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==Organization==
==Organization==
As the main military branch of the [[UNSC]], the UNSCDF is comprised of four autonomous or semi-autonomous branches, each with different functions and methods, but all unified under one command, and tasked with the protection of humanity, and the protection and recapture of human-occupied colonies. Control is exercised through regional [[Central Command|CENTCOMs]], which have authority over certain areas of space.
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.


So far, the best-known members of the UNSCDF seem to be the [[Navy]] and [[Marine Corps]], likely due to the space-oriented nature of [[Human-Covenant War|26th Century warfare]]. While also a part of the UNSCDF, the [[UNSC Army|Army]] and [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]] are less well known.
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>
 
'''[[Unified Earth Government]]''' and '''[[Secretary of Defense]]'''
*'''United Nations Space Command'''
**'''[[UNSC Security Council]]'''
***'''[[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]'''
****'''[[High Command]]''' (HIGHCOM)
*****'''Administrative'''
******'''[[PERSCOM|Personnel Command]]''' (PERSCOM)
******'''[[Unified Ground Command]]''' (UNICOM)
******[[Colonial Military Administration|'''Colonial Military Administration''']]
******'''[[UNSC Astrophysics]]'''
******'''[[UNSC Medical Corps]]''' (MEDCORPS)
******'''[[UNSC Engineering Corps]]''' (ENGCORP)
******'''[[Operational Test and Evaluation Center|UNSC Test and Evaluation Corps]]'''
******'''[[UNSC Ordnance Committee]]'''
*****'''Uniformed Services'''
******'''[[UNSC Navy]]'''
*******'''[[UNSC Naval Command|Naval Command]]''' (NAVCOM)
********'''[[Fleet Command]]''' (FLEETCOM)
*********'''[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]''' (ONI)
**********'''[[Beta-5 Division]]'''
***********[[SPARTAN-III Program|Project SPARTAN-III]]
**********'''[[UNSC Prowler Corps|Prowler Corps]]'''
**********'''[[Signal Corps]]'''
********'''[[Logistical Operations Command]]''' (NavLogCom)
*********'''[[Office of Investigations]]''' (OI)
********'''[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]]''' (NAVSPECWAR)
*********[[Project ORION]]
**********[[SPARTAN-I Program|Project SPARTAN-I]]
*********[[SPARTAN-II Program|Project SPARTAN-II]]
******'''[[UNSC Marine Corps]]'''
*******'''[[Marines|UNSC Marine Infantry]]'''
*******'''[[Marines|UNSC Marine Aviation]]'''
*******'''[[Logistical Operations Command|UNSC Marine Logistics]]'''
*******'''[[Military Police|UNSC Marine Military Police]]'''
*******'''[[UNSC Special Forces|UNSC Marine Special Operations]]'''
********[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
******'''[[UNSC Army]]'''
*******'''[[UNSC Army|UNSC Army Infantry]]'''
*******'''[[UNSC Army Airborne]]'''
********[[UNSC Army Airborne#Pathfinders|Airborne Pathfinders]]
******'''[[UNSC Air Force]]'''
*******'''[[Air Combat Command]]'''
*******[[Air Mobility Express]]


==Rank Structure==
==Rank Structure==
The rank structure of the UNSCDF is similar in many ways, though most enlisted ranks are highly differentiated.  
The rank structure of the UNSCDF is similar in many ways, though most enlisted ranks are highly differentiated.  
{{UNSC Officer Ranks}}
{{UNSC Officer Ranks}}
{{UNSC Enlisted Ranks}}
{{UNSC Enlisted Ranks}}


==Strategic centers==
==Equipment==
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.
 
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]].
 
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]].
 
==Military bases==
{{Main|Military base}}
[[File:UNSCDF.jpg|200px|thumb|A UNSCDF assembly aboard the ''Cairo'' [[Orbital Defense Platform|ODP]].]]
[[File:UNSCDF.jpg|200px|thumb|A UNSCDF assembly aboard the ''Cairo'' [[Orbital Defense Platform|ODP]].]]
Unlike the [[UNSC]], the UNSCDF probably has a larger network of operations bases and command centers on [[Earth]]. Aside from ground centers, the UNSCDF also operates the [[Orbital Defense Platforms]] above [[Earth]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref> and possibly even the [[Solar System]].
*'''[[Fort York]]'''
 
