UNSC Special Forces

The UNSC Special Forces are the special warfare branch of the United Nations Space Command.

Naval Special Warfare Command
Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWAR) is a major special forces division under the oversight of UNSC Naval Command. The branch includes Naval Special Weapons, under which the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers serve, as did the operatives of the now defunct ORION. The SPARTAN-IIs and SPARTAN-IIIs also served under NAVSPECWEAP until early 2553, though they have since been folded into the independent Spartan branch.The division specializes in covert operations, assassinations, and conducting high-priority, high-risk operations against enemy forces. Numerous units are under the supervision of Section Three within the Office of Naval Intelligence, which coordinates their special operations missions.

SPARTAN
Spartans are the most skilled and disciplined soldiers available to the UNSC. Conscripts to the second and third programs take part in intense training at an early age, and are given the performance-enhancing MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor and the Semi-Powered Infiltration armor, generally to the SPARTAN-IIs and the SPARTAN-IIIs, respectively, (with the Special Warfare Command fireteam Noble Team being a known exception), making them extremely skilled in combat.


 * Naval Special Warfare Group ONE
 * ORION/SPARTAN-I group
 * SPARTAN-II program
 * Blue Team
 * Red Team
 * Gray Team
 * Green Team
 * SPARTAN-III program
 * Alpha Company
 * Beta Company
 * Gamma Company

Orbital Drop Shock Troopers


The Marines Corps' Orbital Drop Shock Troopers are an important part of any UNSC invasion force. Disciplined and skilled, they drop into the most hostile areas via SOEIV drop pods. They attempt to complete some of the most difficult tasks in hostile areas, such as clearing enemy ground forces or establishing landing zones for incoming Pelicans.

Below are all known ODST units.


 * 105th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC)
 * 2nd Shock Troops Battalion
 * 7th Shock Troops Battalion
 * First Platoon
 * 19th Shock Troops Battalion
 * 22nd Tactical
 * Dare's Shock Trooper Squad
 * 105th Drop Jet Platoon
 * 340th ODST Combat Training Unit

Unified Special Warfare Command
Unified Special Warfare Command (USW) often referred to as Special Warfare Command or SPECWARCOM, is a special forces branch under the authority of the Unified Ground Command. It maintains oversight of special operations carried out by the UNSC Army. Given UNICOM's authority over the UNSC Marine Corps on the whole, it is possible that USW also oversees Marine special force units apart from the ODSTs, who fall under NAVSPECWAR's authority.


 * Special Warfare Group THREE
 * NOBLE Team

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: Combat Evolved
 * Halo: The Flood
 * Halo: First Strike
 * i love bees
 * Halo 2
 * Halo Graphic Novel
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Halo: Uprising
 * Halo 3
 * Halo: Contact Harvest
 * Halo: The Cole Protocol
 * Halo Wars
 * Halo Legends
 * Halo: Helljumper
 * Halo: Reach
 * Halo: Initiation