United Columbian Armed Forces (United States of Columbia)

The United Columbian Armed Forces is one of the largest and most prestige militaries in the world, built upon its devotion and strict loyalty to the United States of Columbia, and its leader Zachary Hale Comstock, whom soldiers have almost a zealous respect for. In charge for the protection of Columbia from foreign and domestic enemies.

Organisation
Structure and organisation of the United Columbian Armed Forces is primarily for the disposal of the President of Columbia, and is headed by the Department of Defense, Daniel Beshear, whom is in charge of commanding the army for the President. Composed of the Columbian Air Force, the Columbian Navy and the Columbian Army, each branch of the armed forces is commanded by several generals, typically three generals will stand out in each individual branch and show some type of monolithic leadership. All members of the Columbian Armed Forces must recite the Columbian Creed, which proclaims their full faith and devotion to Columbia and her people.

History
Created on July 4th of 2012 during the Columbus Accords it was officially formed as the successor of the United Coalition Forces, and the official defender of the new nation of Columbia. Several Commanders joined with Zachary Hale Comstock in front of the Ohio Statehouse to pledge the Columbian Creed, and led out of the city in a military parade.

Appalachian War
On December 25th, Appalachia launched its "War of Christmas" against Columbia, when they tried to advance outside of the Appalachian hills of Ohio and tried to claim Cleveland and Columbus and to set an example of the newly forming nation. The Columbian Congress fled to the city of Cairo, Illinois, which they founded the city of Central Columbia. Comstock was sent to battlefield in Ohio where he led a succsessful defense against the Appalachians. While the Columbian forces were succsessful, the Ohio Capital Building was partly destroyed, and a major bridges crossing the Ohio River were destroyed. The two called for a two month ceasefire.

One day after the expiration of the cesefire, Comstock led the 1st Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 194th Armored Brigade into Atlanta on Feburary 26th, known as the Battle of Atlanta, its was the first victorious battle for the new nation. Comstock's victory at Atlanta was seen as a turning point for his political future, he was nominated by the Southern Democratic Party, whom he'd agreed mostly with, but instead ran as an indpendent to try and grab Democrats and Republicans in the north.