Background on the GDI ZOCOM Tiberium eradication division

With a post-Nod GDI shifting its focus to the reduction and eventual elimination of Tiberium, it was natural for the council to establish a branch of the military tasked with the enforcement and execution of that goal - Zone Operations Command, or ZOCOM. Their peacetime mission was threefold; to improve GDI's military capabilities within areas of high Tiberium infestation, to establish 'beachheads' within such areas allowing reclamation to commence, and to protect existing reclamation operations from any attacks, be they terrorist or mutant in origin.

Command was given to the eminently qualified C. Elena Renteria, a decorated war hero and one of the first women to rise to the rank of General within GDI. Beyond her reputation as a smart, no-nonsense battlefield commander, Renteria's unique upbringing provided insight into the task at hand. The daughter of Mexican nationals, the General spent her childhood in the Tiberium wastelands of central Africa, while her parents, both GDI scientists, attempted to understand and contain the deadly crystal. After witnessing firsthand the devastating effect of Tiberium on the human population of those areas, Renteria dedicated the rest of her life to its elimination; first focusing on the systematic and ruthless dismantling of the Brotherhood of Nod, and then later through ZOCOM's Tiberium control and reclamation operations.

Few would deny that Red Zone service is perhaps the most demanding of any GDI assignment. Most soldiers cannot endure significant Tiberium exposure for more than a few weeks at a time without risking serious physical and psychological damage. There are exceptions, however - men and women who find the experience of living and fighting in a near alien environment to be an energizing, engaging experience. These individuals quickly find themselves assigned to ZOCOM - and few, if any, would be happy anywhere else.

Excerpt from 'C. Elena Renteria: My Life' by C. Elena Renteria

GDI ZOCOM泰矿根除部门的背景

Nod内乱后的GDI将其重点转移到减少和最终根除泰伯利亚上，委员会自然就建立了一个军事分支来执行和完成这一目标——区域作战指挥部，简称ZOCOM。他们在和平时期的使命有三部分;提高GDI在高泰矿感染地区的军事能力，在这些地区建立“滩头阵地”，以让收复工作开始，并保护现有的收复行动免受任何攻击，无论他们是恐怖分子还是变种人。

指挥官被授予给了才华横溢的C. Elena Renteria，一位战功卓著的战争英雄，也是GDI中第一批晋升为将军的女性之一。除了作为一位聪明，严肃的战场指挥官的名声外，Renteria独特的成长经历让她对眼前的任务有深刻的认识。这位将军是墨西哥侨民的女儿，她的童年是在中非的泰伯利亚荒地上度过的，而她的父母都是GDI的科学家，试图了解并遏制这种致命的水晶蔓延。在亲眼目睹了泰伯利亚对这些地区的人类造成的毁灭性影响之后，Renteria将她的余生献身于根除泰伯利亚；首先专注于系统而无情地瓦解Nod兄弟会，然后是ZOCOM的泰伯利亚控制和收复行动。

很少有人否认红区作业可能是GDI所有任务里要求最高的。大多数士兵不能忍受大量的泰矿接触超过几个星期的时间，和因此有可能造成的严重的身体和心理伤害。然而，也有例外——有些人发现在一个近乎外星的环境中生活和战斗的经历是一种充满激情和迷人的体验。这些人很快发现自己被分配到ZOCOM——很少有人会想离开那，如果有的话。

摘自《C. Elena Renteria：我的生活》，C. Elena Renteria著