UNSC Army

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UNSC Army Active Since 2163 Allegiance United Earth Government Branch United Nations Space Command Role Garrison and Defensive Garrison Earth Mars Harvest Other Colonies Equipment M6J Carbine Battles First Battle of Harvest Battle of Mare Erythraeum[1] Battle of Earth Notable Commanders Colonel James Ackerson

The UNSC Army is a branch of the UNSC Defense Force primarily responsible for land-based military operation.^[2]

Contents 1 Background 2 Role 3 Ranks 4 Trivia 5 Sources 6 Related Pages

[edit] 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]

It is however assumed that they were present during the Battle of Earth.

[edit] Role

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. 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 only supposed UNSC Army operation 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. It is also highly likely that the Army fought against Covenant Loyalist forces in the Battle of Earth.^[7]

[edit] Ranks

UNSC Army Enlisted Ranks
Private	Private (Grade 2)	Private First Class	Specialist/Corporal	Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant First Class	Master Sergeant/First Sergeant	Sergeant Major/Command Sergeant Major	Sergeant Major of the Army
For the UNSC Army Officer rank structure click here

UNSC Army Officer Ranks
Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant	Captain	Major	Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel	Brigadier General	Major General	Lieutenant General	General	General of the Army
For the UNSC Army Enlisted rank structure click here

[edit] Trivia

• 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 ^[8].
• The UNSC Army has its own specially designed variant of the M6; the M6J Carbine.^[9]

[edit] 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

[edit] Related Pages

• UNSC Air Force
• UNSC Defense Force

United Nations Space Command Defense Force
Uniformed services	Army • Air Force • Marine Corps • Navy
Major sub-divisions	Special Forces • Naval Intelligence • Colonial Militia