UNSC Army

The UNSC Army  is a branch of the UNSC Defense Force primarily responsible for land-based military operation.

Background
Little is known about the UNSC Army, and this is probably due to the fact that the Army is a land based fighting force, and thus little of the Army is assigned to the UNSC Navy, with the exception of transport to other planets. It is also known that the UNSC Army uses different equipment such as the M6J Carbine, the MA37 Assault Rifle, and the M392 DMR.

The Army, however was present during the Battle of Earth.

Role
It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets, but, they have never been named in any operations in Halo canon, apart from the Battle of Mare Erythraeum and Battle of Reach. Unlike the Marines, which actively take the offensive against the enemy, the UNSC Army is largely used in defensive operations, garrisoning UNSC-held territory.

The several supposed UNSC Army operations could be the Battle of Mare Erythraeum where Colonel James Ackerson may have led an unknown number of Army infantry forces against the Brute Commander Lepidus on Mars, the Battle of Reach where some Army units assisted Noble Team, and was present during the Battle of Earth where a unit was known to help Marine and civilian forces in New Mombasa. It is also highly likely that the Army fought against Covenant Loyalist forces in other engagments during the Battle of Earth.

Trivia

 * The only known confirmed members of the UNSC Army are Colonel James Ackerson, an intelligence officer in the ONI who was once an infantryman, and Colonel Urban Holland. Ackerson is seen in an Army Dress Uniform.
 * The UNSC Army has its own specially designed variant of the M6; the M6J Carbine.

Related Pages

 * UNSC Air Force
 * UNSC Defense Force