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| | #REDIRECT [[United Nations Space Command]] |
| {{Infobox Military Unit
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| |unit_name= United Nations Space Command Defense Force
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| |image= [[File:Main-UNSC.png|200px]]
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| |dates= [[2163]] - present
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| |country=
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| |allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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| |branch=
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| |type=Defense Force
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| |role= Defense of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and its colonies
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| |size=
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| |garrison=Earth and most UEG colonies
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| |march=
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| |mascot=
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| |anniversaries=
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| |equipment=
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| |battles=[[Insurrection]]
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| *[[Operation: TREBUCHET]]
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| [[Human-Covenant War]]
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| *[[Harvest Campaign]]
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| *[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
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| *[[Fall of Reach]]
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| *[[Battle of Installation 04]]
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| *[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]
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| *[[Battle of Earth]]
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| *[[Battle of Installation 05]]
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| *[[Battle of Onyx]]
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| *and many others
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| |decorations=
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| |battle_honors=[[Colonial Cross]], many others
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| |commander1=
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| |commander2=
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| |commander3=
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| |notable_commanders=*[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]
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| *[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Harper]]
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| *[[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]
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| *[[General|Gen]] [[Kits]]
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| *[[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky]]
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| *[[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]
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| *[[Major General]] [[Nicolas Strauss]]
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| }}
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| The '''United Nations Space Command Defense Force''' (abbreviated '''UNSCDF''') is the defensive military force of the [[United Nations Space Command]], consisting of the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]], [[UNSC Army|Army]], [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], which serve as a joint air, land, and space force. <ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html HBO Interview with Frank O'Connor and Robert McLees]</ref>
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| ==History==
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| ===Interplanetary War===
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| {{Main|History of the UNSC}}
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| The UNSC Defense Force was likely created during the [[Interplanetary War]], once the structure of the [[UNSC]] was formed. As a result of the UNSC's complex command structure, the UNSCDF is assigned to serve a ground and aerial defense force. Before it was destroyed by the Covenant in 2552, [[Reach]] served as the dominant UNSCDF military base, with numerous shipyards and docking stations, barracks and training facilities, and twenty [[Orbital Defense Platforms]]. It is likely that the UNSCDF has elements stationed on other planets within the [[Solar System]], besides [[Earth]]. [[Mars]] was one such colony that housed UNSCDF elements. <ref>'''[[Halo: Uprising]]''', ''Issue ??''</ref>
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| ===Human-Covenant War===
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| {{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
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| During the Human-Covenant War, the UNSCDF was called into action on [[Earth]], and possibly [[Harvest]] as well.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref> The most notable military engagement the UNSCDF has participated in is the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> The UNSCDF, as a planetary defense force combining all branches of the UNSC, has multiple command bases situated in various regions of Earth such as [[Crow's Nest (Base)|Crow's Nest]] in [[Republic of Kenya|Kenya]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref>
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| ==Organization==
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| The Defense Force takes orders from the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The professional, controlling body of the UNSCDF is the [[UNSC High Command (HIGHCOM), headed by the [[UNSC Security Council]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike'''</ref> Within HIGHCOM are a number of administrative commands, including [[UNSC Personnel Command|PERSCOM]], the [[UNSC Medical Corps]] and the [[UNSC Engineering Corps|Engineering Corps]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 138''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 123''</ref> Committees such as the [[Operational Test and Evaluation Center]] and the [[UNSC Ordnance Committee]] ensure quality in Defense Force equipment and personnel.
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| The UNSCDF is comprised of the [[UNSC Army]], the [[UNSC Navy]], the [[UNSC Air Force]], and the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. Control of the Navy is exercised by the [[UNSC Naval Command]], which contains [[UNSC Fleet Command]], the [[Logistical Operations Command]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], and the [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]. The UNSC Army and Marine Corps are administered by the [[Unified Ground Command]]. Within the Air Force are a number of major commands tasked with different administrative and operational roles. Among these are the [[Air Combat Command]], which is tasked with gaining air superiority and providing support for ground forces, and the [[Wikipedia:Air Mobility Command|Air Mobility Command]], which contains [[Air Mobility Express]], assigned to airlift materiél and personnel during wartime.<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref><ref>[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/air+mobility+express "The Free Dictionary" article on 'AMX']</ref> Operational control is exercised through regional [[Central Command|CENTCOMs]], which have responsibility over certain areas of space.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 34''</ref>
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| ==Rank Structure==
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| The rank structure of the UNSCDF is similar in many ways, though most enlisted ranks are highly differentiated.
