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[[File:192808-10-2.jpg|thumb|A UNSC military base, during the [[Halo Wars|early years]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]].]]

A '''military base''' is a facility used by the military that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. Because of their stationary nature, they make a promising option for enemy assault by either ground or air forces, as well as making an easy target for artillery and [[orbital bombardment]].

==UNSC==
The [[United Nations Space Command]] makes extensive use of military bases. They are often flexible, using various designs, terrain, and functions in their setup, allowing their occupants the best degree of flexibility possible. Incorporating existing and specialty equipment, ranging from [[Crow's Nest|old 20th Century bunkers]]<ref name="crows">'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref> to [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Forerunner mesas]],<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref> to [[Firebase|repurposed]] [[colony starter unit]]s,<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> there are many different types.

Typically, UNSC bases incorporate facilities for storage of weapons, ammunition and equipment, as well as barrack facilities for the personnel that staff it. They are often equipped with heavy defenses, such as autocannons to fend off assaults from [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] air and ground forces. Normally, arrangements are made for the storage of vehicles for transport and combat, such as [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthogs]], allowing fast transport to and from the base. Facilities for aircraft, such as [[Pelican]] dropships and [[Sparrowhawk]] gunships, are standard and, indeed, vital for the bases survival, allowing response to aerial threats, such as [[Banshee]]s.

Since at least [[2552#November|November 2552]], the UNSC has used [[energy shielding]], reverse-engineered from [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] technology, to protect generators in their bases, such as [[Crow's Nest (Base)|Crow's Nest]].<ref name="crows"/>

The UNSC also uses [[Firebase]]s, prefabricated base facilities that serve as platforms for other base structures. Based on colony starter units, their modular design allows for rapid deployment and construction on the battlefield. They can be fitted with up to four [[Base Turret|automated turrets]] and a number of different buildings.

===Known UNSC bases===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Location
! Status
|-
| [[Alpha Base (Harvest)|Alpha Base]]
| [[Harvest]]
| Unknown
|-
| [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]]
| [[Installation 04]]
| Abandoned by UNSC, destroyed along with the installation.
|-
| [[Alpha Headquarters]]
| [[Sigma Octanus IV]]
| Destroyed by Covenant and [[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead]]
|-
| [[Base Segundo Terra]]
| [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], [[Earth]]
| Unknown
|-
| [[Camp Currahee]]
| [[Onyx]]
| Destroyed with the planet
|-
| [[Camp Hathcock]]
| [[Reach]]
| Overrun by Covenant infantry
|-
| [[Camp Independence]]
| Reach
| Abandoned by UNSC forces
|-
| [[CASTLE Base]]
| Reach
| Destroyed to prevent capture by Covenant invaders
|-
| [[Chawla Base]]
| [[Boston]], [[United Republic of North America|URNA]], Earth
| Unknown
|-
| [[Crow's Nest]]
| Kenya, Earth near [[Voi]]
| Destroyed during Covenant Loyalist assault
|-
| [[Damascus Testing Facility]]
| [[Chi Ceti IV]]
| Active
|-
| [[Diego Garcia]]
| [[Diego Garcia]], Earth
| Unknown
|-
| [[Firebase Bravo]] 
| Sigma Octanus IV
| Destroyed by Covenant [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]
|-
| [[Fort Deen]]
| [[Arcadia]]
| Likely glassed with the planet
|-
| [[Fort York]]
| Unknown
| Unknown
|-
| [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]
| [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], Earth
| Unknown
|-
| [[ONI Alpha Site]]
| [[New Mombasa]], Earth
| Destroyed

|-
| [[Outpost C9]]
| [[Kenya]]n coast, Earth
| Unknown
|-
| [[Rat's Nest]]
| Kenya, Earth
| Unknown
|-
| [[Sword Base]]
| Reach
| Destroyed in the [[Fall of Reach]] to prevent research from falling into Covenant hands
|-
| [[UCMB Sierra Largo]]
| Unknown
| Unknown
|-
| [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]]
| Reach
| Likely destroyed in the Fall of Reach
|}

==Covenant==
[[File:Halo-wars-Covenant-base.jpg|thumb|250px|A Covenant citadel.]]
[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] bases are often supported by a ship hovering overhead, supplying troops and matériel through its [[gravity lift]] or, in rare cases, [[Covenant Spire|teleportation spires]] that also serve as command centers.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Covenant base facilities are usually defended by [[Shade]]s or [[Heavy Plasma Turret]]s. The Covenant also employ [[Citadel (Covenant)|Citadels]], modular [[Socket Base|socket base]] units similar in principle to the UNSC Firebase. Covenant Citadels can be protected by an energy shield generator, or larger, dome-shaped shields that are integrated into their Spire facilities but have also been used without a Spire.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Dome of Light]]''</ref>

In addition, each Covenant species has their own accommodation facilities in the field, including [[Sangheili tent]]s and [[Unggoy]] [[atmosphere pit]]s.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UNSCDF Operations Center - Crow's Nest.jpg|The command center of the UNSC base "Crow's Nest".
File:Halo- Reach - Saber Launching.jpg|[[Sabre]]s launching from a base on Reach.
File:Unsc basecamp 1900.jpg|Concept art of a UNSC base in ''Halo Wars''.
File:UNSCBase.jpg|An early design of a UNSC base from ''Halo Wars''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
{{Appearances|Halo 3|Halo: Reach|Halo Wars|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Flood|Halo: First Strike|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo: Contact Harvest|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Uprising|Halo: Blood Line}}

==Sources==
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