Headquarters

Headquarters (HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated, or in which allied forces can gather together and discuss various political and/or military situations. A modern day example of this is the United Nations headquarters located in New York City in the United States.

Examples

 * The human colony of Reach served as the United Nations Space Command's military powerhouse, until it was glassed by the Covenant during the Fall of Reach.


 * HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6 in Sydney, Australia serves as the headquarters of the UNSC Security Council.


 * Alpha Base was the HQ of the 's survivors; it was abandoned and destroyed during the closing stages of the Battle of Installation 04.


 * Crow's Nest was an old military base repurposed as the HQ of the remaining UNSC Marines in Kenya late in the Battle of Earth: it was attacked by the Covenant and evacuated during the Battle of Voi.


 * High Charity was the Covenant HQ; it was infested by the Flood during the Human-Covenant War and brought to Installation 00, where it was boarded and destroyed by John-117 and the Arbiter.


 * NMPD Headquarters was the headquarters building for New Mombasa Police Department in the city of New Mombasa, Kenya.

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: The Flood
 * Halo: First Strike
 * Halo 2
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Halo 3
 * Halo: Contact Harvest
 * Halo 3: ODST