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| The '''Special Forces''' comprise the special operations units of the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3shotgun|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The M90A Shotgun|D=08|M=6|Y=2020|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M90A}} By [[2555|March 2555]], the UNSC Special Forces is headed by Captain [[Annabelle Richards]], who reports directly to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]], Admiral [[Serin Osman]].<ref name="preview 2">[http://books.simonandschuster.com/Hunters-in-the-Dark/Peter-David/HALO/9781476795874/browse_inside '''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', ''Preview'']</ref> | | {{Ratings}} |
| | The '''UNSC Special Forces''' are the special warfare branch of the [[UNSC|UNSC Defense Force]] <ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3shotgun] Bungie.net's UNSC Weaponry update</ref>. |
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| ==Naval Special Warfare Command== | | ==Units== |
| [[File:HTFOR original cover art.png|thumb|250px|SPARTAN-II Blue Team in combat with the Covenant]]
| | ==='''Naval Special Warfare Command''' (NAVSPECWARCOM) === |
| '''Naval Special Warfare Command''' ('''NAVSPECWARCOM''') is a major special forces division under the oversight of [[UNSC Naval Command]]. The branch includes the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], operatives of the now defunct [[ORION Project]], and most of the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]]. The [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] also served under NAVSPECWARCOM until early [[2553]], when they were folded into the independent [[Spartan Operations|Spartan branch]]. NAVSPECWARCOM specializes in covert operations, assassinations, and conducting high-priority, high-risk operations against enemy forces. | | [[Image:Fall of Reach.jpg|right|thumb|SPARTAN-II's in combat with the Covenant.]] |
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| NAVSPECWARCOM also includes '''Naval Special Weapons''' ('''NAVSPECWEP'''), under which the ODSTs{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 ODST : Field Guide - ODST|D=25|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Archive:Bungie.net/Halo 3: ODST: Field Guide#Intel}}<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/odst '''Halo Waypoint''': ''ODST'']</ref> and the SPARTAN-IIs serve.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 175'' (2003)</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 121''</ref> Some NAVSPECWEP units fall under the operational supervision of [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] within the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 224'' (2003)</ref> The group has a large amount of operational and command flexibility. Although this office is technically subordinate to both the UNSC Naval Command and the [[Unified Ground Command]], UNICOM primarily has oversight of NAVSPECWEP special forces.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 65'' (2011 edition)</ref>
| | ====[[SPARTAN]]==== |
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| ===SPARTAN===
| | [[SPARTAN|SPARTANs]] are among the most skilled and disciplined soldiers available to the [[UNSC]]. They take part in intense training at an early age, with the later two programs adding enhancing [[MJOLNIR]] and camouflage armor, making them extremely skilled in combat. |
| [[SPARTAN programs|Spartans]] are the most skilled and disciplined soldiers in service to the UNSC. SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III personnel took part in intense training from childhood; most saw combat by their early teens. The SPARTAN-IIs wear performance-enhancing [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], whereas most SPARTAN-IIIs wore [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor]]. After the Spartan branch's establishment, NAVSPECWARCOM still maintains operational command over Blue Team.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/spoilers-john-117-is-no-longer-blue-leader/00e462e3-9293-42ac-8f61-12c0dcc878df/posts|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=John-117 is no longer blue leader|D=29|M=12|Y=2019|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#John-117 is no longer blue leader}} | |
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| ====Known units====
| | Below are all known SPARTAN squads and [[companies]]. |
| *[[ORION Project]]
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| *[[SPARTAN-II program]]
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| **[[Blue Team]]
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| **[[Black Team]] - All Members KIA
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| **[[Red Team]]
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| **[[Gray Team]] - ''formerly''; as of September, 2558, under authority of the Office of Naval Intelligence.
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| **[[Green Team]]
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| **[[Gold Team]]
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| **[[Team Omega]]
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| *[[SPARTAN-III program]]
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| **[[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]]
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| **[[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]]
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| **[[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]
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| ===Orbital Drop Shock Troopers===
| | *[[SPARTAN Program]] |
| [[File:H3 7thHelljumpers.jpg|250px|thumb|7th Battalion troops heading toward an enemy position on [[Installation 00|the Ark]].]] | | **[[SPARTAN-I Program|SPARTAN-I "Orion" Group]] |
| | **[[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II Group]] |
| | ***[[SPARTAN Group Omega]] |
| | ***[[Blue Team]] |
| | ***[[Gray Team]] |
| | ***[[Green Team]] |
| | ***[[Red Team]] |
| | **[[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III Battalion]] |
| | ***[[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] |
| | ***[[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] |
| | ***[[Gamma Company]] |
| | ***[[Delta Company]] - Never Formed |
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| The [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines Corps']] [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] (ODST) are an important part of the UNSC's offensive operations. Disciplined and skilled, they drop into the most hostile areas via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV drop pods]]. They attempt to complete some of the most difficult tasks in hostile areas, such as clearing enemy ground forces or establishing landing zones for incoming [[dropship]]s.
