The official seal of the Global Defense Force.
The Global Defense Force, or GDF, is a supranational paramilitary organization, formed in the mid-21st Century from a large pool of national military organizations and relief agencies, to combat increasingly severe weather events, other natural disasters and terrorist campaigns, as well as to keep the peace in historically unstable regions such as the Middle East. It was created shortly before the Strogg invasion of Earth.
The GDF is a fencible military, as opposed to the Space Marine Corps which is expeditionary.
Containing a large proportion of Mankind's military and relief capability at the unexpected outbreak of war, it was the only military organization on Earth with the equipment, command structure and mobility to effectively combat the sudden emergence of the alien menace, so the task of global defense naturally fell to it.
GDF forces on maneuver.
Over the long years of the Strogg War on Earth, the GDF would see much of the remaining military capacity of Earth falling under its purview as nation after nation fell prey to Strogg armies, bombardments and attempted colonization. Towards the end of the War on Earth, it would form the Terran Coalition of Man, specifically with the intent to launch a counter-invasion of the Strogg homeworld.
The GDF is most prominently featured as one of the two playable teams in Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, wherein they represent the Human race trying to fight off the Strogg invasion forces.
Known branches / divisions[]
- Infantry branch
- Artillery branch
- Armor branch
- AirCav (Air Cavalry) branch
- Aerospace branch
- Naval branch
- GDF Intelligence
- GDF Recon
- Corps of Engineers
- Medical Corps
Known GDF personnel[]
- Athena - GDF Recon, later seconded to the SMC for the Second Invasion of Stroggos
- Matthew Kane - Originally a member of the GDF (exact branch unknown) prior to transferring to the SMC upon its formation.