26th Marine Expeditionary Force: Difference between revisions

The '''26th Marine Expeditionary Force''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] formation, which was a part of a Rapid Offensive Picket.<ref>'''[http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx Bungie.net-Halo 3: ODST : Field Guide]'''</ref> This unit was called in to reinforce Marine ground forces near [[Mount Haven]] during the [[Battle of New Jerusalem]] in the [[Cygnus system]] in late [[2552]], and they suffered tremendous casualties during the battle. Several members of the unit were [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 104''</ref> With [[New Jerusalem]] lost to the [[Covenant]], the survivors of the unit fell back to [[Earth]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Dirt", ''page 153''</ref>

Only one member of this unit is known; [[the Rookie|a rookie]], who was transferred to [[Buck's squad|a squad]] led by [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]] shortly after the unit's near-annihilation.