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'''[[Admiral]]'''
'''[[Admiral]]'''
*[[Carl Patterson]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Carl Patterson]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Dale Kilkin]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref>
*[[Dale Kilkin]]<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref>
*[[Harold Stanforth]]<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref>
*[[Konrad Volkov]]<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref>
*[[Preston Jeremiah Cole]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Preston Jeremiah Cole]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Roland Freemont]]<ref name="FOR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref>
*[[Roland Freemont]]<ref name="FOR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref>
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'''[[Vice Admiral]]'''
'''[[Vice Admiral]]'''
*[[Alexander Reaves]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref>
*[[Berlin M. Tursk]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Danforth Whitcomb]]<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
*[[Danforth Whitcomb]]<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
*[[Gerov]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Gerov]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Jean Mawikizi]]<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>
*[[Jean Mawikizi]]<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>
*[[Kopano N'Singile]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Michael Stanforth]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Michael Stanforth]]<ref name="FOR"/>
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'''[[Rear Admiral]]'''
'''[[Rear Admiral]]'''
*[[Ned Rich]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Ned Rich]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Saeed Shafiq]]<ref name="HG">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref>


'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]]'''
'''[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]]'''
*[[Aaron G. Gibson]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Aaron G. Gibson]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Damien Hogarth]]<ref name="HG">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref>
*[[De Blanc]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[De Blanc]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[D. F. Lambert]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Edgar Sykes]]<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>
*[[Greene]]<ref>'''[[I love bees]]'''</ref>
*[[Greene]]<ref>'''[[I love bees]]'''</ref>
*[[Iglesias]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Iglesias]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Jacob Keyes]]<ref name="HCE"/>
*[[Jacob Keyes]]<ref name="HCE"/>
*[[James Gregory Cutter]]<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref>
*[[James Gregory Cutter]]<ref name="HW">'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref>
*[[Lucius R. Jiron]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Legends]]''', ''[[The Package]]''</ref><ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Maribeau Veredi]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Maribeau Veredi]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Serin Osman]]<ref name="HG">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]'''</ref>
*[[Moreland]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]'''</ref>
*[[Serin Osman]]<ref name="HG">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref>
*[[Veronica Dare]]<ref name="HODST">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref>
*[[Wallace]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Wallace]]<ref name="FOR"/>


'''[[Commander]]'''
'''[[Commander]]'''
*[[Arthur Resnick]]<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]</ref>
*[[Carter-A259]]<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref>
*[[Carter-A259]]<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref>
*[[Dmitri Zheng]]<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]</ref>
*[[Hadley]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', page 354</ref>
*[[Jerome G. Ortega]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Jerome G. Ortega]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Richard Lash]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Richard Lash]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Tobias Foucault]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Mona Lisa]]''</ref>


'''[[Lieutenant Commander]]'''
'''[[Lieutenant Commander]]'''
*[[Catherine-B320]]<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref>
*[[Fhajad-084]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Gail Purdy]]<ref name="TF">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref>
*[[Jack Hopper]]<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref>
*[[Julian Waters]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Julian Waters]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Jilan al-Cygni]]<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>
*[[Jilan al-Cygni]]<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>
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'''[[Lieutenant]]'''
'''[[Lieutenant]]'''
*[[Akita Hikowa]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Badia Campbell]]<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>
*[[Bethany Durruno]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Bethany Durruno]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Dante Kirtley]]<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>
*[[Demos]]<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref>
*[[Elias Haverson]]<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
*[[Jaggers]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Joe Yang]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Joe Yang]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[SPARTAN-B312]]<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref>
*[[Wagner]]<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
*[[W. K. Davidson]]<ref name="GOO"/>


'''[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade|Lieutenant Junior Grade]]'''
'''[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade|Lieutenant Junior Grade]]'''
*[[Bill Streeter]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[David Brightling]]<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Frederic-104|Fredric-104]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Frederic-104|Fredric-104]]<ref name="GOO"/>
*[[Rai Li]]<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>


