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The '''United Nations Space Command Defense Force''' ( | The '''United Nations Space Command Defense Force''' ('''UNSCDF''') is the defensive military force of the [[United Nations Space Command]], consisting of the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]], [[UNSC Army|Army]], [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], which serve as a joint air, land, and space force. <ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html HBO Interview with Frank O'Connor and Robert McLees]</ref> After the [[Human-Covenant War]], a fifth branch, simply called [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]], was commissioned.<ref name="Waypoint story">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/story/6eeabce4-dc80-4aa3-b2aa-2f5d123b7514 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Story'']</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
The Defense Force takes orders from the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The professional, controlling body of the UNSCDF is the [[UNSC High Command]] (HIGHCOM), headed by the [[UNSC Security Council]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike'''</ref> Within HIGHCOM are a number of administrative commands, including [[UNSC Personnel Command|PERSCOM]], the [[UNSC Medical Corps]] and the [[UNSC Engineering Corps|Engineering Corps]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 138''</ref><ref>''' | The Defense Force takes orders from the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The professional, controlling body of the UNSCDF is the [[UNSC High Command]] (HIGHCOM), headed by the [[UNSC Security Council]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike'''</ref> Within HIGHCOM are a number of administrative commands, including [[UNSC Personnel Command|PERSCOM]], the [[UNSC Medical Corps]] and the [[UNSC Engineering Corps|Engineering Corps]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 138''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 123''</ref> Committees such as the [[Operational Test and Evaluation Center]] and the [[UNSC Ordnance Committee]] ensure quality in Defense Force equipment and personnel. | ||
The UNSCDF is comprised of the [[UNSC Army]], the [[UNSC Navy]], the [[UNSC Air Force]], and the [[ | The UNSCDF is comprised of the [[UNSC Army|Army]], the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]], and the recently formed [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]]. Control of the Navy is exercised by the [[UNSC Naval Command]], which contains [[UNSC Fleet Command]], the [[Logistical Operations Command]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], and the [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]. The UNSC Army and Marine Corps are administered by the [[Unified Ground Command]]. Within the Air Force are a number of major commands tasked with different administrative and operational roles. Among these are the [[Air Combat Command]], which is tasked with gaining air superiority and providing support for ground forces, and the [[Wikipedia:Air Mobility Command|Air Mobility Command]], which contains [[Air Mobility Express]], assigned to airlift materiél and personnel during wartime.<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref><ref>[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/air+mobility+express "The Free Dictionary" article on 'AMX']</ref> Operational control is exercised through regional [[Central Command|CENTCOMs]], which have responsibility over certain areas of space.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 34''</ref> After 2553, the Spartan branch was formed; it is responsible for command of [[Wikipedia:Special operations|special operations]] undertaken by the [[SPARTAN-III|third]] and [[SPARTAN-IV|fourth]] generations of [[SPARTAN Program|Spartan supersoldiers]].<ref name="HW Story">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/story/6eeabce4-dc80-4aa3-b2aa-2f5d123b7514 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Story'']</ref> The Spartans are the smallest operational component in the entire Defense Force. | ||
==Legacy== | |||
The four major components of the UNSCDF, as well as the Office of Naval Intelligence, can trace most of their organizational and traditional lineage to the 21st century [[Wikipedia:United States Armed Forces|United States Armed Forces]]. The rank and unit hierarchies are almost unchanged from their American counterparts, though they have been adjusted to account for new formations such as the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s and the Spartans. Service, dress, and battle uniforms are generally similar in design to their forebears but feature design elements introduced in the intervening five centuries; [[UNSC Marine Corps Dress Uniform#Blue dress|some]] [[UNSC Navy uniforms#White dress|versions]], however, are nearly identical to those of the US military. Many medals and ribbons have been carried over directly, though several new honors, such as the [[Colonial Cross]], have been added. | |||
However, the UNSCDF features some major differences from the US Armed Forces. The most prevalent difference is that non-commissioned officers, regardless of gender, may be addressed as "Sir"; an NCO with a command billet may even be addressed as such by service members of equivalent or higher rank,<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign levels ''[[Anders' Signal]]'' and ''[[Escape]]''</ref> though this likely shows a measure of respect rather than protocol. In the US military, use of the term "Sir" was reserved for male commissioned officers. Marines are often addressed as "Soldier", both by outsiders and within their own ranks;<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref> in the USMC, referring to Marines as "soldiers" was considered taboo. Perhaps due to the universality of the term "soldier", Army personnel are typically identified as "Trooper"; this appellation is also given to Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. | |||
==Rank structure== | ==Rank structure== | ||