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|leader = {{Il|[[Brigadier|Brig]]-[[General|Gen]] [[Adrienne Kramer|Kramer]] (1990s)|[[Major]] [[A Highway]] (~2005)|[[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen]] [[Sanchez]] (~2009)<!--See various evidence in [[Aliens of London dating controversy]] as to why 2009 is problematic.-->}} | |leader = {{Il|[[Brigadier|Brig]]-[[General|Gen]] [[Adrienne Kramer|Kramer]] (1990s)|[[Major]] [[A Highway]] (~2005)|[[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen]] [[Sanchez]] (~2009)<!--See various evidence in [[Aliens of London dating controversy]] as to why 2009 is problematic.-->}} | ||
|first cs = The Legions of Death (game) | |first cs = The Legions of Death (game) | ||
|appearances = {{Il|[[PROSE]]: | |appearances = {{Il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Stolen Earth (TV story)}}|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Submission (audio story)}}|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Fountains of Forever (comic story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Zygon Invasion (TV story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Zygon Inversion (TV story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Dalek Transaction (audio story)}}}} | ||
|members = {{Il|[[Major]] [[C Jones]]|Major [[A Highway]]|[[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen]] [[Sanchez]]|[[Doctor|Dr]] [[Martha Jones|Jones]]}} | |members = {{Il|[[The Colonel]]|[[Lieutenant]] [[Roderick Mitchell]]|[[Major]] [[C Jones]]|Major [[A Highway]]|[[Lieutenant-General|Lt-Gen]] [[Sanchez]]|[[Doctor|Dr]] [[Martha Jones|Jones]]}} | ||
|bases = {{Il|[[UNIT's New York Liaison Office|UNIT New York Liaison Office]]|[[UNIT New York City Base]]}} | |bases = {{Il|[[UNIT's New York Liaison Office|UNIT New York Liaison Office]]|[[UNIT New York City Base]]}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{UNIT}} | {{UNIT}} | ||
'''UNIT-US''', ([[PROSE]]: | '''UNIT-US''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bullet Time (novel)}}) alternatively called '''UNIT North America''' ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Dalek Transaction (audio story)}}) or '''UNIT/NA''', ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)}}) was the branch of [[UNIT]] in the [[United States of America]]. It underwent major changes in [[2005]] to centralise its activities, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|UNIT's New York Operation Expansion (short story)|UNIT's New York Operation Expansion}}) having previously been spread across multiple divisions such as [[UNIT ONE]] and [[UNIT THREE]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}}) after expanding from a single division. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vampire Science (novel)}}) | ||
[[Carolyn McConnell]] thought that UNIT was essentially "the [[Fortean Times|Fortean]] branch of the [[US Army|military]]". ([[PROSE]]: | [[Carolyn McConnell]] thought that UNIT was essentially "the [[Fortean Times|Fortean]] branch of the [[US Army|military]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vampire Science (novel)}}) | ||
Towards the end of the [[20th century]], they had their own [[Time Lord]] [[scientific advisor]] in the form of [[the Colonel]], just as the UK branch had once been assisted by the [[Third Doctor]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)}}) However, they also worked with the Doctor themself on various occasions. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vampire Science (novel)}}, etc.) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== 20th century === | === 20th century === | ||
[[Major]] [[Russell Barry]] met members of UNIT-US whilst serving in the [[Vietnam War]]. Their experiences with [[trap]]s came to mind when he observed a tribal vllage, though he had to remind himself that he wasn't in Vietnam, and that the war had been over for decades. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Major]] [[Russell Barry]] met members of UNIT-US whilst serving in the [[Vietnam War]]. Their experiences with [[trap]]s came to mind when he observed a tribal vllage, though he had to remind himself that he wasn't in Vietnam, and that the war had been over for decades. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bullet Time (novel)}}) | ||