| | === [[UNSC Marine Corps]] === |
| | Marines can be part of the [[ORION Project|UNSC contingent of Naval Special Warfare]], specializing in covert operations, assassinations, and conducting high-priority high-risk operations against enemy forces. While [[ODST]]'s are also a Marine special forces branch, their specialties differ, instead focusing on mobility and insertion. |
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| ====Known units==== | | ====Orbital Drop Shock Troopers==== |
| *[[65th Shock Troops Division]]
| | [[Image:7thHelljumpers.jpg|250px|thumb|7th Battalion troops heading towards an enemy position.]] |
| **[[103rd Shock Troops Battalion]]
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| ***[[Alpha-Nine]]
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| *[[105th Shock Troops Division]]
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| **[[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]]
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| **[[7th Shock Troops Battalion]]
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| ***[[First Platoon (ODST)|First Platoon]]
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| **[[9th Shock Troops Battalion]]
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| ***[[Boomerang Company]]
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| ****[[First Platoon (Spirit of Fire)|First Platoon]]
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| *****[[Sunray 1-1]]
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| ****[[Lotus Squad]]
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| **[[10th Shock Troops Battalion]]
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| **[[11th Shock Troops Battalion]]
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| **[[15th Shock Troops Battalion]]
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| **[[19th Shock Troops Battalion]]
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| **[[22nd Shock Troops Battalion]]
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| **[[11th Marine Force Reconnaissance/ODST]]
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| **[[3rd Platoon]]
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| **[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]]
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| *[[Alpha-Five]]
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| *[[21st Space Assault Battalion]]
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| *[[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]]
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| **[[Echo Team (ODST)|Echo Team]]
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| **[[Kilo Team]]
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| *[[ODST Special Purpose Forces]]
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| **[[Bullfrogs|ODST Air Assault units]]
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| *[[Fireteam Raven]]
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| *[[Gamma-Six]]
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| *[[NSWG2-ODST team 5]]
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| *[[Unidentified ODST squad|Unidentified squad]]
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| ==Unified Special Warfare Command==
| | The [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] are an important part of any UNSC invasion force. Disciplined and skilled, they drop into the most hostile areas via [[HEV]]s. They attempt to complete some of the most difficult tasks in hostile areas, such as clearing enemy ground forces or establishing a landing zone for incoming [[Pelicans]]. |
| '''Unified Special Warfare Command''' ('''USW'''{{Ref/Book|Halo: Reach manual|Page=1}} or '''UNISPECWARCOM''') often simplified as '''Special Warfare Command''' ('''SPECWARCOM'''), is a special forces [[division]] under the authority of [[Unified Ground Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p74|Enc22|Page=74}}{{Ref/Book|Id=USWDivision|Enc22|Page=98|Quote=Directly attached to the USW division....}} It maintains oversight of special operations carried out by the [[UNSC Army]],{{Ref/Site|Id=voc|URL=http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1085710|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Re: Just checked out the Essential Visual Guide|D=30|M=04|Y=2023}} alongside the ability to provide tactical oversight of personnel deployments in the [[Spartan Operations]] division (something shared with NAVSPECWARCOM).{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p74}}
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| Given UNICOM's authority over the UNSC Marine Corps on the whole,{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=54-55}} it is possible that USW also oversees Marine special force units apart from the ODST, who fall under NAVSPECWAR's authority.
| | Below are the known [[ODST]] [[divisions]] and units. |
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| ====Known units====
| | *[[1st Five Squad]] |
| Within the UNSC Army, UNISPECWARCOM is divided into a number of "Special Warfare Groups", with at least three such units in existence. Each Special Warfare Group is commanded by a [[Colonel]], with a strength likely equivalent to a [[brigade]]. Overall, USW has the strength of a division.{{Ref/Reuse|USWDivision}}
| | *[[105th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Division|105th ODST Division]] |
| *'''[[Special Warfare Group Three|Special Warfare Group THREE]]'''
| | **[[2nd Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Battalion|2nd Shock Battalion]] |
| **[[NOBLE Team]]
| | **[[7th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Battalion|7th Shock Battalion]] |
| **[[3 Charlie]]
| | ***First Platoon |
| | | ****[[Alpha Team]] |
| ==List of appearances==
| | **[[Twenty-Second Tactical|22nd Tactical Shock Battalion]] |
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| | *[[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] |
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| | **Echo Team |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | **Kilo Team |
| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
| | *[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] |
| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[i love bees]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
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| *''[[Starry Night]]''
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| *''[[Believe]]'' | |
| **''[[Diorama]]'' {{C|Diorama only}}
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| *''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Combat]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
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| *''[[The Life]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[Homecoming]]''
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| **''[[The Babysitter]]''
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| **''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]'' | |
| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[Blunt Instruments]]''
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| **''[[Dirt]]'' | |
| **''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]''
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| **''[[Human Weakness]]'' | |
| **''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]] | |
| **''[[Palace Hotel]]'' | |
| **''[[Pariah]]'' | |
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| *''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
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| *''[[Remember Reach]]''
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| **''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'' | |
| **''[[Deliver Hope]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| **''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | |
| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]'' | |
| *''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' | |
| *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | |
| *''[[Scanned]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
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| *''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
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| *''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
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| **''[[Hunt the Signal]]'' | |
| *''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Envoy]]
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| *''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
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| ==Notes==
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{United Nations Space Command}} | | {{UNSC Services}} |
| [[Category:UNSC Special Forces| ]] | | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| [[Category:UNSC Armed Forces|Special Forces]] | | [[Category:UNSC Military Units]] |
