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{{Quote|You'll note I didn't mention HIGHCOM, and that's because all ONI sections lie to HIGHCOM and tell it that it's the most powerful body on Earth, which generally works well at keeping the old buffers convinced that they make the decisions.|[[Black-Box]], partly joking, speaking of High Command's relations to the Office of Naval Intelligence<ref name="mdic199">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', p. 199</ref>}} | {{Quote|You'll note I didn't mention HIGHCOM, and that's because all ONI sections lie to HIGHCOM and tell it that it's the most powerful body on Earth, which generally works well at keeping the old buffers convinced that they make the decisions.|[[Black-Box]], partly joking, speaking of High Command's relations to the Office of Naval Intelligence<ref name="mdic199">''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', p. 199</ref>}} | ||
UNSC High Command the executive body consisting of a small joint staff of senior military personnel<ref name="osfm120">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 120</ref> within the [[United Nations Space Command]] that plan missions, set objectives, and ensure that there is no internal disputes or conflicts over resources and command hierarchy among the subordinate commands. Though the UNSC is rather large and often bureaucratically unwieldy, the UNSC was designed for cross-discipline cooperation and joint-operations, with a great deal of overlap between operational commands and divisions. However, due to the nature of the UNSC High Command, this organization structure results in very few jurisdictional and protocol issues.<ref name="enc"/> High Command has authority over planning, personnel, resources, and equipment within the UNSC,<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 361 (2011)</ref> and advises the [[Unified Earth Government]] on defense matters.<ref name="osfm120"/> | UNSC High Command is the executive body consisting of a small joint staff of senior military personnel<ref name="osfm120">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 120</ref> within the [[United Nations Space Command]] that plan missions, set objectives, and ensure that there is no internal disputes or conflicts over resources and command hierarchy among the subordinate commands. Though the UNSC is rather large and often bureaucratically unwieldy, the UNSC was designed for cross-discipline cooperation and joint-operations, with a great deal of overlap between operational commands and divisions. However, due to the nature of the UNSC High Command, this organization structure results in very few jurisdictional and protocol issues.<ref name="enc"/> High Command has authority over planning, personnel, resources, and equipment within the UNSC,<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 361 (2011)</ref> and advises the [[Unified Earth Government]] on defense matters.<ref name="osfm120"/> | ||
UNSC High Command is split into two commands; the [[Unified Ground Command]], coordinating the ground forces of the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], and the [[UNSC Naval Command]], in charge of the [[UNSC Navy]] and token expeditionary aspects of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref name="enc"/><ref name="fb">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook, p. 6</ref> High Command exercises local authority through regional [[Central Command]]s, which have responsibility over certain areas of Unified Earth Government space.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 15, 34, 204</ref> High Command is responsible for establishing numerous mandates and directives for the Navy's [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], with many of the agency's orders coming directly from High Command. However, most sections of ONI often mislead or lie to High Command, while Naval Command is often blindsided by the organization.<ref name="mdic199"/><ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 67</ref> High Command requires approval from the [[UEG Security Council]], even during the [[Human-Covenant War]] when the UNSC held emergency governing powers.<ref name="lootcrate2"/> High Command also utilizes [[Fireteam Osiris]], a [[fireteam]] within [[Spartan Operations]] formed to execute challenging operations deemed persistently intractable by members of High Command.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/fireteam-osiris '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fireteam Osiris'']</ref> | UNSC High Command is split into two commands; the [[Unified Ground Command]], coordinating the ground forces of the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], and the [[UNSC Naval Command]], in charge of the [[UNSC Navy]] and token expeditionary aspects of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref name="enc"/><ref name="fb">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Core Rulebook, p. 6</ref> High Command exercises local authority through regional [[Central Command]]s, which have responsibility over certain areas of Unified Earth Government space.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', p. 15, 34, 204</ref> High Command is responsible for establishing numerous mandates and directives for the Navy's [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], with many of the agency's orders coming directly from High Command. However, most sections of ONI often mislead or lie to High Command, while Naval Command is often blindsided by the organization.<ref name="mdic199"/><ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 67</ref> High Command requires approval from the [[UEG Security Council]], even during the [[Human-Covenant War]] when the UNSC held emergency governing powers.<ref name="lootcrate2"/> High Command also utilizes [[Fireteam Osiris]], a [[fireteam]] within [[Spartan Operations]] formed to execute challenging operations deemed persistently intractable by members of High Command.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/fireteam-osiris '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fireteam Osiris'']</ref> | ||