Editing Headquarters

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'''Headquarters''' ('''HQ''') denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated, or in which allied forces can gather together and discuss various political and/or military situations.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Headquarters|'''Wikipedia''': ''Headquarters'']]</ref> An example of this is [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]], the headquarters of the [[United Nations Space Command]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 98''</ref>

==Examples==
*The [[human]] colony of [[Reach]] served as the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s military powerhouse, until it was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 32''</ref>

*[[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] serves as the headquarters of the [[UNSC Security Council]].{{Ref/Reuse|fs}}

*As of the 21st century, the [[United Nations]] supreme headquarters was located in [[New York City]] in the [[United States]].

*The [[Olympic Tower]] in [[Reach]]'s city of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] served as the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s local headquarters.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>

*[[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]] was the HQ of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'s survivors; it was abandoned and destroyed during the closing stages of the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 48''</ref>

*[[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]] was an old [[military base]] repurposed as the HQ of the remaining [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] in [[Kenya]] late in the [[Battle of Earth]]: it was [[Attack on Crow's Nest|attacked]] by the Covenant and evacuated during the [[Battle of Kenya]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref>

*[[High Charity]] was the Covenant HQ; it was infested by the [[Flood]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]] and brought to [[Installation 00]], where it was boarded and destroyed by [[John-117]] and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>

*[[NMPD Headquarters]] was the headquarters building for [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in the city of [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref>

*[[Oros Trading Company Headquarters]] is the HQ building of the [[Oros Trading Company]] on [[Mars]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Anarosa]]"</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''

==Sources==
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