Coalition Forces Authority

> *"The 'gleaming sword and shield' of humanity in space, born to throttle the dreams of freedom amongst the stars with its fleets of dread." —* Munemitsu Hori, anti-CFA Hyperion politician, 2442
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## General Information

### Role

Spatial and terrestrial warfare, anti-piracy, transport security

### Size

**Available for military service**: 66 billion (2698)**Active personnel**: 5.38 billion (2698)

**Reserve personnel**: 3.3 billion (2698)

**Deployed personnel**: 640 million (2698)

### Engagements

* Corporate Wars (2200s)
* Meran War (2651— 2662)
* Belial War (2664-2673)
* War on Terror (2640s — ongoing)

## Chief Commanders

### Civil Liason

*President of the Security Authority* Zanobi la Macchia

### Deputy Civil Liason

*Vice President of the Security Authority* Antônio M. Brito

## Organizational Information

### Sub-units

* Interstellar Coalition Marine Corps (**ICMC**)
* Interstellar Coalition Space Navy (**ICSN**)
* Interstellar Coalition Terrestrial Army (**ICTA**)

The **Coalition Forces Authority** ( **Abbr.**  ***CFA***), colloquially referred to as simply the **Coalition Military**, is the armed forces of the supranational  Coalition of Congressional Republics, and is administrated by the civilian Department of Security. The largest standing human military to ever exist, the CFA operates three main branches (Interstellar Coalition Marine Corps,  Interstellar Coalition Space Navy,  Interstellar Coalition Terrestrial Army) and draws manpower from all of its constituent republics in order to field over six billion personnel. However, all constituent republics also operate their own independent armed forces as per the articles of security within the CCR's *Charter of the Coalition of Congressional Republics*, but must subordinate all Stellar Defense Forces (SDFs) under CFA command when ordered.

The origins of the CFA lie within the United Nations and its **Department of Security Operations**, with the organization having been revamped following the conclusion of the Second Martian-Terran War and the formation of the CCR. With the rise of such a binding political force, the novel CFA was tasked with the protection of Coalition assets against pirates in addition to the protection of transport lanes between colonies. However, following the Corporate Wars of the 2200s, it became heavily neutered upon the whims of expansive mega-corporations; the lost of efficacy of the CFA from such conflict lead to the rise of insurrectionist movements and the justification for the mass re-armament of the military into its present form.

With the rise of terrorism and insurrections across Coalition space, the CFA has turned back to its original purpose of being a truly armed force. Military operations in conflicts such as the recent Belial War show its competence in asymmetrical terrestrial and spatial combat, with the coordination of its constituent branches in efficiently destroying enemy navies and armies alike. However, the War on Terror has begun to show the CFA's flaws in its exorbitant collateral damage, turning the public eye once more to the possibility of private armies such as Idyllia Defense Solutions and their "higher tactical and strategic precision in operations".