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{{Quote|[[wikipedia:Axios (acclamation)|Axios!]]|Corbulo Academy motto ([[Wikipedia:Greek language|Greek]] for "''I am worthy.''")}} | {{Quote|[[wikipedia:Axios (acclamation)|Axios!]]|Corbulo Academy motto ([[Wikipedia:Greek language|Greek]] for "''I am worthy.''")}} | ||
[[Image:Halo4_FUD_Corbulo_Academy_of_Military_Science_Patch.svg| | [[Image:Halo4_FUD_Corbulo_Academy_of_Military_Science_Patch.svg|250px|thumb|right|Academy insignia. [[:File:H4FUD-GeneralBlack.jpg|A variant]] used by the academy's superintendent includes a downward-pointing sword superimposed over the upper portion of the symbol.]] | ||
'''Corbulo Academy of Military Science''' ('''CAMS'''), sometimes referred to as '''Corbulo Military Academy''',<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Epilogue]]''</ref> was an [[Wikipedia:Military academy|officer training school]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] located on the colony of [[Circinius IV]]; at the time of its destruction, its superintendent was [[Black|General Black]].<ref name="LA Times 7112012">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/11/halo-4-forward-unto-dawn-will-be-the-first-halo-movie/#/5 '''Los Angeles Times:''' ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn will be the first Halo movie'']</ref> Active during the height of the [[Insurrection]], Corbulo Academy trained the children of high-ranking officials within the [[United Earth Government|government]] and military to become commissioned officers of the [[UNSC Defense Force]];<ref name="fudp1">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' ''Part 1''</ref> despite this, many of the cadets came from colonial backgrounds.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Lecture]]'''</ref> The academy was named after the [[Wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman]] general [[Wikipedia:Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo|Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo]], who was said to represent the values of honor, valor and allegiance expected of the cadets. ''"Axios"'', a prominent acclamation used by the cadets and personnel of the school, was spoken by Corbulo as he committed suicide by order of [[Wikipedia:Nero|Emperor Nero]].<ref name="fudp1"/> | '''Corbulo Academy of Military Science''' ('''CAMS'''), sometimes referred to as '''Corbulo Military Academy''',<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Epilogue]]''</ref> was an [[Wikipedia:Military academy|officer training school]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] located on the colony of [[Circinius IV]]; at the time of its destruction, its superintendent was [[Black|General Black]].<ref name="LA Times 7112012">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/11/halo-4-forward-unto-dawn-will-be-the-first-halo-movie/#/5 '''Los Angeles Times:''' ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn will be the first Halo movie'']</ref> Active during the height of the [[Insurrection]], Corbulo Academy trained the children of high-ranking officials within the [[United Earth Government|government]] and military to become commissioned officers of the [[UNSC Defense Force]];<ref name="fudp1">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''' ''Part 1''</ref> despite this, many of the cadets came from colonial backgrounds.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Lecture]]'''</ref> The academy was named after the [[Wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman]] general [[Wikipedia:Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo|Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo]], who was said to represent the values of honor, valor and allegiance expected of the cadets. ''"Axios"'', a prominent acclamation used by the cadets and personnel of the school, was spoken by Corbulo as he committed suicide by order of [[Wikipedia:Nero|Emperor Nero]].<ref name="fudp1"/> | ||
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File:CAMS - Lasky space elevator.jpg|Cadet Thomas Lasky brooding near the [[space elevator]] of the complex. | File:CAMS - Lasky space elevator.jpg|Cadet Thomas Lasky brooding near the [[space elevator]] of the complex. | ||
File:FUD - CAMS_mess.jpg|The school's [[mess hall]]. | File:FUD - CAMS_mess.jpg|The school's [[mess hall]]. | ||
File:H4FUD-CAMS-Stylized-ODST-Mural.jpg|A mural of an ODST within the campus. | |||
File:FUD - CAMS overview.jpg|An overhead view of the academy complex. | File:FUD - CAMS overview.jpg|An overhead view of the academy complex. | ||
File:FUD - CAMS_stairs.jpg|A stairway within the academy. | File:FUD - CAMS_stairs.jpg|A stairway within the academy. | ||