Currently structured under the UNSC (a military command government), Humans find themselves damaged after years of fighting against the Covenant. Primarily a peaceful, exploratory species, Humans have attempted several diplomatic outreaches in this conflict, all ignored. Human occupied worlds have been destroyed and the current population has dwindled to almost nothing. Earth is currently being occupied by a Covenant archaeological/military force.

NOTE: The bias towards humanity might indicate, understandably, that the content of Halo3.com is meant to mimic what might be human intelligence information or possibly propaganda. Certainly the Covenant perspective, that humanity trespassed upon and colonized sites sacred to the Covenant, is not represented here. The perspective on the war is perhaps presented in the bleakest terms to date.