Editing United Earth Space Corps

{{Status|Canon}}
The '''United Earth Space Corps''' is a [[human]] organization. [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] addressed [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] as "a soldier of the United Earth Space Corps" when awarding him the [[Colonial Cross]].<ref>''Halo 2'', campaign level "[[Cairo Station]]"</ref> The UESC's relationship to the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Unified Earth Government]] is unclear.

==Trivia==
The organization's name is likely inspired by the [[marathongame:Unified Earth Space Council|Unified Earth Space Council]], humanity's governing body in [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' series.

{{Conjecture}}
It is possible that "United Earth Space Corps" is simply another name for the UNSC, perhaps used in ceremonial occasions to highlight their allegiance to Earth. The name may instead refer to elements of the UNSC tasked with the protection of Earth. Such a force would likely include elements permanently stationed on and around Earth.

Alternatively, the UESC may be a local defense force separate from the UNSC. As the UEG's member nations continue to maintain their own militaries as late as the mid-26th century,<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx '''Bungie.net''': ''ODST Field Guide'']</ref> the UESC thus may serve as an aggregation of Earth's national military forces. However, there is no evidence that Avery Johnson served in any military before enlisting in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] at the age of 19.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 45</ref>
{{Conjecture end}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}

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