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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 is sometimes colloquially referred to as "the Admiralty", which is a misnomer as its staff was composed of personnel from all branches, not just the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 47''</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 is sometimes colloquially referred to as "the Admiralty", which is a misnomer as its staff was composed of personnel from all branches, not just the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 47''</ref> | ||
It | It is split into two commands; the [[Unified Ground Command]], coordinating all UNSC ground forces, and the [[UNSC Naval Command]], in charge of the Navy.<ref name="enc"/> It exercises local authority through regional [[Central Command|CENTCOMs]], which have responsibility over certain areas of space.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 15, 34, 204''</ref> | ||
Top-level | Top-level officers from every branch form the [[UNSC Security Council]] of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets [[Reach]] and [[Earth]],<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 15''</ref> HIGHCOM has directed the strategy for the actions of the UNSC since its very beginning, from combating rebel forces, such as the [[Insurrectionist|Eridanus rebels]], to the [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal war]] waged by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], HIGHCOM has been the source of all strategy and information about war. After the fall of Reach, the headquarters was relocated to the HighCom Facility Bravo-6 in Sydney. | ||
==HIGHCOM Locations== | ==HIGHCOM Locations== |