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{{Military infobox | {{Military infobox | ||
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|affiliation=[[United Earth Government]]<ref name="osfm136">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 136-138</ref> | |affiliation=[[United Earth Government]]<ref name="osfm136">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 136-138</ref> | ||
|branch=[[UNSC Air Force]] | |branch=[[UNSC Air Force]]<ref name="osfm136"/> | ||
|type=Combatant command<ref name="Midnight">''[[Halo 4]]'', campaign level, "[[Midnight]]"</ref> | |type=Combatant command<ref name="Midnight">''[[Halo 4]]'', campaign level, "[[Midnight]]"</ref> | ||
|role=Orbital planetary defense | |role=Orbital planetary defense<ref name="osfm136"/> | ||
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|battles=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | |battles=*[[Human-Covenant War]]<ref name="osfm136"/> | ||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]<ref name="Midnight"/> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''Orbital Defense Command''' is a functional component of the [[UNSC Air Force]], charged with orbital planetary defense for the [[human colonies|colonies]] under the purview of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. | The '''Orbital Defense Command''' is a functional component of the [[UNSC Air Force]], charged with orbital planetary defense for the [[human colonies|colonies]] under the purview of the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="osfm136"/><ref name="Midnight"/> The command operates and maintains the vast array of [[Orbital defense platform|defense platforms]] in [[geosynchronous orbit]] around [[Earth]] and the [[Inner Colonies]],<ref name="osfm136"/> such as [[Reach]] and [[New Carthage]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 1</ref><ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', Armory</ref> | ||
The Orbital Defense Command's network of defense platforms serve as the first line of defense for colonies and works closely with the [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[UNSC Fleet Command|Fleet Command]]. | The Orbital Defense Command's network of defense platforms serve as the first line of defense for colonies and works closely with the [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[UNSC Fleet Command|Fleet Command]].<ref name="osfm136"/><ref name="Midnight"/> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
While orbital defense platforms have been commonly known elements in the ''Halo'' universe since 2001's [[Halo: The Fall of Reach|''The Fall of Reach'']], it was only until ''[[Halo 4]]'' that the unit commanding these stations was actually named. | While orbital defense platforms have been commonly known elements in the ''Halo'' universe since 2001's [[Halo: The Fall of Reach|''The Fall of Reach'']], it was only until ''[[Halo 4]]'' that the unit commanding these stations was actually named. | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]] | [[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]] |