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{{Center|''Not to be confused with the [[Colonial Military Authority]], also called "Colonial Military"''}}
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|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]
|allegiance= [[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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|type= Reserve Infantry
|role=Ground operations
|role= Ground Operations
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|battles=[[First Battle of Harvest]]<br>[[Battle of Reach]]<br>[[Battle of Earth]]<br>[[Battle of Mombasa]]
|garrison=  
*[[Earth]]
*[[Harvest]]
*all other colonies{{Verify_source}}
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|equipment_label=
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*[[Battle of Harvest]]
*[[Battle of Mombasa]]
*[[Battle of Cleveland]]
|decorations=
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|commanders=
|commanders=
|notable_commanders=
*[[Captain]] [[Ponder]]
*[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Avery Johnson]]
*[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Nolan Byrne]]
}}
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The '''Colonial Militia''' is a branch of the [[UNSC|UNSC Defense Force]] and the [[UNSC Army]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''</ref> The Militias' job is mainly 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.
{{Article quote|READY FOR ANYTHING}}
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>


==Role==
==Role==
The Colonial Militia is comprised of citizens to provide defense, emergency or paramilitary service, or those engaged in such activity.  
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]].


The word can have somewhat different meanings:
==Operational history==
*Defense activity, as well as those engaged in it, when it is defense of the public, its territory, property, and laws.
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}}
*The entire able-bodied population of a community, town, or state, available to be called to arms against an invading enemy, to enforce the law, or to respond to a disaster.
*A private, non-government force, not necessarily directly supported or sanctioned by its government.
*An official reserve army, composed of citizen soldiers. Called by various name in different countries such as; the Army Reserve, National Guard, or State Defense Forces.


==Operational History==
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>
They fought during the [[Battle of Harvest]] against the [[Covenant]] and were the first humans to make contact with, and fight the Covenant. After almost half the militia was killed, they were able to rescue as many survivors as they could. After the battle, they were enlisted in the Marine Corps.


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]].{{Fact}}
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>


===Colonial Militia of Harvest===
==Gallery==
The Colonial Militia of Harvest was at first created to handle internal security operations on Harvest, but it later was the first human force to combat The Covenant.
<gallery>
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}}
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}}
</gallery>


====Background and History====
==List of appearances==
The Harvest militia operated officially four times, between January 2nd (when it was formed) and February 23rd:
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Oasis]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''


* The first was when they provided security for Harvests' diplomats during the first [[human]]-[[Covenant]] meeting on February 11th, [[2525]]. The Covenant forces present staged an ambush, however, and after several minutes of fighting, the militia suffered one casualty.
==Sources==
 
{{Ref/Sources}}
* One February 22nd, 2525, the militia provided security for the thousands of Harvest's refugees at [[Utgard]]'s maglev terminal. Staff Sergeants [[Johnson]] and [[Bryne]] eventually took a [[Warthog]] to assist a civilian convoy heading into the city, but they were too late, and managed only to save one. In the process, however, they helped destroy a Covenant [[Spirit]] dropship.
 
* On the 23rd, the militia split to perform two operations. The first, led by Johnson, was a volunteer operation to secure the spaceborne [[Tiara]] platform to ensure civilians evacuating in cargo freighters would safely leave the planet. The operation was sucessful at the cost of 7 recruits' lives. During the same time period on the ground, Bryne and 2nd platoon, along with anyone from 1st platoon who didn't volunteer with Johnson, defended Mack's data center. Three Brute Choppers attacked, but they were all destroyed and three Marines were presumably KIA.
 
After doing as much as they could, the Colonial Militia of Harvest evacuated the planet along with civilians. At least [[Wallace A. Jenkins|two]] [[Forsell|members]] of the militia eventually transferred to the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].


====Militiamen====
{{United Nations Space Command}}
The Harvest militia was comprised of 72 recruits. About half of them were members of Harvest's police force and emergency services, but most of these men were 40-50 years old. The other half of the militia was generally comprised of young men who had worked on Harvest's farms.
 
The militia was divided into two platoons of 36 men each. These platoons were then divided into three squads of 12 men each, named Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie. Below is a list of the known men in the militia.
 
==Units==
===[[Colonial Militia of Harvest]]===
*[[1st Platoon]]
*[[2nd Platoon]]
*[[One-Alpha Squad]]
*[[One-Bravo Squad]]
*[[One-Charlie Squad]]
*[[Second-Alpha Squad]]
*[[Second-Bravo Squad]]
*[[Second-Charlie Squad]]
 
==Trivia==
*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.
*The local Colonial Militia may have fought on every world during the [[Human-Covenant War]], supplementing UNSC Army and [[UNSC Marines|Marine Corps]] units during battle.
 
==Related Articles==
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[UNSC Military Units]]
*[[UNSC Army]]
*[[Colonial Militia Training]]
 
==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia] Wikipedia article on ''Militia''
 
==Sources==
<references/>


{{UNSC Services}}
[[Category:Militias| ]]
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]]
[[Category:UNSC Military Units]]
[[Category:Organizations]]

Latest revision as of 15:41, August 8, 2024

Not to be confused with the Colonial Military Authority, also called "Colonial Military"
Colonial Militia
An SVG recreation for the Colonial Militia logo, recreated based on the design found on this t-shirt design.

Affiliation:

Unified Earth Government

Branch:

United Nations Space Command

Type:

Reserve infantry

Role:

Ground operations

Engagements:

First Battle of Harvest
Battle of Reach
Battle of Earth
Battle of Mombasa

 
“ READY FOR ANYTHING ”

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 colony worlds. They fall under Unified Ground Command authority.[1] 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 program.[2]

Role[edit]

Often trained by non-commissioned officers 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.

Operational history[edit]

The Colonial Militia troops of the planet Harvest were among the first humans to make contact with the Covenant, following a secret operation in orbit above the planet. They were trained and commanded by Captain Ponder and Staff Sergeants Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne. Despite their attempts to defend Harvest, the planet was ultimately glassed and nearly half of the militia's seventy-two members were killed.[2]

During the Battle for Earth, the Colonial Militia took part in the Battle of Mombasa with little success.[3] For the purposes of civilian morale, the New Mombasa Police Department's public service announcer broadcast propaganda touting largely-imaginary, exaggerated militia 'victories'.[4]

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.[5]

Gallery[edit]

  • A poster encouraging citizens to sign up for the militia, originally used to advertise Halo 3: ODST on Bungie.net.[6]

    A poster encouraging citizens to sign up for the militia, originally used to advertise Halo 3: ODST on Bungie.net.[6]

  • A logo treatment for the Colonial Militia, based on a t-shirt design.[7]

    A logo treatment for the Colonial Militia, based on a t-shirt design.[7]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles core rulebook, page 6
  2. ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest
  3. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level, Mombasa Streets
  4. ^ Halo 3: ODST, Sadie's Story
  5. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Nightfall
  6. ^ Bungie.net, Halo 3: ODST: Stats (Retrieved on Jan 23, 2010) [archive]
  7. ^ Forbidden Planet, Halo: T-Shirts: UNSC Colonial Militia (Retrieved on May 5, 2024) [archive]

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