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'''Unified Special Warfare Command''' ('''USW''')<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''game manual''</ref> often simplified as '''Special Warfare Command''' ('''SPECWARCOM'''), is a special forces branch under the authority of [[Unified Ground Command]].<ref group="note">Most sources refer to the organization solely as "Special Warfare Command". The "Unified" part of the name is extrapolated from various sources but it has never been used directly in official material. The introduction to the ''Halo: Reach'' game manual refers to [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]]'s group as "USW". In several pre-release materials for ''Halo: Reach'' (including the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta|multiplayer beta]] and the pre-order bonus card for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|Recon]] helmet), Special Warfare Group Three is indicated to be under UNICOM's operational authority. Based on this information, "USW" can be inferred to mean "Unified Special Warfare". The wiki uses this title for the sake of consistency with the naming of Naval Special Warfare as well as to more clearly differentiate the two organizations.</ref> It maintains oversight of special operations carried out by the [[UNSC Army]].<ref name="voc">[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1085710 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Just checked out the Essential Visual Guide'']</ref> Given UNICOM's authority over the UNSC Marine Corps on the whole,<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''pages 54-55'' (2011)</ref> it is possible that USW also oversees Marine special force units apart from the ODST, who fall under NAVSPECWAR's authority. | '''Unified Special Warfare Command''' ('''USW''')<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''game manual''</ref> often simplified as '''Special Warfare Command''' ('''SPECWARCOM'''), is a special forces branch under the authority of [[Unified Ground Command]].<ref group="note">Most sources refer to the organization solely as "Special Warfare Command". The "Unified" part of the name is extrapolated from various sources but it has never been used directly in official material. The introduction to the ''Halo: Reach'' game manual refers to [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]]'s group as "USW". In several pre-release materials for ''Halo: Reach'' (including the [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta|multiplayer beta]] and the pre-order bonus card for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|Recon]] helmet), Special Warfare Group Three is indicated to be under UNICOM's operational authority. Based on this information, "USW" can be inferred to mean "Unified Special Warfare". The wiki uses this title for the sake of consistency with the naming of Naval Special Warfare as well as to more clearly differentiate the two organizations.</ref> It maintains oversight of special operations carried out by the [[UNSC Army]].<ref name="voc">[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1085710 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Just checked out the Essential Visual Guide'']</ref> Given UNICOM's authority over the UNSC Marine Corps on the whole,<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''pages 54-55'' (2011)</ref> it is possible that USW also oversees Marine special force units apart from the ODST, who fall under NAVSPECWAR's authority. | ||
"Force Recon" has been mentioned in various Halo sources. Little details are known and it's unclear if these units fall under USW or NAVSPECWAR. It can be assumed that these units are modeled off of Force Recon companies from the [[United States Marine Corps]]. | |||
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