==Known Marine/Army Commanding Officers==
==Known Marine/Army Commanding Officers==
'''NOTE: This list is incomplete.'''
'''NOTE: This list is incomplete.'''
*[[Kits]]  (Marine/General)
*[[Kits]]  (Marine/General)<ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Nicolas Strauss]]  (Marine/Major General)
*[[Nicolas Strauss]]  (Marine/Major General)<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
*[[James Ackerson]] (Army/Colonel)
*[[James Ackerson]] (Army/Colonel) <ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Unidentified colonel|Unnamed UNSC Colonel]] (Marine/Colonel)
*[[Unidentified colonel|Unnamed UNSC Colonel]] (Marine/Colonel) <ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''[[Uplift Reserve (level)|Uplift Reserve]]''</ref>
*[[Antonio Silva]] (Marine/Major)
*[[Antonio Silva]] (Marine/Major)<ref name="TF">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref>
*[[Melissa McKay]] (Marine/First Lieutenant)
*[[Melissa McKay]] (Marine/First Lieutenant)<ref name="TF">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref>
*[[Avery Junior Johnson]] (Marine/Sergeant Major) <ref name="HCE"/>
*[[Edward Buck]] (Marine/Gunnery Sergeant) <ref name="HODST">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref>
*[[Urban Holland]] (Army/Colonel) <ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref>
*[[Jake Chapman]] (Marine/First Lieutenant)<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref>
*[[Pete Stacker]] (Marine/Gunnery Sergeant)<ref name="HCE"/>
*[[John Forge]] (Marine/Sergeant)<ref name="HW">'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref>
*[[Ponder]] (Marine/Captain)<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>
*[[Felicia Sanderson]] (Marine/Colonel)<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[Dirt]]''</ref>
*[[Aboim]] (Marine/Lieutenant Colonel)<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>
*[[Nolan Byrne]] (Marine/Staff Sergeant) <ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>
*[[Duvall]] (Army/Sergeant Major)<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Exodus]]''</ref>
*[[Akio Watanabe]] (Marine/Major)<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>
*[[Canfield]] (Marine/First Lieutenant)<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref>
*[[Harland]] (Marine/Corporal) <ref name="FOR"/>
*[[Marvin Mobuto]] (Marine/Staff Sergeant) <ref name="TF">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref>
*[[Thomas Chang]] (Marine/Sergeant) <ref name="Believe">'''[[Believe]]'''</ref>
*[[Roland Huffman]] (Marine/Major) <ref name="Believe">'''[[Believe]]'''</ref>
*[[Lian Devereaux]] (Marine/Sergeant)<ref name="HG">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref>
*[[Malcolm Geffen]] (Marine/Staff Sergeant)<ref name="HG">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref>
*[[K. Stark]] (Marine/Staff Sergeant)<ref>'''[[We Are ODST]]'''</ref>
*[[Reynolds]] (Marine/Gunnery Sergeant)<ref name="H3"/>
*[[Unidentified Master Gunnery Sergeant (Cairo Station)|Unnamed Master Gunnery Sergeant]] (Marine/Master Gunnery Sergeant)<ref name="H2"/>
*[[Akono Menteith]] (Army/Colonel)<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198 '''Halo Waypoint''' video, ''Hero-Courage'']</ref>
 


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Captain Jacob Keyes, Commanding Officer of the UNSC Pillar of Autumn

The Commanding Officer is a billet position filled by officers that are in command of a particular duty, such as commanding a UNSC starship or leading a Marine unit. The status of commanding officer is duly applied to all commissioned officers who hold lawful command over a military unit, ship, or installation. Before a Naval officer is given control of a starship, they usually are given the rank of Captain.

In the Navy, commanding officer is the official title of the commander of a ship, but they are usually referred to as "the Captain" regardless of their actual rank, or informally referred to as "Skipper"[1]. However, there have been Navy COs that held the rank of Commander, such as Captain Keyes before his promotion to Captain during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV.[2] Marine Commanding Officers are issued orders by a higher ranking Naval Commanding Officer if on-board a starship. [3] Marine Battalion COs (known as Battalion commanders) are usually Lieutenant Colonels, though Majors can fill this position if a Lieutenant Colonel is unavailable. Marine Platoon commanders are usually First Lieutenants, and Company commanders are usually Captains.

Commanding officers may be of any commissioned rank. Usually there are more officers than command positions available, and time spent in command is generally a key aspect of promotion, so the role of commanding officer is highly valued, and in theory only goes to the best officers. In a unit, the commanding officer is often assisted by an Executive officer (XO) or Second-in-Command (2i/c), who handles personnel and day-to-day matters. Larger units may also have staff officers of various responsibilities. Commanding officers are one of many billet positions that are allowed into Officer's Quarters.

In the UNSC Army, the commanding officer of a platoon is referred to as a Platoon Leader. The commanding officer of a company is referred to as a Company Commander, the commanding officer of a battalion is referred to as a Battalion Commander, and the commanding officer of a brigade is referred to as a Brigade Commander. At the division level and higher, however, the commanding officer is referred to as the Commanding General, as these officers are normally general-grade officers.

Known Naval Commanding Officers

NOTE: The list is incomplete.

Fleet Admiral

Admiral

Vice Admiral

Rear Admiral

Captain

Commander

Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant

Lieutenant Junior Grade

Known Marine/Army Commanding Officers

NOTE: This list is incomplete.


Sources

  1. ^ Halo:Combat Evolved Captain Keyes (O.S.): "Bridge to Cryo 2, this is Captain Keyes. Send the Master Chief to the bridge immediately." / Tech Chief Thom Shephard: "Captain, we'll have to skip the weapons diagnostics and I-" / Captain Keyes (O.S.): "On the double, crewman." / Tech Chief Thom: "Aye aye sir. {Pause} The Skipper seems jumpy, we'd better get moving. We'll find your weapons later."
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 161
  3. ^ a b c d Halo: Combat Evolved
  4. ^ a b c d Halo 2
  5. ^ a b c Halo 3
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Halo: The Fall of Reach
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
  8. ^ a b c d e Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
  9. ^ Halo: Blood Line, Issue 1
  10. ^ a b c d Halo: First Strike
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo: The Cole Protocol Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "TCP" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "TCP" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "TCP" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "TCP" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "TCP" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "TCP" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "TCP" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ^ a b c d e Halo: Glasslands
  13. ^ I love bees
  14. ^ a b Halo Wars
  15. ^ Halo: Legends, The Package
  16. ^ Halo: Blood Line
  17. ^ a b Halo 3: ODST
  18. ^ a b c d e Halo: Reach
  19. ^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 354
  20. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Mona Lisa
  21. ^ a b c d Halo: The Flood
  22. ^ a b c d Halo: Contact Harvest
  23. ^ Halo 3: ODST, Uplift Reserve
  24. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, Dirt
  25. ^ Halo: Reach, Exodus
  26. ^ a b Believe
  27. ^ We Are ODST
  28. ^ Halo Waypoint video, Hero-Courage