I read the comic (I didn't play the game though) and was tinkering around with forming a team like the Elite Force and realised that the whole thing sounds very much like the Prime Team from the PRIME DIRECTIVE RPG.
It would appear that the Elite Force is a special team trained for crisis situations and could form a starting point for PCs who are not senior officers. They could form a special away team that would handle all away missions thus not risking senior officers.
The only thing is training? Would they have additional skills/training packages other than those they already have?
I was thinking that the core of the team could be RRT but they are combat orientated which may not fit in for diplomatic/scientific missions. I was thinking of a ten CP package as special training. Does anyone have any suggestions.