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{{Center|''Not to be confused with the [[Colonial Military Authority]], also called "Colonial Military"''}}
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|name=Colonial Militia
|image=[[Image:Colonial_militia.jpg|225px]]
|image=[[File:Colonial Militia logo.jpg|300px]]
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|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]
|allegiance= [[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch= [[UNSC Army]]
|type=Reserve infantry
|type= Reserve Infantry
|role=Ground operations
|role= Ground Operations
|size=
|size=  
|nicknames=
|command_structure=  
|battles=[[First Battle of Harvest]]<br>[[Battle of Reach]]<br>[[Battle of Earth]]<br>[[Battle of Mombasa]]
|garrison=  
*[[Earth]]
*[[Harvest]]
*Many other colonies
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|motto=
|colors=
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|march=
|mascot=
|anniversaries=
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*[[Battle of Harvest]]
*[[Battle of Mombasa]]
*[[Battle of Cleveland]]
|decorations=
|battle_honors=
|commanders=
|commanders=
|notable_commanders=
*[[Captain]] [[Ponder]]
*[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Avery Johnson]]
*[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Nolan Byrne]]
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The '''Colonial Militia''' is a branch of the [[UNSC|UNSC Defense Force]] <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref>. The Militia's job is to safeguard planets when UNSC Forces are not present (and possibly to act as support and scout units while they are. A colony's militia forces are trained by the UNSC under the [[Colonial Militia Training]] Program.
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The '''Colonial Militia''' is a collection of defensive paramilitary forces trained and overseen by the [[United Nations Space Command]] - as an armed forces component - on [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Human colonies|colony worlds]]. They fall under [[Unified Ground Command]] authority.<ref name="fb">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook - page 6''</ref> They are tasked with safeguarding colonies when conventional UNSC forces are not present, and possibly to act as support and scout units. A colony's militia forces are trained by the UNSC under the [[Colonial Militia Training|Colonial Militia Training program]].<ref name="H:CH">'''Halo: Contact Harvest'''</ref>


==Role==
==Role==
Often trained and raised by non-commissioned officers in the [[UNSC]], the Colonial Militia is comprised of citizens to provide defense, and emergency services and to serve as a potential paramilitary force. Often, militia members join the UNSC as enlisted soldiers.
Often trained by [[non-commissioned officer]]s in the UNSC, the Colonial Militia is comprised of citizens trained to provide defense, and emergency services and to serve as a potential paramilitary force. Often, militia members would later join the UNSC as enlisted soldiers, such was the case with [[Wallace Jenkins]].


==Operational History==
==Operational history==
The [[Harvest Colonial Militia|Colonial Militia troops]] of the planet [[Harvest]] were among the first [[human]]s to make contact with the [[Covenant]], following a [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|secret operation]] in orbit above the planet. They were trained and commanded by [[Ponder|Captain Ponder]] and Staff Sergeants [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]]. Despite their attempts to defend Harvest, the planet was ultimately [[Glassing|glassed]] and nearly half of the militia's seventy-two members were killed.{{Ref/Reuse|H:CH}}


A Colonial Militia Garrison on [[Harvest]] were the first [[Human|Humans]] to make contact with the [[Covenant]], defending the planet for as long as they could before it was [[glassed]].
During the [[Battle for Earth]], the Colonial Militia took part in the [[Battle of Mombasa]] with little success.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Mombasa Streets]]''</ref> For the purposes of civilian morale, the [[New Mombasa Police Department]]'s [[Stephen (Mombasa)|public service announcer]] broadcast [[propaganda]] touting largely-imaginary, exaggerated militia 'victories'.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''[[Sadie's Story]]''</ref>


During late [[2552]] unorganized Colonial Militia units also fought during the [[First Battle of Earth|First]] and [[Second Battle of Earth]] at [[Battle of Mombasa|Mombasa]] and [[Battle of Cleveland|Cleveland]].<ref>Halo:Uprising</ref>
Despite the existence of the official UEG-backed Colonial Militia, unofficial and criminal local militias continued to operate in UEG territory into the Human-Covenant War, with the [[Reach militia]] eventually aiding UNSC forces during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*Colonial Militia units are actually run and organized by the UNSC Marine Corps. It is probable that the UNSC Army also takes part in militia training.
<gallery>
*The local Colonial Militia may have fought on every world during the [[Human-Covenant War]], supplementing UNSC Army and [[UNSC Marines|Marine Corps]] units during battle.
File:BNET_UNSC_Militia_Recruitment.png|A poster encouraging citizens to sign up for the militia.
</gallery>


==Related Links==
==List of appearances==
===Internal Links===
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[UNSC Military Units]]
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*[[Colonial Militia Training]]
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Harvest Militia]]
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Oasis]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''


===External Links===
==Sources==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia Wikipedia article on ''Militia'']
{{Ref/Sources}}


==Sources==
{{United Nations Space Command}}
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{{UNSC Services}}
[[Category:Militias| ]]
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]]
[[Category:UNSC Military Units]]
[[Category:Organizations]]
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