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*The United States' Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is currently working on [[Wikipedia:SUSTAIN (military)|project SUSTAIN]], codenamed "Hot Eagle". The project's aim is to have heavily armed [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marines]] launched into suborbital space and then re-enter anywhere on Earth in less than a total of two hours. Specifications have not yet been revealed to the public. | *The United States' Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is currently working on [[Wikipedia:SUSTAIN (military)|project SUSTAIN]], codenamed "Hot Eagle". The project's aim is to have heavily armed [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marines]] launched into suborbital space and then re-enter anywhere on Earth in less than a total of two hours. Specifications have not yet been revealed to the public. | ||
*The concept of dropping individual soldiers onto a planet from orbit in pods was popularized by [[Wikipedia:Robert A. Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein]]'s novel ''[[Wikipedia:Starship Troopers|Starship Troopers]]''. SOEIVs in the ''Halo'' universe act similarly to those described in the book. The ODST and the book's Mobile Infantry | *The concept of dropping individual soldiers onto a planet from orbit in pods was popularized by [[Wikipedia:Robert A. Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein]]'s novel ''[[Wikipedia:Starship Troopers|Starship Troopers]]''. SOEIVs in the ''Halo'' universe act similarly to those described in the book. The ODST and the book's Mobile Infantry share the doctrine that officers should be into combat deployed ahead of enlisted personnel. Additionally, the ODST tradition of playing the [[Helljumpers' anthem|ODST anthem]] prior to a drop is similar to Mobile Infantry traditions in ''Starship Troopers'', with the anthem of the unit's respective troop ship played on their radios during mid drop. | ||
*In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', [[James Cutter|Captain Cutter]]'s special ability allows the player to drop an entire squad of ODSTs in a single pod.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> While it is possible that {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} uses larger drop pods that can deploy multiple troopers, the requisitioned troopers arrive within about a second and land exactly on target. Indeed, it is possible to land dozens of squads within mere meters of each other over the span of a few seconds; this is merely a gameplay conceit, as realistically representing the logistics of ODST deployment would severely disrupt the flow of gameplay. | *In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', [[James Cutter|Captain Cutter]]'s special ability allows the player to drop an entire squad of ODSTs in a single pod.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> While it is possible that {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} uses larger drop pods that can deploy multiple troopers, the requisitioned troopers arrive within about a second and land exactly on target. Indeed, it is possible to land dozens of squads within mere meters of each other over the span of a few seconds; this is merely a gameplay conceit, as realistically representing the logistics of ODST deployment would severely disrupt the flow of gameplay. | ||