The USRC's insignia
The U.S. Robot Command, known formally as the United States Robot Command and abbreviated as U.S.R.C. or USRC, was an entity of the United States government in the Old World, prior to the events of Horizon Zero Dawn.
History[]
The United States disbanded all human combat forces and had a fully automated military by the year 2055.[1] General Aaron Herres, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, was in charge of the U.S.R.C. and its various robotic warfare projects, including Operation: Enduring Victory.
Hot Zone Crisis[]
The U.S.R.C. was deployed against the anti-73-H movement during the Hot Zone Crisis. On August 20, 2037, the U.S.R.C. launched Operation: Unity to capture Roberto Medina and other hot zone leaders alive.[2] U.S.R.C. General Synthetics battle drones assaulted JTF-10's Mojave base and were met with fierce resistance until a fission explosion (likely caused by JTF-10 munition cracking the power casing of a General Synthetics drone) annihilated the base and killing everyone present, including Medina, De La Hoya, and some 900 refugees being sheltered at a nearby camp.[2] The destruction and deaths at the Battle of the Mojave prompted an immediate end to the crisis.[2]
Operation: Enduring Victory[]
On November 3, 2064, Elisabet Sobeck arrived at the headquarters of U.S.R.C. to warn them about the Faro Plague. General Herres and the Joint Chiefs were appalled at the news, but agreed to help Sobeck with her plan. To buy Sobeck time for Project Zero Dawn, U.S.R.C launched Operation: Enduring Victory, headed by General Herres. The backbone of the U.S.R.C. during this period was the Mechanized Response Brigades and the Civilian Guard Brigades.
The ruin site known as the Grave-Hoard was formerly the headquarters of the U.S.R.C. and Operation: Enduring Victory. It was also the site of one of the last battles against the Faro Plague. Another ruin site known as the Bunker was an important U.S.R.C. R&D facility, responsible among things for the creation of the UltraWeave power armor.