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The '''Colonial Military Authority''' ('''CMA''') {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22CMA|Enc22|Page=54-55}}<ref>'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 160, 165'' (Google Play edition)</ref>, occasionally known as the '''Colonial Military Administration''' or the '''Colonial Military'''<ref name="Dirt">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 109''</ref>, was a military organization created by the [[Unified Earth Government]] in [[2310]].<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 228''</ref> Its original mission was to serve as the controlling body for UNSC ships and ground forces reassigned to [[Human colonies|colonial]] protective operations. However, over the years its role gradually became usurped by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="ENC68">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''pages 68-69'' (2011 edition)</ref> | The '''Colonial Military Authority''' ('''CMA''') {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22CMA|Enc22|Page=54-55}}<ref>'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 160, 165'' (Google Play edition)</ref>, occasionally known as the '''Colonial Military Administration''' or the '''Colonial Military'''<ref name="Dirt">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 109''</ref>, was a military organization created by the [[Unified Earth Government]] in [[2310]].<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 228''</ref> Its original mission was to serve as the controlling body for UNSC ships and ground forces reassigned to [[Human colonies|colonial]] protective operations. However, over the years its role gradually became usurped by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="ENC68">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''pages 68-69'' (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
==Mission== | |||
The Colonial Military Administration was originally responsible for patrolling and protecting the [[Outer Colonies]], while the [[United Nations Space Command]] defended [[Earth]] and the [[Inner Colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|ENC80}} Due to widespread corruption and many officers sympathetic to the [[Insurrectionist]]s within its ranks, the CMA's role and powers were largely taken over by the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC68}} The CMA became responsible for minor operations in the colonies after its takeover by the UNSC, such as guarding [[military base|military installations]] and riot patrol.<ref name="Dirt146">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "Dirt", ''page 146''</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Under UNSC control=== | ===Under UNSC control=== | ||
After contact was lost with [[agriculture world]] [[Harvest]], the CMA sent the scout ship ''[[CMA Argo|Argo]]'' to investigate. When the scout ship failed to report for six months, the CMA-controlled [[Battle Group 4]]—under the command of Captain [[Maribeau Veredi]]—then followed the ''Argo''. The battle group discovered that the planet was [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] and they were attacked by a Covenant ship upon exiting [[slipspace]] in [[Epsilon Eridani system|the system]]. Only Veredi's heavily damaged [[CMA Heracles|vessel]] survived by limping back to [[Reach]].<ref name="FOR96">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 96-98''</ref> On November 1, [[2525]], all CMA combat forces were placed under NAVCOM or UNICOM control "for the duration of the crisis" and the organization was fully absorbed by the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HWtimeline}} This reorganization essentially became permanent as the [[Human-Covenant War]] dragged on, and by [[2552]], the Colonial Military Administration was essentially a small fleet of navigational buoy tenders and remote fuel depots manned by wounded veterans and personnel considered unfit for combat service.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC68}} | After contact was lost with [[agriculture world]] [[Harvest]], the CMA sent the scout ship ''[[CMA Argo|Argo]]'' to investigate. When the scout ship failed to report for six months, the CMA-controlled [[Battle Group 4]]—under the command of Captain [[Maribeau Veredi]]—then followed the ''Argo''. The battle group discovered that the planet was [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] and they were attacked by a Covenant ship upon exiting [[slipspace]] in [[Epsilon Eridani system|the system]]. Only Veredi's heavily damaged [[CMA Heracles|vessel]] survived by limping back to [[Reach]].<ref name="FOR96">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 96-98''</ref> | ||
By [[2525]], the CMA had been sidelined to the point of redundancy. Its budgets had been slashed and as such it was reduced to using obsolete and worn-out vehicles, equipment, and uniforms. Unlike the UNSC, CMA boot camp lasted just two weeks, which in the words of CMA veteran [[Gage Yevgenny]] was "''enough to teach you how to use your weapon, salute, march, and drive a Warthog before they booted you right on out there.''"{{Ref/Reuse|Dirt}} The CMA became responsible for minor operations in the colonies after its takeover by the UNSC, such as guarding [[military base|military installations]] and riot patrol.<ref name="Dirt146">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "Dirt", ''page 146''</ref> | |||
On November 1, [[2525]], all CMA combat forces were placed under NAVCOM or UNICOM control "for the duration of the crisis" and the organization was fully absorbed by the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|HWtimeline}} This reorganization essentially became permanent as the [[Human-Covenant War]] dragged on, and by [[2552]], the Colonial Military Administration was essentially a small fleet of navigational buoy tenders and remote fuel depots manned by wounded veterans and personnel considered unfit for combat service.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC68}} | |||
After the Human-Covenant War, many outdated rifles and armor formerly in service with the CMA was found in the hands of the [[Venezian militia]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 103''</ref> | After the Human-Covenant War, many outdated rifles and armor formerly in service with the CMA was found in the hands of the [[Venezian militia]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 103''</ref> | ||
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==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
[[File:HINF - Falcon Predecessor.png|thumb|right|250px|A CMA tilt-rotor craft in the middle of search and rescue operations.{{Ref/Generic|[[Forever We Fight]]}}{{Ref/Site|Id=cflegendend|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-legendary-endings|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Legendary Endings|D=13|M=12|Y=2021}}]] | [[File:HINF - Falcon Predecessor.png|thumb|right|250px|A CMA tilt-rotor craft in the middle of search and rescue operations.{{Ref/Generic|[[Forever We Fight]]}}{{Ref/Site|Id=cflegendend|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-legendary-endings|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Legendary Endings|D=13|M=12|Y=2021}}]] | ||
The | The CMA was broken up into subordinate branches. This includes the [[CMA Navy]] which is tasked with space operations and the [[CMA Marine Corps]] which was tasked with ground operations.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22CMA}} | ||
==Military assets== | ==Military assets== | ||