[[File:The Colonel - The Legions of Death.png|thumb|left|[[The Colonel]], a [[Time Lord]] who served as [[Scientific Advisor]] to UNIT/NA by [[1988]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)}})]]In [[1988]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Roderick Mitchell]], a young Vietnam veteran who'd previously spent three years in [[Special Forces]], was transferred from the [[US Army]] to UNIT/NA, where he was assigned [[Colonel]] [[Martin (The Legions of Death)|Martin]] at his commanding officer. Colonel Martin assigned him as [[Science Laison Officer]] to UNIT/NA's newly-hired [[scientific advisor]], a [[Renegade Time Lord]] known as [[the Colonel]], who had been placed there by the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] to observe human-extraterrestrial relations. The Colonel still had the use of [[the Colonel's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] and frequently took jaunts through time and space, soon taking Rod on as a [[companion]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)}}) | |||
After the attacks from guerrillas and [[Sir]] [[Reginald Styles]] voyage to [[China]] to attempt to convince them to return to the [[World Peace Conference]], the international situation worsened to the point that [[troop]]s amassed along the [[Russia]]n-[[China|Chinese]] front and that fighting had already started in [[South America]] and [[Asia|southern Asia]], prompting UNIT to send an urgent message to all "UNIT National HQs". ([[PROSE]]: | After the attacks from guerrillas and [[Sir]] [[Reginald Styles]] voyage to [[China]] to attempt to convince them to return to the [[World Peace Conference]], the international situation worsened to the point that [[troop]]s amassed along the [[Russia]]n-[[China|Chinese]] front and that fighting had already started in [[South America]] and [[Asia|southern Asia]], prompting UNIT to send an urgent message to all "UNIT National HQs". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters}}) | ||
From the mid-[[1980s]] to the early [[2000s]], a less eventful era of UNIT's history, governments around the world began to cut back the troops they provided to UNIT, causing them to shrink in size. ([[PROSE]]: | From the mid-[[1980s]] to the early [[2000s]], a less eventful era of UNIT's history, governments around the world began to cut back the troops they provided to UNIT, causing them to shrink in size. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|UNIT History: Fighting the unknown (short story)|UNIT History: Fighting the unknown}}) In around [[1996]], there was only a small division of UNIT in America. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vampire Science (novel)}}) | ||
[[Brigadier]]-[[General]] [[Adrienne Kramer]] led UNIT's North American division in the [[1990s]]. In [[1996]], Kramer sent [[George Oxwell]] to investigate the death of [[Gordon Pymble]], though he was killed. Kramer, UNIT, and [[Carolyn McConnell]] helped the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]] defeat a rogue group of [[vampire]]s. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Brigadier]]-[[General]] [[Adrienne Kramer]] led UNIT's North American division in the [[1990s]]. In [[1996]], Kramer sent [[George Oxwell]] to investigate the death of [[Gordon Pymble]], though he was killed. Kramer, UNIT, and [[Carolyn McConnell]] helped the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]] defeat a rogue group of [[vampire]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vampire Science (novel)}}) | ||
[[UNIT ONE]] ([[Creative Intelligence]]) and [[UNIT THREE]] were divisions of this American branch. During the [[Martian Invasion of 1997|Martian Invasion]] of [[1997]], UNIT ONE co-ordinated groups, while UNIT THREE was a liaison with [[NASA]] and the [[White House]]. ([[PROSE]]: | [[UNIT ONE]] ([[Creative Intelligence]]) and [[UNIT THREE]] were divisions of this American branch. During the [[Martian Invasion of 1997|Martian Invasion]] of [[1997]], UNIT ONE co-ordinated groups, while UNIT THREE was a liaison with [[NASA]] and the [[White House]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}}) | ||
In [[1999]], [[Mel Tyrone]] was the head of UNIT's [[Los Angeles]] office. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[1999]], [[Mel Tyrone]] was the head of UNIT's [[Los Angeles]] office. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The King of Terror (novel)|The King of Terror}}) | ||
=== 21st century === | === 21st century === | ||
