Squad
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A squad (UNSC symbol: ••) is a military unit used by the United Nations Space Command Unified Ground Command (UNICOM) in the organisation of its combat personnel.[1]
Overview[edit]
UNSC Army[edit]
Little is known of how the UNSC Army specifically organises its squads. Under the standard UNICOM rank structure, however, it is likely that its squads are led by a Sergeant.[2]
UNSC Marine Corps[edit]
Most known information about squads in the UNSC concerns their use in the UNSC Marine Corps. In the Marines a squad consists of 12[3][4]-13[1] Marines led by a Sergeant[1][2] (or in some cases, a Corporal[1][3][4] or Lance Corporal[3][4]) These Marines are divided into three fireteams.
A basic Marine rifle squad consists of two fireteams supported by a heavy weapons fireteam, whereas a weapons squad contains all weapons fireteams. A Marine rifle platoon (•••) then consists, in turn, of three rifle squads alongside the platoon's commanding officer,[1] whereas a heavy weapons platoon presumably consists of all-weapons squads. Some company organisations mix their heavy weapons personnel into each platoon, so that each platoon has one heavy weapons squad and two riflemen squads.[3][4] Squads within a platoon are numbered i.e. First Squad, Second Squad, and so forth.
The Marines' model of squad was used by Staff Sergeants Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne during their training of the Colonial Militia on Harvest in late 2524. Both militia platoons of 36 had three squads, each consisting of 12 personnel. The squads were designed phonetically such as One-Alpha, or 1/A (first platoon, alpha squad) and Second-Alpha, or 2/A (second platoon, alpha squad).[5]
UNSC Special Forces[edit]
UNICOM special forces units may sometimes use squads differently to standard Marines. During Operation: TREBUCHET in June 2424, two Marine special warfare squads under Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) led by Staff Sergeants Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne were involved in a raid on an insurrectionist compound, with two squads (alpha and bravo, respectively) each consisting of 4 members - effectively equivalent to a fireteam. Each squad was carried and deployed vy an AV-14 Hornet aerodyne.[6]
Known squads[edit]
See Category:UNSC Marine Corps squads for a list of known squads.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 56-57
- ^ a b Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, page 143
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 55
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 55
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 13
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Prologue
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