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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW|Post}}
{{Military infobox
{{Military infobox
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|formed=
|formed=26th century
|affiliation=[[United Earth Government]]<ref name="osfm136">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 136-138</ref>
|affiliation=[[United Earth Government]]
|branch=[[UNSC Air Force]]{{Ref/Reuse|osfm136}}
|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]
|type=Combatant command<ref name="Midnight">''[[Halo 4]]'', campaign level, "[[Midnight]]"</ref>
|type=Combatant command
|role=Orbital planetary defense{{Ref/Reuse|osfm136}}
|role=Orbital planetary defense
|size=
|size=298+ [[Orbital defense platform]]s<br>''(as of October 20, 2552)''
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|nicknames=
|battles=*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|osfm136}}
|battles='''[[Human-Covenant War]]'''
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|Midnight}}
*[[Fall of Reach]]
*[[Battle of Earth]]
'''[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]'''
*[[New Phoenix Incident]]
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The '''Orbital Defense Command''' is a functional component under the supervision of [[Fleet Command]], a vital organ of the [[UNSC Navy]], charged with orbital planetary defense for the [[human colonies|colonies]] under the purview of the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="Midnight">'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref> It operates and maintains the vast array of [[Orbital defense platform|defense platforms]] in [[geosynchronous orbit]] around major worlds, such as [[Earth]], [[Reach]], and [[New Carthage]]. Individual system fleets, such as the [[Home Fleet|Home]] and [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]]s, organize and command the platforms assigned within their territorial jurisdiction.
The '''Orbital Defense Command''' is a functional component of the [[UNSC Air Force]], charged with orbital planetary defense for the [[human colonies|colonies]] under the purview of the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Reuse|osfm136}}{{Ref/Reuse|Midnight}} The command operates and maintains the vast array of [[Orbital defense platform|defense platforms]] in [[geosynchronous orbit]] around [[Earth]] and the [[Inner Colonies]],{{Ref/Reuse|osfm136}} such as [[Reach]] and [[New Carthage]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 1</ref><ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', Armory</ref>
 
The Orbital Defense Command's network of defense platforms serve as the first line of defense for colonies and works closely with the [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[UNSC Fleet Command|Fleet Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|osfm136}}{{Ref/Reuse|Midnight}}


==Production notes==
==Production notes==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Pariah]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{C|First named}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]]
[[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]]

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