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The '''UNSC Special Forces''' are the special warfare branch of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force|Defense Force]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3shotgun] Bungie.net's UNSC Weaponry update</ref>
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The '''UNSC Special Forces''' are the special warfare branch of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force|Defense Force]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3shotgun Bungie.net's UNSC Weaponry update]</ref>
   
 
==Units==
  
==Units==
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===Naval Special Warfare Command / Naval Special Weapons (NavSpecWarCOM/NavSpecWeap)===
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===Naval Special Warfare Command===
 
[[File:Fall of Reach.jpg|thumb|SPARTAN-IIs in combat with the Covenant.]]
  
[[File:Fall of Reach.jpg|thumb|SPARTAN-IIs in combat with the Covenant.]]
 
[[File:Spartan III Alpha Company.png|thumb|SPARTAN-IIIs from Alpha Company during training.]]
  
[[File:Spartan III Alpha Company.png|thumb|SPARTAN-IIIs from Alpha Company during training.]]
 
====SPARTAN====
  
====SPARTAN====
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[[SPARTAN Program|SPARTANs]] are statistically the most effective infantry assets available to the UNSC, personally responsible for countless victories against both the Covenant Empire, its remnants, and insurrectionist forces. Conscripts of both the S-II and S-III programs take part in intense combat indoctrination from an early age and receive extensive biological augmentation procedures. The S-II, S-IV, and some S-III personnel were equipped with advanced [[MJOLNIR|MJOLNIR powered assault armor]] to further increase their physical superiority. The SPARTANs exceptional lethality in combat lead some to believe they were actually invincible. Notably, they were feared among the Covenant as demons. 
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[[SPARTAN Program|SPARTANs]] are statistically the most effective infantry assets available to the UNSC, personally responsible for countless victories against both the Covenant Empire, its remnants, and insurrectionist forces. Conscripts of both the S-II and S-III programs take part in intense combat indoctrination from an early age and receive extensive biological augmentation procedures. The S-II, S-IV, and some S-III personnel were equipped with advanced [[Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor]] to further increase their physical superiority. The SPARTANs exceptional lethality in combat lead some to believe they were actually invincible. Notably, they were feared among the Covenant as demons.  As a result, to keep higher morale during the [[Human-Covenant War]], dead SPARTANs were never listed as such, instead listed as missing-in-action.
   
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Below are all known SPARTAN squads and [[Company|companies]].
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Below are the various NAVSPECWAR special forces programs and groups.
   
 
*[[SPARTAN Program]]
  
*[[SPARTAN Program]]
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****[[Team Delta|Delta Team]]
  
****[[Team Delta|Delta Team]]
 
****[[Team Omega|Omega Team]]
  
****[[Team Omega|Omega Team]]
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***[[Gold Team]]
 
***[[Team Black|Black Team]]
  
***[[Team Black|Black Team]]
 
*[[SPARTAN-III Program]]
  
*[[SPARTAN-III Program]]
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**[[Headhunters]]
  
**[[Headhunters]]
 
**[[Noble Team]] (with one SPARTAN-II)
  
**[[Noble Team]] (with one SPARTAN-II)
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*[[SPARTAN-IV Program]]
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*[[ONI Security]]
   
 
===Orbital Drop Shock Troopers===
  
===Orbital Drop Shock Troopers===
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[[File:7thHelljumpers.jpg|250px|thumb|7th Battalion troops heading towards an enemy position on The Ark.]]
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[[File:7thHelljumpers.jpg|250px|thumb|7th Battalion troops heading towards an enemy position on The Ark.]]The [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines Corps']] [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s are an important part of any UNSC invasion force. Disciplined and skilled, they drop into the most hostile areas via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]]. They attempt to complete some of the most difficult tasks in hostile areas, such as clearing enemy ground forces or establishing landing zones for incoming [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]].
  
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The [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines Corps']] Orbital Drop Shock Troopers are an important part of any UNSC invasion force. Disciplined and skilled, they drop into the most hostile areas via [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]]. They complete some of the most difficult tasks in hostile areas, such as clearing enemy ground forces or establishing landing zones for incoming [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]].
   
 
Below are all known ODST units.
  
Below are all known ODST units.
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*[[105th Shock Troops Division|105th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC)]]
  
*[[105th Shock Troops Division|105th Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC)]]
 
**[[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]]
  
**[[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]]
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****Alpha Team
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***Alpha Team
 
**[[7th Shock Troops Battalion]]
  
**[[7th Shock Troops Battalion]]
 
***[[First Platoon (ODST)|First Platoon]]
  
***[[First Platoon (ODST)|First Platoon]]
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**Echo Team
  
**Echo Team
 
**Kilo Team
  
**Kilo Team
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*3rd Helljumper Platoon
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*[[3rd Helljumper Platoon]]
 
*[[Bullfrogs]]
  
*[[Bullfrogs]]
   
 
===Force Recon===
  
===Force Recon===
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Force Recon is the UNSC Marine Corps Special Forces contingent focused on reconnaissance and threat assessment.{{Ref/Game|Game=Halo 4|Level=Level: [[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]}}
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The UNSC Marine Corps Special Forces contingent focused on infiltration, assassination and recon. Force Recon functions in a capacity opposite to the ODSTs, the Marine Corps' other Special Forces unit, with a greater emphasis on stealth, guerrilla warfare and ambush tactics.
  
