The empire had numerous high ranking bodies such as Sontaran High Command and the Grand Strategic Council. An elite security detachment of the Sontaran Armed Forces was the Koda. The Sontaran Special Space Service served as highly trained commando units that were deployed in engagements that required infiltration teams to secure a target. The Sontaran Medal of Pacification was awarded to those soldiers who had achieved ten thousand kills of alien species. Law were governed by the Sontaran Military Code. The Sontaran Anthem was the musical piece of the Sontaran Empire, played when regiments were marching. Sontaran breeding planets were planets where Sontarans bred their clones.