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The '''26th Marine Expeditionary Force''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] formation, which was a part of a Rapid Offensive Picket.<ref>'''[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx Bungie.net-Halo 3: ODST : Field Guide]'''</ref> This unit was called in to reinforce Marine ground forces near [[Mount Haven]] during the [[Battle of New Jerusalem]] in the [[Cygnus system]] in late [[2552]], and they suffered tremendous casualties during the battle. Several members of the unit were [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 104''</ref> With [[New Jerusalem]] lost to the [[Covenant]], the survivors of the unit fell back to [[Earth]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Dirt", ''page 153''</ref>
The '''26th Marine Expeditionary Force''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] formation, which was a part of a Rapid Offensive Picket.<ref>'''[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx Bungie.net-Halo 3: ODST : Field Guide]'''</ref> This unit fought during the [[Battle of New Jerusalem]] in the [[Cygnus system]] in the summer of [[2552]], and they suffered tremendous casualties during the battle. Several members of the unit were [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 104''</ref>  


Only one member of this unit is known; [[the Rookie|a rookie]], who was transferred to [[Buck's squad|a squad]] led by [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]] shortly after the unit's near-annihilation.
Only one former member of this unit is known; [[the Rookie|a rookie]].


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 02:26, March 5, 2015

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"Cygnus? Didn't think there were any survivors."
Taylor Miles, upon hearing about a survivor from the unit[1]

The 26th Marine Expeditionary Force is a UNSC Marine Corps formation, which was a part of a Rapid Offensive Picket.[2] This unit fought during the Battle of New Jerusalem in the Cygnus system in the summer of 2552, and they suffered tremendous casualties during the battle. Several members of the unit were Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.[3]

Only one former member of this unit is known; a rookie.

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