United Nations Space Command

United Nations Space Command

This fanfiction article, United Nations Space Command (AAO), was written by Maslab. Please do not edit this fiction without the writer's permission.

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United Nations Space Command Political information Type of government Emergency Military Founding document United Nations Constitution Democracy/Emergency military Head of State United Nations Unified Earth Government Colonial Administration Authority Head of Government Unified Earth Government De facto leader Admiral Andrew Gering Executive branch UNSC Security Committee Legislative branch UNSC Security Council Judicial branch Office of Investigations Societal information Capital Earth Official language English (Primary), Spanish, Japanese, Swahili and many others Currency UN cR State religious body Multi-religious Historical information Formed from United Nations, 2160 Date of establishment December 2163

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The United Nations Space Command is the Unified Earth Government military branch.

2555

The period following the end of the Human-Covenant War was one fraught with power struggles and peril. Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood stepped down as the de facto leader of the UNSC and handed the reins off to Admiral Andrew Gering.

With the passing of the Reformation Act of 2555 the UNSC gained an influx of funds, technology, and recruits. While the Covenant seemed to be, for the moment, consolidating their forces and rebuilding, the leaders of the UNSC knew they had to do so as well.

History

• 2565- amount of Covenant raids rise, and the UNSC retaliated with new weapons designed to disrupt plasma weaponry and won several crushing blows against the invading zealots.
• 2567- Delta Company begins active duty. The new Spartans prove incredibly effective.
• 2568- Spartan III program goes public. Standoff on Syndicate-5 ends with a flawless victory over Covenant Loyalist forces. Discovery of the Judicator later in the year.
• 2569- Precursor structure discovered on Sanghelios with active Flood forms inside. Science team sent to investigate after the outbreak is successfully contained. The Fallen disband after being dealt a massive blow by a team of Spartan IIIs.
• 2570- A massive victory over a small Covenant Loyalist invasion fleet during the Battle for Kennedy Space Port delays several other pushes. Huragok officially join the Interspecies Union. Technological innovation accelerates dramatically.
• 2572- Flood outbreak observed and contained. Colony of Resolution glassed. The Path Walkers are discovered. Stalemate at Falaknuma begins.
• 2573- Stalemate at Falaknuma ends with UNSC victory. A single Spartan and a Sangheili Field Master flee the battle with a Forerunner artifact.

Branches of the United Nations Space Command

Navy

The UNSC Navy is the primary source of transportation and offensive capabilities in the UNSC.

UNSC Navy Chain of Command

• Political
  • Chairman of the Unified Earth Government
  • Secretary of Defense
  • Secretary of the Navy
• Administrative
  • Chief of Naval Operations
  • Vice Chief of Naval Operations
  • Director, Naval Staff
  • Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
• Operational
  • Unified Combatant Commanders
  • Fleet Commanders

Marines

The Marines are the UNSC's primary offensive ground force.

Army

The UNSC Army's role is that of defense, often holding heavily guarded bases on important planets.

Air Force

The UNSC Air Force serves a similar role to the Army. They primary use heavy fighters and interceptors.

Ranking System

The UNSC ranking system was re-established in 2555 in accordance to the formation of the Interspecies Union. There were a few minor changes in rank names as well as their respective roles in the military. Additional changes include:

• Identical insignias for all branches, difference in branches distinguished by shoulder-patch color.
• Additional usage of insignia and correspondingly minimized usage of imagery to make ranks easier to identify and differentiate.
• Omitting of human-exclusive symbols that are more difficult to identify by other member species (Oak leaf, eagle, anchor, shield, etc.).
• Re-designation of the Army's E-2 and E-3 ranks to align with the Marine Corps'.
• Re-designation of the Air Force's E-5 through E-8 ranks to align with the Army and Marine Corps' ranks.
• More reflective of United Nations representation as a whole as opposed to merely the (defunct) United States'.

[Source] ˑ [Edit]		List of UNSC Ranks in Against All Odds
Rank		Expeditionary Forces		Occupying Forces
		Marine Corps	Navy	Army	Air Force
Non-commissioned Officers
	E-1	Private	Crewman Recruit	Private	Airman Basic
	E-2	Private First Class	Crewman Apprentice	Private First Class	Airman
	E-3	Lance Corporal	Crewman	Lance Corporal	Airman First Class
	E-4	Corporal	Petty Officer Third Class	Specialist	Senior Airman
				Corporal
	E-5	Sergeant	Petty Officer Second Class	Sergeant	Sergeant
	E-6	Staff Sergeant	Petty Officer First Class	Staff Sergeant	Technical Sergeant
	E-7	Gunnery Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer	Sergeant First Class	Chief Technical Sergeant
	E-8	Master Sergeant	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Master Sergeant	Master Sergeant
		First Sergeant		First Sergeant
	E-9	Master Gunnery Sergeant	Master Chief Petty Officer	Sergeant Major	Chief Master Sergeant
		Sergeant Major	Force Master Chief Petty Officer	Command Sergeant Major	Command Chief Master Sergeant
			Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer
			Command Master Chief Petty Officer
		Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps	Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy	Sergeant Major of the Army	Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Warrant Officers
	W-1	Warrant Officer 1	Warrant Officer 1	Warrant Officer 1	Warrant Officer 1
	W-2	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Chief Warrant Officer 2
	W-3	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 3
	W-4	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 4
	W-5	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 5
Commissioned Officers
	O-1	Second Lieutenant	Ensign	Second Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
	O-2	First Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	First Lieutenant	First Lieutenant
	O-3	Captain	Lieutenant	Captain	Captain
	O-4	Major	Lieutenant Commander	Major	Major
	O-5	Lieutenant Colonel	Commander	Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel
	O-6	Colonel	Captain	Colonel	Colonel
Flag Rank Officers
	O-7	Brigadier	Commodore	Brigadier	Brigadier
	O-8	Major General	Rear Admiral	Major General	Major General
	O-9	Lieutenant General	Vice Admiral	Lieutenant General	Lieutenant General
	O-10	General	Admiral	General	General
	O-11	General of the Marine Corps	Fleet Admiral	General of the Army	General of the Air Force
Standard Rank • Non-standard Rank • Warrant Officer

† Extinct
‡ Disbanded