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| {{UNSC Officer Ranks}}
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| {{UNSC Enlisted Ranks}}
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| ==Equipment==
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| Unlike the Covenant, UNSCDF military technology is still based on comparatively primitive mechanisms - projectile weaponry, wheeled vehicles, and combustion engines. The UNSCDF's grasp of scientific concepts is far more advanced than the Covenant, but turning these concepts into functional machinery has proven more problematic. Recently, the UNSC has introduced a variety of Covenant-derived technologies into their arsenal: gravity plating aboard ships, [[energy shields]] to protect SPARTAN-II soldiers, and limited use of [[Directed Energy Weapons|directed energy weapons]], usually lasers, for example, the [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle]] (SPARTAN Laser), though the Covenant still retain their technological advantage.
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| UNSC starship weaponry is based around [[Archer Missile|missiles]] and [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s. Their technological inferiority in the face of the Covenant means that it was often necessary for the UNSC to have a three-to-one numerical advantage against them in ship-to-ship combat. The UNSC also possesses a weapon of mass destruction in the form of the [[NOVA bomb]].
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| The UNSC also appears to maintain a seaborne surface navy on planets with large bodies of water, such as Earth. At the very least, they had [[UNSC Aircraft Carrier|aircraft carriers]] available to provide air support in the form of [[Pelican Dropship|Pelicans]] and [[F99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle|F99 UCAVs]].
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| ==Military bases==
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| {{Main|Military base}}
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| [[File:UNSCDF.jpg|200px|thumb|A UNSCDF assembly aboard the ''Cairo'' [[Orbital Defense Platform|ODP]].]]
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| *'''[[Fort York]]'''
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| *'''[[Fort Deen]]'''
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| *'''[[Roosevelt Military Base]]'''
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| *'''[[Crow's Nest (base)|Crow's Nest]]'''
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| *'''[[Firebase Bravo]]'''<ref name="Reach">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref>
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| *'''[[Camp Hathcock]]'''<ref name="Reach"/>
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| *'''[[Camp Independence]]'''<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
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| *'''[[Chawla Base]]'''<ref>'''[[I Love Bees]]'''</ref>
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| *'''[[Diego Garcia]]'''<ref name="H2">'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref>
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| *'''[[Base Segundo Terra|Segundo Terra]]'''<ref name="Ghost">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref>
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| *'''[[Camp Currahee]]'''<ref name="Ghost"/>
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| *'''[[Outpost C9]]'''<ref name="H2"/>
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| *'''[[Rat's Nest]]'''
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| *'''[[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]]'''
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| *'''[[Sword Base]]'''
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| ====Orbital defense platforms====
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| *'''[[Cairo Station]]'''<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref>
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| *'''[[Malta Station]]'''<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref>
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| *'''[[Athens Station]]'''<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref>
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| *'''[[Nassau Station]]'''
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| ==Major UNSCDF events==
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| *[[Interplanetary War]] - [[2160-2200]]
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| **[[Jovian Moons Campaign]]
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| **[[Rain Forest Wars]]
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| **[[Argyre Planitia Campaign|Martian Campaign]]
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| *[[Inner Colony Wars]] - Unknown, probably 25th century
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| *[[Human-Covenant War]] - [[2525]]-[[2553]]
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| **[[Fall of Reach]]
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| **[[Battle of Earth]]
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| **[[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]]
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| ==List of appearances==
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| {{Col-begin}}
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| {{Col-4}}
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| **''[[Sadie's Story]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| {{Col-4}}
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[Pariah]]''
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| **''[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]''
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| **''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]''
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| **''[[Dirt]]''
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| **''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]''
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| **''[[Blunt Instruments]]''
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| **''[[The Mona Lisa]]''
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| **''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]''
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| **''[[Human Weakness]]''
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| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
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| **''[[The Return]]''
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| **''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''
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| **''[[Armor Testing]]''
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| **''[[Breaking Quarantine]]''
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| **''[[Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa]]''
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| {{Col-4}}
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| *''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| **''[[Homecoming]]''
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| **''[[The Babysitter]]''
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| **''[[Odd One Out]]'' {{C|Non-canonical appearance}}
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| **''[[Prototype]]''
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| **''[[The Package]]''
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| {{Col-4}}
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| *[[Believe|''Believe'' campaign]] {{C|Non-canonical appearance}}
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| *''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Combat]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
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| *''[[The Life]]''
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| *''[[Birth of a Spartan]]''
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| *''[[Remember Reach]]''
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| **''[[Patrol]]''
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| **''[[Deliver Hope]]''
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| *''[[i love bees]]''
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| {{Col-end}}
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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| {{United Nations Space Command}}
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| [[Category:UNSC]]
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| [[Category:United Nations Space Command Defense Force| ]] | |
