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'''UNSC High Command''', often abbreviated as '''HIGHCOM''', is the highest operational command of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and is ultimately in charge of all personnel, equipment, and facilities used by the [[UNSCDF]]. It was sometimes erroneously referred to as "the Admiralty", which was a misnomer as its staff was composed of personnel from all branches, not just the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | '''UNSC High Command''', often abbreviated as '''HIGHCOM''', is the highest operational command of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and is ultimately in charge of all personnel, equipment, and facilities used by the [[UNSCDF]]. It was sometimes erroneously referred to as "the Admiralty", which was a misnomer as its staff was composed of personnel from all branches, not just the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | ||
It was split into two commands; the [[Unified Ground Command]], co-ordinating all UNSC ground forces, and the [[UNSC Naval Command]], in charge of the Navy.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''</ref> | It was split into two commands; the [[Unified Ground Command]], co-ordinating all UNSC ground forces, and the [[UNSC Naval Command]], in charge of the Navy.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''</ref> It exercises local authority through regional [[Central Command|CENTCOMs]], which have responsibility over certain areas of space.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> | ||
Top-level brass from every branch form the [[UNSC Security Committee]] of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets [[Reach]] and [[Earth]]<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 15</ref>, HIGHCOM is the equivalent to the modern Pentagon of the United States military. HIGHCOM has directed the strategy for the actions of the UNSC since its very beginning. From combating rebel forces, such as the [[Eridanus Rebels]], to the [[Covenant-Human War|genocidal war]] waged by the [[Covenant]], HIGHCOM has been the source of all strategy and information about war. After the fall of Reach, the headquarters was relocated to the High Com Facility Bravo-6 in Sidney, Earth. | Top-level brass from every branch form the [[UNSC Security Committee]] of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets [[Reach]] and [[Earth]]<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 15</ref>, HIGHCOM is the equivalent to the modern Pentagon of the United States military. HIGHCOM has directed the strategy for the actions of the UNSC since its very beginning. From combating rebel forces, such as the [[Eridanus Rebels]], to the [[Covenant-Human War|genocidal war]] waged by the [[Covenant]], HIGHCOM has been the source of all strategy and information about war. After the fall of Reach, the headquarters was relocated to the High Com Facility Bravo-6 in Sidney, Earth. | ||