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'''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 [[UNSCDF]].  
'''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 [[UNSCDF]].  


Top-level brass from every branch form the UNSC Security Committee of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets [[Reach]] and [[Earth]]<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 15</ref>, 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 [[Covenant-Human War|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 throughout the UNSC.
Top-level brass from every branch form the UNSC Security Committee of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets [[Reach]] and [[Earth]]<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 15</ref>, 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 [[Covenant-Human War|genocidal war]] waged by the [[Covenant]], HIGHCOM has been the source of all strategy and information about war.
   
   
==HIGHCOM Branches==
==HIGHCOM Branches==

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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 UNSCDF.

Top-level brass from every branch form the UNSC Security Committee of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets Reach and Earth[1], 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 Branches

HIGHCOM is in charge of all branches of the UNSC. A few more important of those branches include:

Administrative

Navy

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

Sources