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'''UNSC High Command''', often abbreviated as '''HIGHCOM''', is the highest operational command of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and is ultimately in charge of all personnel, equipment, and facilities used by the [[UNSCDF]]. It | '''UNSC High Command''', often abbreviated as '''HIGHCOM''', is the highest operational command of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and is ultimately in charge of all personnel, equipment, and facilities used by the [[UNSCDF]]. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as "the Admiralty", which is a misnomer as its staff was composed of personnel from all branches, not just the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 47''</ref> | ||
It was split into two commands; the [[Unified Ground Command]], coordinating all UNSC ground forces, and the [[UNSC Naval Command]], in charge of the Navy.<ref name="enc"/> It exercises local authority through regional [[Central Command|CENTCOMs]], which have responsibility over certain areas of space.<ref>''' | It was split into two commands; the [[Unified Ground Command]], coordinating all UNSC ground forces, and the [[UNSC Naval Command]], in charge of the Navy.<ref name="enc"/> It exercises local authority through regional [[Central Command|CENTCOMs]], which have responsibility over certain areas of space.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 15, 34, 204''</ref> | ||
Top-level brass from every branch form the [[UNSC Security Committee]] of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets [[Reach]] and [[Earth]]<ref>''' | 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. HIGHCOM has directed the strategy for the actions of the UNSC since its very beginning. From combating rebel forces, such as the [[Insurrectionist|Eridanus rebels]], to the [[Covenant-Human War|genocidal war]] waged by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], HIGHCOM has been the source of all strategy and information about war. After the fall of Reach, the headquarters was relocated to the HighCom Facility Bravo-6 in Sydney. | ||
==HIGHCOM Locations== | ==HIGHCOM Locations== | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[Human Weakness]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 03:58, August 27, 2011
UNSC High Command, often abbreviated as HIGHCOM, is the highest operational command of the United Nations Space Command and is ultimately in charge of all personnel, equipment, and facilities used by the UNSCDF. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as "the Admiralty", which is a misnomer as its staff was composed of personnel from all branches, not just the Navy.[1]
It was split into two commands; the Unified Ground Command, coordinating all UNSC ground forces, and the UNSC Naval Command, in charge of the Navy.[1] It exercises local authority through regional CENTCOMs, which have responsibility over certain areas of space.[2]
Top-level brass from every branch form the UNSC Security Committee of HIGHCOM. With headquarters at the planets Reach and Earth,[3] HIGHCOM is the equivalent to the modern Pentagon of the United States military. 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. After the fall of Reach, the headquarters was relocated to the HighCom Facility Bravo-6 in Sydney.
HIGHCOM Locations
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Human Weakness (Mentioned only)
