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==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:HM-Interplanetary War-2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A firefight inside Jovian installation during the Interplanetary Wars.]] | [[File:HM-Interplanetary War-2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A firefight inside a Jovian installation during the Interplanetary Wars.]] | ||
The [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]] is the precursor to the UNSC Marine Corps.<ref name="enc31">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 31'' (2011)</ref> As the [[Interplanetary War]] began in the [[2160]]s, the [[national government]]s of the [[Sol system]] strengthened and deployed their militaries for conflict. However, the distributed nature of their forces led to disorder among the ranks of these militaries. In response, the [[United Nations]] organized the [[United Nations Space Command]] from Earth's disparate national military forces in [[2163]];<ref name="enc42">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 42'' (2011)</ref> the UNSC Marine Corps was created as one of the UNSC's branches with most of the UNSC consisting of Marine assets, as well as assets of the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="waypoint unsc"/> Shortly following the [[Rainforest Wars]], triggered by [[Koslovic]] attacks at the [[Argyre Planitia]] shipbuilding plants on [[Mars]], the United Nations began the [[Mars Campaign]] in [[2163|December 2163]]. This campaign marked the first extraterrestrial deployment of the UNSC Marine Corps, as the UNSC launched a series of lightning strikes against Koslovic forces near the Argyre Planitia.<ref name="enc42"/> | The [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]] is the precursor to the UNSC Marine Corps.<ref name="enc31">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 31'' (2011)</ref> As the [[Interplanetary War]] began in the [[2160]]s, the [[national government]]s of the [[Sol system]] strengthened and deployed their militaries for conflict. However, the distributed nature of their forces led to disorder among the ranks of these militaries. In response, the [[United Nations]] organized the [[United Nations Space Command]] from Earth's disparate national military forces in [[2163]];<ref name="enc42">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 42'' (2011)</ref> the UNSC Marine Corps was created as one of the UNSC's branches with most of the UNSC consisting of Marine assets, as well as assets of the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="waypoint unsc"/> Shortly following the [[Rainforest Wars]], triggered by [[Koslovic]] attacks at the [[Argyre Planitia]] shipbuilding plants on [[Mars]], the United Nations began the [[Mars Campaign]] in [[2163|December 2163]]. This campaign marked the first extraterrestrial deployment of the UNSC Marine Corps, as the UNSC launched a series of lightning strikes against Koslovic forces near the Argyre Planitia.<ref name="enc42"/> | ||