By [[2005]], after the death of [[Major]] [[C Jones]] and her colleagues in the [[Jersey Tollgate Situation]], Major [[A Highway]], a former friend of Jones, took Jones' old job at the [[UNIT's New York Liaison Office|UNIT New York Liaison Office]], and Major Highway promised that he would reorganise UNIT's pan-territorial activities into a "[[UNIT New York City Base|pivotal single base operation]]", a change necessitated by the rise in "threats to [[national security]]", ([[PROSE]]: | By [[2005]], after the death of [[Major]] [[C Jones]] and her colleagues in the [[Jersey Tollgate Situation]], Major [[A Highway]], a former friend of Jones, took Jones' old job at the [[UNIT's New York Liaison Office|UNIT New York Liaison Office]], and Major Highway promised that he would reorganise UNIT's pan-territorial activities into a "[[UNIT New York City Base|pivotal single base operation]]", a change necessitated by the rise in "threats to [[national security]]", ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|UNIT's New York Operation Expansion (short story)|UNIT's New York Operation Expansion}}) such as [[Operation Mannequin]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Operation Mannequin (short story)|Operation Mannequin}}) The ambitions of Major Highway, and his distain over the death of his friend, was documented in the [[press briefing]] filed by [[Staff Sergeant]] [[A. Frederick]], [[embargo]]ed until [[31 March]] [[2005]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|UNIT's New York Operation Expansion (short story)|UNIT's New York Operation Expansion}}) | ||
By the late 2000s, [[Lieutenant-General]] [[Sanchez]] was the head of the New York base, which carried out projects like [[Project Indigo]] with [[Martha Jones]] as [[Medical Director]]. During the [[21st century Dalek invasion]], the base was one of many military locations attacked by the [[Dalek]]s, who exterminated many of the base personnel, including Sanchez, ([[TV]]: | By the late 2000s, [[Lieutenant-General]] [[Sanchez]] was the head of the New York base, which carried out projects like [[Project Indigo]] with [[Martha Jones]] as [[Medical Director]]. During the [[21st century Dalek invasion]], the base was one of many military locations attacked by the [[Dalek]]s, who exterminated many of the base personnel, including Sanchez, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Stolen Earth (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) before destroying the base. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe}}) | ||
UNIT had established a [[UNIT base, Washington|base]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] by [[September]] following the Dalek invasion, when [[the 456]] took control of every [[child]] on [[Earth]]. UNIT ran tests on a couple of children including [[brain]] scans, [[blood sugar]] and a check for [[radiation]]. At [[Torchwood Cardiff]], [[Captain Jack Harkness]] received a call from who he called "[[Sergeant Grunt]]", who informed him that UNIT had found nothing from the tests. Jack lamented that he could not speak to Martha, who was on her [[honeymoon]] at the time. ([[TV]]: | UNIT had established a [[UNIT base, Washington|base]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] by [[September]] following the Dalek invasion, when [[the 456]] took control of every [[child]] on [[Earth]]. UNIT ran tests on a couple of children including [[brain]] scans, [[blood sugar]] and a check for [[radiation]]. At [[Torchwood Cardiff]], [[Captain Jack Harkness]] received a call from who he called "[[Sergeant Grunt]]", who informed him that UNIT had found nothing from the tests. Jack lamented that he could not speak to Martha, who was on her [[honeymoon]] at the time. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One}}) | ||
In the [[2010s]], [[Petronella Osgood]] acknowledged a [[Martha Jones|Dr Jones]] working at UNIT North America. ([[AUDIO]]: | In the [[2010s]], [[Petronella Osgood]] acknowledged a [[Martha Jones|Dr Jones]] working at UNIT North America. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Dalek Transaction (audio story)}}) | ||
Following the [[3W Institute Affair]], [[Malcolm Taylor]] shared [[Missy]]'s [[Masterplan Journal]] with [[UNIT Command]] (New York) as well as UNIT Command (Geneva). ([[PROSE]]: | Following the [[3W Institute Affair]], [[Malcolm Taylor]] shared [[Missy]]'s [[Masterplan Journal]] with [[UNIT Command]] (New York) as well as UNIT Command (Geneva). ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)|The Secret Diary of the Master}}) | ||
[[File:Ten and Cleo hide from UNIT.jpg|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Cleopatra Hunsicker]] hide from UNIT troops in [[Manhattan]]. ([[COMIC]]: | [[File:Ten and Cleo hide from UNIT.jpg|thumb|The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Cleopatra Hunsicker]] hide from UNIT troops in [[Manhattan]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Fountains of Forever (comic story)}})]] | ||
