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{{Military infobox | {{Military infobox | ||
|name=Meridian Air Force | |name=Meridian Air Force | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|formed= | |formed= | ||
|affiliation=[[Meridian government]] | |affiliation=[[Meridian government]]<ref name="bb11">''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'', Chapter 11</ref> | ||
|branch=[[Meridian military]] | |branch=[[Meridian military]]<ref name="bb11"/> | ||
|type=Air force | |type=Air force<ref name="bb11"/> | ||
|role=Aerial defense | |role=Aerial defense<ref name="bb11"/> | ||
|size= | |size= | ||
|nicknames= | |nicknames= | ||
|battles=[[Battle of Meridian]] | |battles=[[Battle of Meridian]]<ref name="bb11"/> | ||
|commanders= | |commanders= | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Meridian Air Force''' was the air force of [[Meridian]]'s [[Meridian military|armed forces]]. The Air Force namely participated in the [[Battle of Meridian]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | The '''Meridian Air Force''' was the air force of [[Meridian]]'s [[Meridian military|armed forces]]. The Air Force namely participated in the [[Battle of Meridian]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="bb11"/> | ||
==Roles== | ==Roles== | ||
The Meridian Air Force was the aerial service branch of [[Meridian]]'s [[Meridian military|military]], charged with ensuring air superiority and the defense of Meridian's skies and orbit. The Meridian Air Force also assisted in putting out widespread fires by dumping water from above. | The Meridian Air Force was the aerial service branch of [[Meridian]]'s [[Meridian military|military]], charged with ensuring air superiority and the defense of Meridian's skies and orbit. The Meridian Air Force also assisted in putting out widespread fires by dumping water from above.<ref name="bb12">''Halo: Battle Born'', Chapter 12</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[2548]], as the [[Battle of Meridian]] began, the Meridian Air Force engaged the [[Covenant]]'s [[fleet]], fighting them off around [[Hestia V]] for over a week. Eventually, the Air Force was overpowered and the Covenant broke through, landing forces on Meridian.<ref name="bb11"/> Shortly after, with assistance from the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] of the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], the Meridian Air Force and naval forces managed to gain control of Meridian's skies, preventing the Covenant from landing additional forces or aiding the troops already on the ground.<ref name="bb12"/> | |||
In [[2548]], as the [[Battle of Meridian]] began, the Meridian Air Force engaged the [[Covenant]]'s [[fleet]], fighting them off around [[Hestia V]] for over a week. Eventually, the Air Force was overpowered and the Covenant broke through, landing forces on Meridian. | |||
The Meridian Air Force and their extensive orbital defensive grid allowed the military to fight against the Covenant for three full years, before the Covenant’s sheer power swept away the colony's resistance and Meridian was [[Glassing|glassed]] in early [[2551]].<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/meridian ''Halo Waypoint'': Meridian]</ref> | The Meridian Air Force and their extensive orbital defensive grid allowed the military to fight against the Covenant for three full years, before the Covenant’s sheer power swept away the colony's resistance and Meridian was [[Glassing|glassed]] in early [[2551]].<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/meridian ''Halo Waypoint'': Meridian]</ref> | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Meridian armed forces|Air Force]] | [[Category:Meridian armed forces|Air Force]] | ||
