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==United Nations Space Command== | ==United Nations Space Command== | ||
[[Image:Pilot on Hornet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Two UNSC pilots, one riding on the wing, the other piloting.]] | [[Image:Pilot on Hornet.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Two UNSC pilots, one riding on the wing, the other piloting.]] | ||
There are two main types of pilots in the UNSC Defense Force: those of the [[UNSC Navy]] and the Marine aviators of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. Large crews of Navy crewmen operate and maintain UNSC starships such as {{Class| | There are two main types of pilots in the UNSC Defense Force: those of the [[UNSC Navy]] and the Marine aviators of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. Large crews of Navy crewmen operate and maintain UNSC starships such as {{Class|Halcyon|Cruiser}}s. [[Longsword-class Interceptor|''Longsword''-class Interceptor]]s can be operated by just one Navy pilot, as can [[Bumblebee]] lifepods. | ||
While UNSC Navy personnel oftentimes pilot spaceborne craft, both UNSC Marine Corps aviators ''and'' Navy pilots are seen operating airbone craft, such as the [[Pelican Dropship]]. In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', it is seen that the Pelicans of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} are exclusively operated by two pilots from [[23rd Naval Air Squadron|23<sup>rd</sup> Naval Air Squadron]], while in ''[[Halo 2]]'', the Pelicans of the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} are operated by Marine pilots. It is unknown in ''[[Halo 3]]'' from what service of the UNSCDF the Pelican Dropships will be flown by - in the ''[[Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer]]'', a Pelican is seen operated by a single pilot in what appears to be a green camouflage pattern pressure suit, although others have speculated that this pilot may be an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] though this is unlikely. | While UNSC Navy personnel oftentimes pilot spaceborne craft, both UNSC Marine Corps aviators ''and'' Navy pilots are seen operating airbone craft, such as the [[Pelican Dropship]]. In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', it is seen that the Pelicans of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} are exclusively operated by two pilots from [[23rd Naval Air Squadron|23<sup>rd</sup> Naval Air Squadron]], while in ''[[Halo 2]]'', the Pelicans of the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} are operated by Marine pilots. It is unknown in ''[[Halo 3]]'' from what service of the UNSCDF the Pelican Dropships will be flown by - in the ''[[Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer]]'', a Pelican is seen operated by a single pilot in what appears to be a green camouflage pattern pressure suit, although others have speculated that this pilot may be an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] though this is unlikely. | ||