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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*The UNSC Army makes a possible appearance in the upcoming game, [[Halo: Reach]] as recently revealed concept art depicts Army soldiers.
 
*The UNSC Army makes a possible appearance in the upcoming game, [[Halo: Reach]] as recently revealed concept art depicts Army soldiers.
*The only known person confirmed member of the UNSC Army is [[Colonel James Ackerson]], an intelligence officer in the ONI who was once an infantryman. He is seen in an [[Army Dress Uniform]] <ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''</ref>.
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*The only known person confirmed members of the UNSC Army are [[Colonel James Ackerson]], an intelligence officer in the ONI who was once an infantryman, and [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]]. Ackerson is seen in an [[Army Dress Uniform]] <ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''</ref>.
 
*The UNSC Army has its own specially designed variant of the [[M6]]; the [[M6J Carbine]].<ref>Bungie.net weaponry update</ref>
 
*The UNSC Army has its own specially designed variant of the [[M6]]; the [[M6J Carbine]].<ref>Bungie.net weaponry update</ref>
   
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File:Halo Reach - Marine.png|A UNSC Army personnel from [[Halo: Reach]]
 
File:Halo Reach - Marine.png|A UNSC Army personnel from [[Halo: Reach]]
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File:Armysoldiers.jpg|UNSC Army troops with [[Catherine-B320]].
 
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The UNSC Army is a branch of the UNSC Defense Force primarily responsible for land-based military operation.[2]

Background

Little is known about the UNSC Army, and this is probably due to the fact that the Army is a land based fighting force, and thus little of the Army is assigned to the UNSC Navy, with the exception of transport to other planets. It is also known that the UNSC Army uses different equipment such as the M6J Carbine.[3][4]

The Army, however was present during the Battle of Earth.

Role

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It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,[5] but, they have never been named in any operations in Halo canon, apart from the Battle of Mare Erythraeum and Battle of Reach. Unlike the Marines, which actively take the offensive against the enemy, the UNSC Army is largely used in defensive operations, garrisoning UNSC-held territory [6].

The couple supposed UNSC Army operations could be the Battle of Mare Erythraeum where Colonel James Ackerson led an unknown number of Army infantry forces against the Brute Commander Lepidus on Mars and the Battle of Reach where some units assisted Noble Team. It is also highly likely that the Army fought against Covenant Loyalist forces in the Battle of Earth.[7]

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Ranks



Trivia

Gallery

Sources

  1. Considering that James Ackerson is an Army Colonel, the UNSC most likely used Army infantry forces during the Battle of Mare Erythraeum
  2. HBO Interview with Frank O'Connor and Robert McLees
  3. Letter - Re:UNSC Army
  4. Bungie.net weaponry update
  5. Halo: Ghosts of Onyx - Ackerson's remembrance
  6. http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html
  7. If Ackerson was leading it, then it could be an Army operation.
  8. Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
  9. Bungie.net weaponry update

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