches, can also be seen on the Task Force 141 logo.
 * It is highly probable that the up-armored SUV's used by Shadow Company are based off of BAE Systems' Armored Commercial Vehicles - specifically the Armored Chevrolet Suburban - based on the look and function of the vehicles.