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'''UNSC High Command''', often abbreviated as '''HIGHCOM''', is the highest operational command of the [[United Nations Space Command]], | '''UNSC High Command''', often abbreviated as '''HIGHCOM''', is the highest operational command of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and although, organizationally, it is beneath the [[Colonial Military Administration]], it is ultimately in charge of all personnel, equipment, and facilities used by the UNSC. Top-level brass from every branch form the UNSC Security Comittee of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets [[Reach]] and [[Earth]], HIGHCOM is the equivalent to the modern Pentagon of the United States military. It is the protection for the civilian government, which is apparently the [[Colonial Administration Authority]]. HIGHCOM has directed the strategy for the actions of the UNSC since its very beginning. From combating rebel forces, such as the [[Eridanus Rebels]], to the genocidal war waged by the [[Covenant]], HIGHCOM has been the source of all strategy and information about war. HIGHCOM operates through regional CENTCOMS in charge of different regions throughtout the UNSC. | ||
==HIGHCOM Branches== | ==HIGHCOM Branches== | ||
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*'''[[UNSC Medical Corps]] (MEDCORPS)''': In charge of the medical treatments and procedures of the UNSC. | *'''[[UNSC Medical Corps]] (MEDCORPS)''': In charge of the medical treatments and procedures of the UNSC. | ||
*'''[[UNSC Engineering Corps]] (ENGCORP)''': In charge of surveying planets for terraforming or colonization. | *'''[[UNSC Engineering Corps]] (ENGCORP)''': In charge of surveying planets for terraforming or colonization. | ||
*'''[[UNSC Logistical | *'''[[UNSC Logistical Corps]]''': In charge of UNSC logistics. | ||
===Navy=== | ===Navy=== | ||
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**'''Special Operations Command''': Parent branch of ONI<ref name="NSW">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 232</ref> | **'''Special Operations Command''': Parent branch of ONI<ref name="NSW">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 232</ref> | ||
***'''[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (ONI)''': The intelligence gathering branch of the UNSC. ONI is responsible for all special weapons projects. | ***'''[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (ONI)''': The intelligence gathering branch of the UNSC. ONI is responsible for all special weapons projects. | ||
****'''Naval Special Warfare''': Branch of ONI | ****'''Naval Special Warfare''': Branch of ONI to which the Spartan-IIs belong.<ref name="NSW"/> | ||
*****[[Spartan-II|Project SPARTAN-II]] | *****[[Spartan-II|Project SPARTAN-II]] | ||
*****'''Beta-5 Division:''' Highly secretive part of ONI | *****'''Beta-5 Division:''' Highly secretive part of ONI Section Three. | ||
*****[[Spartan-III|Project SPARTAN-III]] | *****[[Spartan-III|Project SPARTAN-III]] | ||
**'''[[Signal Corps]]''': Portion of the Navy that works to confuse the invading Covenant forces. | **'''[[Signal Corps]]''': Portion of the Navy that works to confuse the invading Covenant forces. | ||
===Marine Corps=== | ===Marine Corps=== | ||
*'''United Nations Space Command Marine Corps (UNSCMC)''': The UNSC Marine Corps | *'''United Nations Space Command Marine Corps (UNSCMC)''': The UNSC Marine Corps directs all ground operations of the UNSC. This branch is further split between various military units | ||
**[[Marines|UNSC Marine Infantry]] | **[[Marines|UNSC Marine Infantry]] | ||
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST Marines]] | **[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST Marines]] | ||
Revision as of 21:58, June 19, 2007
UNSC High Command, often abbreviated as HIGHCOM, is the highest operational command of the United Nations Space Command and although, organizationally, it is beneath the Colonial Military Administration, it is ultimately in charge of all personnel, equipment, and facilities used by the UNSC. Top-level brass from every branch form the UNSC Security Comittee of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets Reach and Earth, HIGHCOM is the equivalent to the modern Pentagon of the United States military. It is the protection for the civilian government, which is apparently the Colonial Administration Authority. HIGHCOM has directed the strategy for the actions of the UNSC since its very beginning. From combating rebel forces, such as the Eridanus Rebels, to the genocidal war waged by the Covenant, HIGHCOM has been the source of all strategy and information about war. HIGHCOM operates through regional CENTCOMS in charge of different regions throughtout the UNSC.
HIGHCOM Branches
HIGHCOM is in charge of all branches of the UNSC. A few of those brances include:
Administrative
- Personnel Command (PERSCOM): The branch of the UNSC that directs the promotions, transferrs, recruitment, and retirement of all UNSC personnel.
- Navigation Command (NAVCOM): Dictates protocols for navigation of human craft.
- UNSC Astrophysics: Documents stellar phonomena.
- UNSC Medical Corps (MEDCORPS): In charge of the medical treatments and procedures of the UNSC.
- UNSC Engineering Corps (ENGCORP): In charge of surveying planets for terraforming or colonization.
- UNSC Logistical Corps: In charge of UNSC logistics.
- Fleet Command (FLEETCOM): The UNSC Navy, it directs all vessels and naval stations throughout UNSC space.
- Special Operations Command: Parent branch of ONI[1]
- Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI): The intelligence gathering branch of the UNSC. ONI is responsible for all special weapons projects.
- Naval Special Warfare: Branch of ONI to which the Spartan-IIs belong.[1]
- Project SPARTAN-II
- Beta-5 Division: Highly secretive part of ONI Section Three.
- Project SPARTAN-III
- Naval Special Warfare: Branch of ONI to which the Spartan-IIs belong.[1]
- Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI): The intelligence gathering branch of the UNSC. ONI is responsible for all special weapons projects.
- Signal Corps: Portion of the Navy that works to confuse the invading Covenant forces.
- Special Operations Command: Parent branch of ONI[1]
Marine Corps
- United Nations Space Command Marine Corps (UNSCMC): The UNSC Marine Corps directs all ground operations of the UNSC. This branch is further split between various military units
HIGHCOM Resources
Bases
See Also
- UNSC Security Committee - A HIGHCOM commitee based in Sydney.
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 232