Upon returning to [[Manhattan]] with [[Gabby Gonzalez]], sometime in the mid-2010s, the [[Tenth Doctor]] was led to the [[Ebonite Rooms|Ebonite Auction Rooms]] in the [[Rockefeller Center]] by a signal emanating from an [[Osiran]] [[quantum harvester]], but unbeknownst to him, he was followed by [[Cleopatra Hunsicker]]. In the auction rooms, the Doctor found that the harvester had already been bought, and that everything else for sale either wasn't alien in origin or was either grossly misunderstood; he left, passing a trio of individuals who appeared to be wearing UNIT uniforms, and outside he sent a message to UNIT HQ in New York requesting they clean up any suspicious items. | Upon returning to [[Manhattan]] with [[Gabby Gonzalez]], sometime in the mid-2010s, the [[Tenth Doctor]] was led to the [[Ebonite Rooms|Ebonite Auction Rooms]] in the [[Rockefeller Center]] by a signal emanating from an [[Osiran]] [[quantum harvester]], but unbeknownst to him, he was followed by [[Cleopatra Hunsicker]]. In the auction rooms, the Doctor found that the harvester had already been bought, and that everything else for sale either wasn't alien in origin or was either grossly misunderstood; he left, passing a trio of individuals who appeared to be wearing UNIT uniforms, and outside he sent a message to UNIT HQ in New York requesting they clean up any suspicious items. | ||
After a misunderstanding with Hunsicker, she instructed the Doctor to hide from a squad of armed UNIT soldiers in the immediate vicinity. ([[COMIC]]: | After a misunderstanding with Hunsicker, she instructed the Doctor to hide from a squad of armed UNIT soldiers in the immediate vicinity. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Fountains of Forever (comic story)}}) | ||
[[File:UNIT solider of Harmony Shoal.jpg|left|thumb|A UNIT soldier taken over by [[Harmony Shoal]]. ([[TV]]: | [[File:UNIT solider of Harmony Shoal.jpg|left|thumb|A UNIT soldier taken over by [[Harmony Shoal]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)}})]] | ||
After foiling the [[Shoal of the Winter Harmony]]'s plot to take over Earth using the corporation [[Harmony Shoal Institute]] as a front, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] tipped UNIT off to their existence. Refusing to accept defeat, however, Harmony Shoal vowed revenge and secretly infiltrated a UNIT soldier who had been sent to close their head office in [[New York]]. ([[TV]]: | After foiling the [[Shoal of the Winter Harmony]]'s plot to take over Earth using the corporation [[Harmony Shoal Institute]] as a front, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] tipped UNIT off to their existence. Refusing to accept defeat, however, Harmony Shoal vowed revenge and secretly infiltrated a UNIT soldier who had been sent to close their head office in [[New York]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)}}) | ||
== Divisions == | == Divisions == | ||
By [[1996]], UNIT in North America was only a small division. However, they did have the [[SETSO]] programme set up — a programme to provide [[counselling]] services. ([[PROSE]]: | By [[1996]], UNIT in North America was only a small division. However, they did have the [[SETSO]] programme set up — a programme to provide [[counselling]] services. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Vampire Science (novel)}}) | ||
By [[1997]], UNIT had since been split into multiple divisions, such as [[UNIT ONE]] and [[UNIT THREE|THREE]]. ([[PROSE]]: | By [[1997]], UNIT had since been split into multiple divisions, such as [[UNIT ONE]] and [[UNIT THREE|THREE]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}}) | ||
There was [[Black Archive, Washington Monument|Black Archive]] under the [[Washington Monument]] and [[Black Archive, Statue of Liberty|another]] under the [[Statue of Liberty]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) | There was [[Black Archive, Washington Monument|Black Archive]] under the [[Washington Monument]] and [[Black Archive, Statue of Liberty|another]] under the [[Statue of Liberty]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Black Archive (game)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The scenes of UNIT North America seen in | * The scenes of UNIT North America seen in {{cs|The Stolen Earth (TV story)}} were filmed at South Wales Traffic Management Centre, Coryton, Cardiff. | ||
* The [[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|''U.N.I.T.'' tie-in website]] homepage lists New York as one of the locations of UNIT, along with [[Geneva]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Essex]]. | * The [[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|''U.N.I.T.'' tie-in website]] homepage lists New York as one of the locations of UNIT, along with [[Geneva]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Essex]]. | ||