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| {{Center|''Not to be confused with the [[Colonial Military Authority]], also called "Colonial Military"''}} | | {{Era|CH|UP}} |
| {{Military infobox | | {{Infobox Military Unit |
| |name=Colonial Militia | | |unit_name=Colonial Militia |
| |image=[[File:Colonial Militia Logo.svg|300px|class=invert-dark]] | | |image=[[Image:Colonial_militia.jpg|225px]] |
| |formed= | | |dates= |
| |affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]] | | |country= |
| |branch=[[United Nations Space Command]] | | |allegiance= [[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |type=Reserve infantry | | |branch= [[UNSC Army]] |
| |role=Ground operations | | |type= Reserve Infantry |
| |size= | | |role= Ground Operations |
| |nicknames= | | |size= |
| |battles=[[First Battle of Harvest]]<br>[[Battle of Reach]]<br>[[Battle of Earth]]<br>[[Battle of Mombasa]] | | |command_structure= |
| | |garrison= |
| | *[[Earth]] |
| | *[[Harvest]] |
| | *Many other colonies |
| | |garrison_label=Garrison(s) |
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| | |motto= |
| | |colors= |
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| | |march= |
| | |mascot= |
| | |anniversaries= |
| | |equipment= |
| | *[[MA5]] |
| | *[[BR-55]] |
| | |equipment_label= |
| | |battles= |
| | *[[Battle of Harvest]] |
| | *[[Battle of Mombasa]] |
| | *[[Battle of Cleveland]] |
| | |decorations= |
| | |battle_honors= |
| |commanders= | | |commanders= |
| | |notable_commanders= |
| | *[[Captain]] [[Ponder]] |
| | *[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Avery Johnson]] |
| | *[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Nolan Byrne]] |
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| {{Article quote|READY FOR ANYTHING}}
| | The '''Colonial Militia''' is a branch of the [[UNSC|UNSC Defense Force]].<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref> The Militia's job is to safeguard planets when UNSC Forces are not present. A colony's militia forces are trained by the UNSC under the [[Colonial Militia Training]] Program. |
| The '''Colonial Militia''' is a collection of defensive paramilitary forces trained and overseen by the [[United Nations Space Command]] - as an armed forces component - on [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Human colonies|colony worlds]]. They fall under [[Unified Ground Command]] authority.{{Ref/Book|Halo: Fleet Battles core rulebook|Page=6}} They are tasked with safeguarding colonies when conventional UNSC forces are not present, and possibly to act as support and scout units. A colony's militia forces are trained by the UNSC under the [[Colonial Militia Training|Colonial Militia Training program]].<ref name="H:CH">'''Halo: Contact Harvest'''</ref> | |
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| ==Role== | | ==Role== |
| Often trained by [[non-commissioned officer]]s in the UNSC, the Colonial Militia is comprised of citizens trained to provide defense, and emergency services and to serve as a potential paramilitary force. Often, militia members would later join the UNSC as enlisted soldiers, such was the case with [[Wallace Jenkins]]. | | Often trained and raised by noncommissioned officers in the [[UNSC]], the Colonial Militia is comprised of citizens to provide defense, and emergency services and to serve as a potential paramilitary force. Often, militia members join the UNSC as enlisted soldiers. |
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| ==Operational history== | | ==Operational History== |
| The [[Harvest Colonial Militia|Colonial Militia troops]] of the planet [[Harvest]] were among the first [[human]]s to make contact with the [[Covenant]], following a [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|secret operation]] in orbit above the planet. They were trained and commanded by [[Ponder|Captain Ponder]] and Staff Sergeants [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]]. Despite their attempts to defend Harvest, the planet was ultimately [[Glassing|glassed]] and nearly half of the militia's seventy-two members were killed.{{Ref/Reuse|H:CH}}
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| During the [[Battle for Earth]], the Colonial Militia took part in the [[Battle of Mombasa]] with little success.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Mombasa Streets]]''</ref> For the purposes of civilian morale, the [[New Mombasa Police Department]]'s [[Stephen (Mombasa)|public service announcer]] broadcast [[propaganda]] touting largely-imaginary, exaggerated militia 'victories'.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''[[Sadie's Story]]''</ref>
| | A Colonial Militia Garrison on [[Harvest]] were the first [[Human|Humans]] to make contact with the [[Covenant]], defending the planet for as long as they could before it was [[glassed]]. |
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| Despite the existence of the official UEG-backed Colonial Militia, unofficial and criminal local militias continued to operate in UEG territory into the Human-Covenant War, with the [[Reach militia]] eventually aiding UNSC forces during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref>
| | During late [[2552]] unorganized Colonial Militia units also fought during the [[First Battle of Earth|First]] and [[Second Battle of Earth]] at [[Battle of Mombasa|Mombasa]] and [[Battle of Cleveland|Cleveland]].<ref>Halo:Uprising</ref> |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Trivia== |
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| | *Colonial Militia units are actually run and organized by the UNSC Marine Corps. It is probable that the UNSC Army also takes part in militia training. |
| File:BNET_UNSC_Militia_Recruitment.png|A poster encouraging citizens to sign up for the militia, originally used to advertise ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' on [[Bungie.net]].{{Ref/Site|http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/stats.aspx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3: ODST: Stats|D=23|M=01|Y=2010}}
| | *The local Colonial Militia may have fought on every world during the course and circulation of the [[Human-Covenant War]], supplementing UNSC Army and [[UNSC Marines|Marine Corps]] units during battle as suppressing battalions. |
| File:Colonial Militia logo.jpg|A logo treatment for the Colonial Militia, based on a t-shirt design.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://forbiddenplanet.com/217345-halo-t-shirts-unsc-colonial-militia/|Site=Forbidden Planet|Page=Halo: T-Shirts: UNSC Colonial Militia|D=05|M=05|Y=2024}}
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==Related Articles== |
| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}} | | *[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Mo}} | | *[[UNSC Military Units]] |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | | *[[Colonial Militia Training]] |
| *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}} | | *[[Colonial Militia of Harvest]] |
| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}}
| | ==External Links== |
| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' | | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia Wikipedia article on ''Militia''] |
| *''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
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| **''[[Oasis]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{United Nations Space Command}} | | {{UNSC Services}} |
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| [[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]] | | [[Category:UNSC Military Units]] |
| | [[Category:Organizations]] |
