Commander
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Commander, abbreviated to CDR, is a commissioned officer rank of O-5 in the United Nations Space Command Naval Command (NAVCOM) rank structure; including the UNSC Navy and Office of Naval Intelligence. It is preceded by Lieutenant Commander, and subordinate to a Captain.[1]
Overview
Responsibilities
HIGHCOM staff or Commanding officer[Note 1] of small warship.[1]
Known Commanders
Standard Navy:
- Bradley — executive officer of supercarrier UNSC Infinity; died during the Ambush at Oth Lodon in 2558
- Cerny — executive officer of destroyer UNSC Monte Cassino; attacked above Venezia in 2553
- Preston Cole — promoted to Captain by 2501
- James Cutter — commanding officer of freighter UNSC Glasgow; promoted to Captain in 2525
- Theo Figueroa — head of Epsilon Base during the Harvest campaign in 2531
- Oscar Greyson — helped design the UNSC Infinity before 2553
- Etana Hensler — participated in the Battle for Zeta Halo in 2560; possibly dead
- Jacob Keyes — commanding officer of destroyer UNSC Iroquois; promoted to Captain in 2552
- Miranda Keyes — commanding officer of frigates UNSC In Amber Clad and UNSC Forward Unto Dawn; died during the Battle of Installation 00 in 2552
- Thomas Lasky — executive officer of supercarrier UNSC Infinity; promoted to Captain in 2557
- Emanuel Njuguna — executive officer of cruiser UNSC Victory of Samothrace; active as of 2560
- Pasquale — commanding officer of patrol vessel UNSC Ariadne; killed above Venezia in 2553
- Arthur Resnick — commanding officer of frigate UNSC Ready or Not; stationed at Falaknuma in 2535
- Rinkishale — executive officer of destroyer UNSC Las Vegas; died during the Callisto Incident in 2494
- Wes Thompson — active on Installation 07 as of 2560
- Yance — died while stranded aboard the UNSC Nereid in 2558
- Yao — stationed aboard the cruiser UNSC Persian Gate; briefed Spartan Blue Team before the Battle of Alpha Corvi II in 2525
- Dmitri Zheng — commanding officer of frigate UNSC Midsummer Night; died during the Battle of the Rubble in 2535
Office of Naval Intelligence / NAVSPECWAR:
- Jilan al-Cygni — worked alongside Spartan-IIs circa 2535; promoted to Admiral by 2559
- Jerome-092 Cable — Spartan-II; active aboard the UNSC Spirit of Fire as of 2560
- Carter-A259 — leader of Spartan NOBLE Team; died during the Fall of Reach in 2552
- Tobias Foucault — commanding officer of prowler UNSC Red Horse; investigated the ruins of Installation 04 in 2552
- Ota Gallo — began working for Dark Moon Enterprises in 2553; killed on Neos Atlantis later that year
- Musa-092 Ghanem — head of the SPARTAN-IV program; promoted to Rear Admiral sometime after 2555
- Hadley — debriefed Jacob Keyes on Falaknuma after the Battle of the Rubble in 2535
- Richard Lash — acting commanding officer of the prowler UNSC Dusk; participated in the Onyx Conflict in 2552
- Murtag Nelson — ONI leader of the 717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion; died during Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE in 2553
- Orez — prowler commander; contacted Vice Admiral Cole in 2531
- Jerome Ortega — helped excavate Forerunner technology on Onyx circa 2517; may have died by 2552
- Maya Sankar — undercover operative with the alias FERO; died during the Battle of Laika III in 2558
- Michael Sullivan — senior communications director for ONI Section Two as of 2558
- Svenson — head of ONI Oscar Squad in 2553
- Greg van Eekhout — manned Gila Station on Carrow by himself; died in 2558
- Ádám Virág — head of security at ONI SWORD Base on Reach in 2552
- Ivrin Yarick — debriefed Spartan Gray Team aboard the frigate UNSC Welcome to the Snipehunt in 2558
Gallery
Iconography
Commander - Halo 2: Anniversary (Angle 1)
Commander - Halo 2: Anniversary (Angle 2)
Commander - Halo 2: Anniversary (Dress Uniform)
Commander - Halo 2: Anniversary (Screen)
Commander - Halo 3 (Angle 1)
Commander - Halo 3 (Angle 2)
Commander - Halo 4 (Angle 1)
Commander - Halo 4 (Angle 2)
Personnel
Commander - Halo 2 (Miranda)
Commander - Halo 2: Anniversary (Miranda)
Commander - Halo 2: Anniversary (Miranda - Dress Uniform)
Commander - Halo 3 (Miranda)
Commander - Halo 4 (Lasky)
Commander - Halo 4 (Lasky)
Commander - Halo: Escalation (Bradley)
Commander - Halo: Collateral Damage (Yao)
Notes
- ^ Although the title of "captain" (lower case) is often used to describe any officer in charge of a ship, the term "commanding officer" is instead being utilized here to avoid confusion with the naval rank of Captain (upper case), which typically command larger warships.
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual - PART 8: UNSC ORGANISATION, NAVCOM Ranks, page 140-141
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