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The '''UNSC Security Council'''<ref name="kick">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 104'' (''"And if you wish to keep your newly acquired  position on the '''Security Council''', you will show them that respect, or I will personally kick you from here to Melbourne."'')</ref> is a body of senior military figures that is in overall control of the in the [[UNSC Defense Force|United Nations Space Command Defense Force]]. Part of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC High Command|High Command]], it is based in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. How it relates to the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[Secretary of Defense]] is unclear.
The '''UNSC Security Council'''<ref name="kick">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 104'' (''"And if you wish to keep your newly acquired  position on the '''Security Council''', you will show them that respect, or I will personally kick you from here to Melbourne."'')</ref> is the governing body for the [[United Nations Space Command]]. As an [[emergency military]] government, the Security Council is largely made up of military personnel, tasked with governing [[Earth]] and other UNSC colonies and coordinating the operations of the [[UNSCDF]]. It temporarily superseded the Unified Earth Government, formed after the [[Interplanetary War]], as [[human]]ity's overall governing body during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. However, it is apparently beneath the [[UNSC Security Committee]]. The fact that the Security Council is guarded by [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] suggests that it is mostly centered around naval operations.


The Security Council is apparently based in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], deep underneath UNSC [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]]. It was mentioned during a meeting of the [[UNSC Security Committee]], presumed to be an independent administrative military branch. Although Sydney was devastated during the [[Battle of Earth]], Bravo-6 itself remains untouched and continues to be the Security Council's headquarters in the post-war era.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''Chapter 1''</ref>
The Security Council temporarily superseded the Unified Earth Government as [[human]]ity's overall governing body during the [[Human-Covenant War]], though some power had been returned to the civilian government by early [[2553]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> The Security Council is largely made up of military personnel, tasked with planning, administering, and coordinating the branches and operations of the UNSCDF.


The UNSC Security Council is likely to be similar to the [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council]] prior to the formation of the [[UEG|Unified Earth Government]], but with military personnel instead of national representatives.
As of [[2552#September|September 4th, 2552]], known members of the committee included the following:


==Known Members==
*'''Chairman''': [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Sir Terrence Hood]],<ref name="table"/>
*Fleet Admiral Lord [[Terrence Hood]]
*'''Vice Chairman''': [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]],<ref name="table"/> [[Deputy Chief of Naval Operations]]
*Colonel [[James Ackerson]] (confirmed)<ref name="kick"/>
*'''Ground forces''' liasion: [[Major General]] [[Nicolas Strauss]]<ref name="table"/>
*'''[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]''' liasion: [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]<ref name="table"/>
 
There were also a number of other officers present at this time, presumably representing the [[UNSC Army]] and the [[UNSC Air Force]].
 
The Council is based in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], and meets in a protected underground chamber of [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]], which contains a crescent-shaped table<ref name="table">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 100'', (''"Wagner recognized most of the brass seated at the crescent-shaped table: Major General Nicolas Strauss, Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood, and Colonel James Ackerson. Vice Admiral Whitcomb's chair was empty."'')</ref> behind double doors guarded by two battle-ready [[Military Police|MPs]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 100'' (''"A pair of MPs snapped to as he approached the set of double doors. They didn't salute, and their hands rested on their holstered sidearms. They stared straight ahead, but Wagner knew that if he twitched the wrong way he'd be shot first and questioned later."'')</ref> Although Sydney was devastated during the [[Battle of Earth]], Bravo-6 itself remained mostly untouched and continues to be the Security Council's headquarters in the post-war era.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''Chapter 1''</ref>


==Sources==
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}


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Revision as of 12:41, November 4, 2011

The UNSC Security Council[1] is a body of senior military figures that is in overall control of the in the United Nations Space Command Defense Force. Part of the UNSC High Command, it is based in Sydney, Australia. How it relates to the Unified Earth Government and the Secretary of Defense is unclear.

The Security Council temporarily superseded the Unified Earth Government as humanity's overall governing body during the Human-Covenant War, though some power had been returned to the civilian government by early 2553.[2] The Security Council is largely made up of military personnel, tasked with planning, administering, and coordinating the branches and operations of the UNSCDF.

As of September 4th, 2552, known members of the committee included the following:

There were also a number of other officers present at this time, presumably representing the UNSC Army and the UNSC Air Force.

The Council is based in Sydney, Australia, and meets in a protected underground chamber of HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6, which contains a crescent-shaped table[3] behind double doors guarded by two battle-ready MPs.[4] Although Sydney was devastated during the Battle of Earth, Bravo-6 itself remained mostly untouched and continues to be the Security Council's headquarters in the post-war era.[5]

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 104 ("And if you wish to keep your newly acquired position on the Security Council, you will show them that respect, or I will personally kick you from here to Melbourne.")
  2. ^ Halo: Glasslands, Chapter 1
  3. ^ a b c d e Halo: First Strike, page 100, ("Wagner recognized most of the brass seated at the crescent-shaped table: Major General Nicolas Strauss, Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood, and Colonel James Ackerson. Vice Admiral Whitcomb's chair was empty.")
  4. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 100 ("A pair of MPs snapped to as he approached the set of double doors. They didn't salute, and their hands rested on their holstered sidearms. They stared straight ahead, but Wagner knew that if he twitched the wrong way he'd be shot first and questioned later.")
  5. ^ Halo: Glasslands, Chapter 1

List of appearances

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