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The '''Orbital Defense Command''' is a functional component of the [[UNSC Air Force]], charged with orbital planetary defense for the [[human colonies|colonies]] under the purview of the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="osfm136"/><ref name="Midnight"/> The command operates and maintains the vast array of [[Orbital defense platform|defense platforms]] in [[geosynchronous orbit]] around [[Earth]] and the [[Inner Colonies]],<ref name="osfm136"/> such as [[Reach]] and [[New Carthage]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 1</ref><ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', Armory</ref>
The '''Orbital Defense Command''' is a functional component of the [[UNSC Air Force]], charged with orbital planetary defense for the [[human colonies|colonies]] under the purview of the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Reuse|osfm136}}{{Ref/Reuse|Midnight}} The command operates and maintains the vast array of [[Orbital defense platform|defense platforms]] in [[geosynchronous orbit]] around [[Earth]] and the [[Inner Colonies]],{{Ref/Reuse|osfm136}} such as [[Reach]] and [[New Carthage]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 1</ref><ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', Armory</ref>


The Orbital Defense Command's network of defense platforms serve as the first line of defense for colonies and works closely with the [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[UNSC Fleet Command|Fleet Command]].<ref name="osfm136"/><ref name="Midnight"/>
The Orbital Defense Command's network of defense platforms serve as the first line of defense for colonies and works closely with the [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[UNSC Fleet Command|Fleet Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|osfm136}}{{Ref/Reuse|Midnight}}


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==