*'''[[Fort Deen]]'''
===Earth===
*'''[[Roosevelt Military Base]]'''
====Ground bases====
*'''[[Crow's Nest (base)|Crow's Nest]]'''
*'''[[Crow's Nest (Base)|Crow's Nest]]''', [[Africa]], [[Republic of Kenya]]
*'''[[Firebase Bravo]]'''<ref name="Reach">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref>
*'''[[Outpost C9]]''', Africa, Republic of Kenya
*'''[[Camp Hathcock]]'''<ref name="Reach"/>
*'''[[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]''', [[Australia]]
*'''[[Camp Independence]]'''<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
*'''[[Base Segundo Terra]]''', [[North America]], [[Mexico]], [[Mexico City]]
*'''[[Chawla Base]]'''<ref>'''[[I Love Bees]]'''</ref>
*'''[[Diego Garcia]]''', Indian Ocean
*'''[[Diego Garcia]]'''<ref name="H2">'''[[Halo 2]]'''</ref>
*'''[[Chawla Base]]''', North America, [[United Republic of North America]], [[Boston]]
*'''[[Base Segundo Terra|Segundo Terra]]'''<ref name="Ghost">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref>
*'''[[Camp Currahee]]'''<ref name="Ghost"/>
*'''[[Outpost C9]]'''<ref name="H2"/>
*'''[[Rat's Nest]]'''
*'''[[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]]'''
*'''[[Sword Base]]'''


====Orbital defense platforms====
====Orbital defense platforms====
*'''[[Cairo Station]]'''
*'''[[Cairo Station]]'''<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref>
*'''[[Malta Station]]'''
*'''[[Malta Station]]'''<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref>
*'''[[Athens Station]]'''
*'''[[Athens Station]]'''<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref>
*'''[[Nassau Station]]'''
*'''[[Nassau Station]]'''
==UNSCDF weaponry==
The weapons used by the UNSCDF are manufactured to the highest standards in the UNSC. Despite this, they can rarely compete with Covenant weapons. They are listed [[:Category:Human Weapons|here]].


==Major UNSCDF events==
==Major UNSCDF events==

Revision as of 15:02, November 4, 2011

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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 Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy, which serve as a joint air, land, and space force. [1]

History

Interplanetary War

Main article: History of the UNSC

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. [2]

Human-Covenant War

Main article: Human-Covenant War

During the Human-Covenant War, the UNSCDF was called into action on Earth, and possibly Harvest as well.[3] The most notable military engagement the UNSCDF has participated in is the Battle of Earth.[4] 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 in Kenya.[5]

Organization

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.[6] Within HIGHCOM are a number of administrative commands, including PERSCOM, the UNSC Medical Corps and the Engineering Corps.[7][8] Committees such as the Operational Test and Evaluation Center and the UNSC Ordnance Committee ensure quality in Defense Force equipment and personnel.

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 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 Air Mobility Command, which contains Air Mobility Express, assigned to airlift materiél and personnel during wartime.[9][10] Operational control is exercised through regional CENTCOMs, which have responsibility over certain areas of space.[11]

Rank Structure

The rank structure of the UNSCDF is similar in many ways, though most enlisted ranks are highly differentiated. Template:UNSC Officer Ranks Template:UNSC Enlisted Ranks

Equipment

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, usually lasers, for example, the Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (SPARTAN Laser), though the Covenant still retain their technological advantage.

UNSC starship weaponry is based around missiles and Magnetic Accelerator Cannons. 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.

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 aircraft carriers available to provide air support in the form of Pelicans and F99 UCAVs.

Military bases

Main article: Military base
A UNSCDF assembly aboard the Cairo ODP.

Orbital defense platforms

Major UNSCDF events

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ HBO Interview with Frank O'Connor and Robert McLees
  2. ^ Halo: Uprising, Issue ??
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest
  4. ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Cairo Station
  5. ^ Halo 3, campaign level, Crow's Nest
  6. ^ Halo: First Strike
  7. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 138
  8. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 123
  9. ^ Halo: Reach
  10. ^ "The Free Dictionary" article on 'AMX'
  11. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 34
  12. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach
  13. ^ Halo: First Strike
  14. ^ I Love Bees
  15. ^ a b Halo 2
  16. ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
  17. ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Cairo Station (Level)
  18. ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Cairo Station (Level)
  19. ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Cairo Station (Level)

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