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==Role==
==Role==
It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,<ref name="GoO"/> but little is known about any operations they have participated in. Known operations include the [[Fall of Reach]], where Army units assisted [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] in defending the planet,<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]''</ref> the [[Battle of Earth]], where an Army unit tried to aid Marine forces in [[New Mombasa]] and was destroyed in the attempt,<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[Palace Hotel]]''</ref> and the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]], where [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] led an unknown number of Army forces against the [[Jiralhanae]] commander [[Lepidus]].<ref>''[[Halo: Uprising]]:'' ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue One]]''</ref><ref group="notes">Considering that [[James Ackerson]] was an Army [[Colonel]], the UNSC most likely used Army forces during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]]</ref> Unlike the Marines, who take offensive action against the enemy, the UNSC Army is largely used in defensive operations, such as garrisoning UNSC-held territory.<ref name="interview"/>
It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets, but little is known about any operations they have participated in. Known operations include the [[Fall of Reach]], where Army units assisted [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] in defending the planet,<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]''</ref> the [[Battle of Earth]], where an Army unit tried to aid Marine forces in [[New Mombasa]] and was destroyed in the attempt,<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[Palace Hotel]]''</ref> and the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]], where [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] led an unknown number of Army forces against the [[Jiralhanae]] commander [[Lepidus]].<ref>''[[Halo: Uprising]]:'' ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue One]]''</ref><ref group="notes">Considering that [[James Ackerson]] was an Army [[Colonel]], the UNSC most likely used Army forces during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]]</ref> Unlike the Marines, who take offensive action against the enemy, the UNSC Army is largely used in defensive operations, such as garrisoning UNSC-held territory.<ref name="interview"/>


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