One Nation Armed Forces

One Nation Armed Forces
General Information
Founded	Year 14 (One Nation Navy) Year 21 (Guard Legions)
Service branches	One Nation Navy Planetary Guard Legions
Headquarters	The First Fort, Aeranas, Moroa
Leadership	Monarch Lilith of Vorsia Custodian Ninian DeLayn Crown Council Lord Admirals Lord Commanders

The One Nation Armed Forces are the combined military forces responsible for maintaining the sovereignty of One Nation Under Jou. In addition to their primary role of defending the nation's territory, people and commerce, these military forces also support intergalactic peacekeeping operations and provide humanitarian aid. The two primary service branches are the One Nation Navy and the Planetary Guard Legions. The naval service can trace continuous lineage of ships and personnel to Year 14 when Morobe's first interstellar fleet was established as part of Sienar Fleet Systems. The Guard Legions were established in Year 21 by the unification of Morobian and Vorsia Companion's military forces.

Serving members of the armed forces pledge allegiance to the Crown, however, in practicality the direction and use of the military is directed by the federal government and planetary governors to be carried out by the military command in the monarch's name.

History

As with the nation itself, the armed forces trace their history to the founding companies and individuals from Morobe and Vorsia Companion that formed One Nation Under Jou.

One Nation Navy is the senior service with continuous lineage to the first security forces responsible for discovering and securing the Morobe system in Year 14. The fleet that provided the initial security in the system was formally structured into a naval force by Grand Admiral Gredek Dregoth during the establishment of Sienar Fleet Systems and later the Permanent Solutions paramilitary group. The naval structure was created by former officers of the Imperial Navy and this heritage shaped the Navy's doctrines. Those doctrines were later adapted by the Tion Defence Division, and some of those traditions are still maintained to this day. In the present day the Navy is the nation's first line of interstellar defence.

The Planetary Guard Legions were created in Year 21 when One Nation Under Jou was declared as a sovereign territory to bring two separate military forces under the same command structure. The military of Vorsia Companion began as a militia formed in Year 11 from the Mandalorian and Kiffar mercenaries that were hired by Lilith Delcroix to help her secure the moon and establish the rule of law. Within the new structure the moon's defence force became known as the Royal Legion and retains some traditions influenced by the Mandalorian culture. Before Morobe was integrated into Tion Hegemony in Year 18, peacekeeping on the system's planets was the responsibility of mostly corporate security forces employed by the various corporations that controlled the system. After the integration the security forces were amalgamated into a single entity within the Tion Defence Division to facilitate unified command under military leadership. During this time the fortification of Morobe began with the first Golan II stations being constructed.

Structure

One Nation Navy

Addition information: One Nation Navy

One Nation Navy is divided into two main Defence Fleets, Morobe and Vorsia, which are further divided into task force groups to patrol One Nation's territories, facilitate construction of space infrastructure and fortifications, and to provide logistical support between planets.

• Defence Fleet Morobe
• Defence Fleet Vorsia

Planetary Guard Legions

Addition information: Planetary Guard Legions

The role of the Planetary Guard Legions is to safeguard planets of the nation and the monarchy itself. Their duties are a combination of sovereign defence, ceremonial, close protection and general policing to maintain law and order. Each of the nation's planets has its own Guard Legion with an independent command structure, however, the legions are not restricted to their own planet and can be found to operate across all of One Nation.

• Moroa Guards
• Morabora Guards
• Morta Guards
• Talasea Guards
• The Royal Legion

Irregular units

Addition information: Irregular units

One Nation armed forces maintain units and formations that do not fall under the command structure of the Navy or the Guard Legions, and therefore are classified as irregular. These units are most often utilised for security of minor territories, such as the asteroid 24-V-234 Tau, and merchant protection, as was the case with Royal Morobe Trading Company merchant fleet. The most notable irregular unit is the Ryloth Rangers.

• Ryloth Rangers

Iconography

Navy ship badges

The common elements of a standard ship badge.

Vessels within the One Nation Navy carry a ship badge to foster a sense of identity within the crew. The badge consists of a plaque inlaid with the vessel's identification number or name, a design in a circular frame surrounded by a wreath of laurels, and the royal crown. All the basic elements are silver. Additional elements for the badge may be granted by the monarch.

Guard Legions shields

Each of the Planetary Guard Legions can be identified by a unique shield. These shields, in some form, are worn by the soldiers on uniforms and armour.

• The Moroa Guards shield colours of blue and gold represent the oceans of Moroa and a rising sun. The royal crown is present to denote Moroa as the cultural capital of One Nation and the seat of the monarchy.

• The Morabora Guards shield colours represent the glacier environment of Morabora, and the geometric shapes are rendition of the planet’s seven peaks. The mascot of the legion is Stepian, a d'oemir bear gifted to Monarch Lilith by Stephanie Barefoot.

• The Morta Guards shield features a volcano on a red background for the planet's volcanic geography, and a white sun to represent the colour and proximity of the sun Morobe Minor to Morta.

• The Talasea Guards shield features a deciduous tree and two edelweiss flowers, one for each of the planet's mountain ranges, in yellow over a green background. The tree and colours represent the vast forests and grasslands of Talasea.

• The Royal Legion shield is a white death's head skull on black background. This iconography was adopted by Vorsia Companion's Royal Guard when it was formed to provide protection to the sovereign. The most notable use of the death's head is as face paint worn by the soldiers on ceremonial and combat duties.