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The '''UNSC Army ''' is a branch of the [[UNSC Defense Force]] primarily responsible for land-based military operation.<ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080108.html '''Halo.bungie.org:''' ''Interview with Frank O'Connor and Robert McLees'']</ref> | The '''UNSC Army ''' is a branch of the [[UNSC Defense Force]] primarily responsible for land-based military operation.<ref name="interview">[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080108.html '''Halo.bungie.org:''' ''Interview with Frank O'Connor and Robert McLees'']</ref> | ||
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It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' - Ackerson's remembrance</ref> but, they have never been named in any operations in [[Halo Universe|Halo canon]], apart from the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] and [[Battle of Reach]]. Unlike the Marines, which actively take the offensive against the enemy, the UNSC Army is largely used in defensive operations, garrisoning UNSC-held territory <ref | It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' - Ackerson's remembrance</ref> but, they have never been named in any operations in [[Halo Universe|Halo canon]], apart from the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] and [[Battle of Reach]]. Unlike the Marines, which actively take the offensive against the enemy, the UNSC Army is largely used in defensive operations, garrisoning UNSC-held territory.<ref name="interview"/> | ||
The several supposed UNSC Army operations could be the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] where [[Colonel James Ackerson]] led an unknown number of Army infantry forces against the [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] Commander [[Lepidus]] on [[Mars]] and the [[Battle of Reach]] where some Army units assisted [[Noble Team]]. It is also highly likely that the Army fought against [[Covenant Loyalist|Covenant Loyalist forces]] in the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref>If Ackerson was leading it, then it could be an Army operation.</ref> | The several supposed UNSC Army operations could be the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] where [[Colonel James Ackerson]] led an unknown number of Army infantry forces against the [[Jiralhanae|Brute]] Commander [[Lepidus]] on [[Mars]] and the [[Battle of Reach]] where some Army units assisted [[Noble Team]]. It is also highly likely that the Army fought against [[Covenant Loyalist|Covenant Loyalist forces]] in the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref group="notes">If Ackerson was leading it, then it could be an Army operation.</ref> | ||
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