Arizona III is part of the United Nations Space Command, a military confederacy based around Earth that took power after crushing the Frieden and Koslovic rebels. Arizona III was a final refuge for the Frieden rebels after a massive campaign in 2296 to put a final end to the two-century-old movement. Ten or so years after the official end of the Peace Campaign, as it was called, the UNSC tracked down the Frieden rebels and eliminated them, taking control of the planet. Arizona III went through some turbulent times, adopting the accepted democratic government of the UNSC, only to find that the competitive ways of the market economy were ill-suited for the harsh climate of the planet. Arizona III, being an Outer Colony and thus not getting a lot of attention from the UNSC officials, while de