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My bad, I was thinking along a different line (of the gem-like variety). Stork does meet, but I would imagine they'd favor Quartz much more over it as a major team name.

@Shadow - But you also have no evidence they aren't. And why not? I can quite clearly see the team working well to fulfill it's motives. Ozpin is trying to gather information, but has no true way of leaving his duties at the academy. He is sent info from Qrow early on in season one which urges him to start plans to defend himself against the 'Queen'.

Winter would have the knowledge and a feel for the heartbeat of the worldwide trade companies, mostly the SDC, and have access to and skill involving dust (even rare types). Raven has knowledge of the 'outside world' and seems to have something on about the overlying politics (possibly a grudge for the 'system') or has been hunting someone/something (possibly the queen) since she left Taiyang. And Qrow has knowledge/ an eye on the academies and schools in the outlying towns, not to mention a speculated semblance of turning into a crow or getting viewpoints of/ summoning crows to spy. (Most notably popping up in the trailers and the initiation.) In essence, a team of information seekers/ spies trying to outwit a bigger (global) issue between all four countries.

Why is Taiyang not a part of it? Because he's still too drained and 'shut-down' over losing Summer. Though he also started making his own moves after sending Zwei to the girls.