User:RelentlessRecusant/Sanghelios Defense Force

The Sanghelios Defense Force (SDF) is an independent sub-command of the Covenant military. It is charged with the orbital, atmospheric, maritime, and planetary defense of Sanghelios and her moons.

History
During the Sangheili conflicts with the San'Shyuum, the Sanghelios Defense Force consisted of the elite operators of the Sangheili armed forces, and served to defend Sanghelios, the Elite homeworld and the cradle of its civilization, from San'Shyuum raids. However, after the establishment of the Covenant and the decentralization of the Sangheili across myriad, countless worlds of the Covenant Empire, other threats — such as the Unggoy Rebellion and the Taming of the Lekgolo — demanded the urgent attention of Sangheili warriors. Slowly, as Sanghelios's precedence faded in comparison to High Charity, and other internal threats drew the attention of Sangheili troopers, the Sanghelios Defense Force became more of a reservist force, a well-armed ceremonial militia guarding Sanghelios. With the beginning of the Human-Covenant War, almost all Sangheili combat units were drawn to the front lines, leaving the Sanghelios Defense Force even more depleted of personnel and funds. It was this vulnerability that allowed The Director to coordinate several deep-penetration strikes on Sanghelios in the middle of the War.

Near the end of the War and the fracturing of the Covenant, the allegiance of the Sangheili drew away from the San'Shyuum-made High Charity to their true homeworld — Sanghelilos. The Sanghelios Defense