   
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===Special Warfare Command===
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{{Main|Special Warfare Command}}
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ONI Security is the personal security division of ONI by Naval Special Warfare Group. They are recruited from the Army and Marines and placed in high priority locations. Their attire is a darkened version of the Marine BDU with heavier armor.
  
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Special Warfare Command (SPECWARCOM) is a special forces branch directly subordinate to [[Unified Ground Command]] and indirectly to [[UNSC High Command]]. SPECWARCOM is the special forces branch for ground forces, which is mainly the UNSC Army. The command consists of various special operations teams that conduct covert operations against both the insurrectionists on UNSC controlled planets and the Covenant. The command also has tactical control of SPARTAN units for specific operations that fall under Unified Ground Command jurisdiction.
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===Special Warfare Command / SPECWARCOM===
  
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Special Warfare Command (SPECWARCOM) is a special forces branch of the United Nations Space Command, directly subordinate to Unified Ground Command and indirectly to UNSC High Command. SPECWARCOM is the special forces branch for ground forces, which is mainly the UNSC Army. The command consists of various special operations teams that conduct covert operations against both the insurrectionists on UNSC controlled planets and the Covenant. The command also has tactical control of SPARTAN units for specific operations that fall under Unified Ground Command jurisdiction.
  
 
*[[Special Warfare Group Three]]
  
*[[Special Warfare Group Three]]
 
**[[Noble Team]]
  
**[[Noble Team]]
 
**[[3 Charlie]]
  
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===Spartan Branch===
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Following the Human-Covenant war, the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] was removed from the Navy and made its own branch of the UNSC military. They perform a number of duties, from high value asset retrieval{{Ref/Game|Game=Halo 5: Guardians|Level=Level: [[Osiris]]}} to frontline combat.{{Ref/Game|Game=Spartan Ops|Level= [[Spartan Ops/Season One/Departure/Land Grab|Episode 1: Chapter 1 - Land Grab]]}}
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
  
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{{UNSC Services}}
  
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The UNSC Special Forces are the special warfare branch of the UNSC Defense Force.[1]

Units

Naval Special Warfare Command

Fall of Reach

SPARTAN-IIs in combat with the Covenant.

Spartan III Alpha Company

SPARTAN-IIIs from Alpha Company during training.

SPARTAN

SPARTANs are statistically the most effective infantry assets available to the UNSC, personally responsible for countless victories against both the Covenant Empire, its remnants, and insurrectionist forces. Conscripts of both the S-II and S-III programs take part in intense combat indoctrination from an early age and receive extensive biological augmentation procedures. The S-II, S-IV, and some S-III personnel were equipped with advanced Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor to further increase their physical superiority. The SPARTANs exceptional lethality in combat lead some to believe they were actually invincible. Notably, they were feared among the Covenant as demons.  As a result, to keep higher morale during the Human-Covenant War, dead SPARTANs were never listed as such, instead listed as missing-in-action.

Below are the various NAVSPECWAR special forces programs and groups.

Orbital Drop Shock Troopers

7thHelljumpers

7th Battalion troops heading towards an enemy position on The Ark.

Main article: Orbital Drop Shock Troopers

The Marines Corps' Orbital Drop Shock Troopers are an important part of any UNSC invasion force. Disciplined and skilled, they drop into the most hostile areas via SOEIVs. They complete some of the most difficult tasks in hostile areas, such as clearing enemy ground forces or establishing landing zones for incoming Pelicans.

Below are all known ODST units.

Force Recon

Force Recon is the UNSC Marine Corps Special Forces contingent focused on reconnaissance and threat assessment.[2]

Special Warfare Command

Main article: Special Warfare Command

Special Warfare Command (SPECWARCOM) is a special forces branch directly subordinate to Unified Ground Command and indirectly to UNSC High Command. SPECWARCOM is the special forces branch for ground forces, which is mainly the UNSC Army. The command consists of various special operations teams that conduct covert operations against both the insurrectionists on UNSC controlled planets and the Covenant. The command also has tactical control of SPARTAN units for specific operations that fall under Unified Ground Command jurisdiction.

Spartan Branch

Main article: Spartan (Branch)

Following the Human-Covenant war, the SPARTAN-IV program was removed from the Navy and made its own branch of the UNSC military. They perform a number of duties, from high value asset retrieval[3] to frontline combat.[4]

Appearances


Sources

  1. ↑ Bungie.net's UNSC Weaponry update
  2. ↑ Halo 4 - Level: Reclaimer
  3. ↑ Halo 5: Guardians - Level: Osiris
  4. ↑ Spartan Ops - Episode 1: Chapter 1 - Land Grab
 
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