Alliance Armed Forces

The Alliance Armed Forces are the military arm of the Metahuman Alliance, composed of the Allied Forces Navy (AFN) and Allied Forces Marine Corps (AFMC). At their peak during the Dawn War, the armed forces boasted over 3,000 ships and more than 100 million astronauts and marines. Since the end of the Dawn War, the armed forces have shifted to a role of primarily counter-piracy, peacekeeping, and exploration.

Unified Command Role
The unified Alliance Armed Forces command serves several key administrative needs. These include standards setting, inter-service protocols, and combined arms training. The command also serves a strategic purpose in the form of its DEFense CONditions (DEFCON).

Alliance Defense Conditions (DEFCON)
DEFCON 5 - Total Peace. Nuclear and reserve units stand down. Active units relax to peacetime alertness.

DEFCON 4 - Tension. Reserve units begin mobilizing and remain ready to deploy on short notice. Active units heighten alert level.

DEFCON 3 - Conflict. Activate all reserve units. Ready nuclear weapons for possible deployment. Active units on highest alert.

DEFCON 2 - War. All units fully mobilized. Nuclear weapons may be deployed on AAFC orders,

DEFCON 1 - Total War. Nuclear weapons free - can be launched on the authority of anyone O-4 (Major/Lieutenant Commander/Squadron Leader) or higher commanding them.

DEFCON 0 - Armageddon. Initiate Damocles Protocol.

The Alliance has only reached DEFCON 1 twice: the Battle of Gea and the Battle of Earth.