Gigerdi Federation Colonial Defence Forces

The Gigerdi Federation Colonial Defense Forces is responsible for defending single Gigerdi Federation colonies.

Most of the GF colonies maintain their own forces in coordination with the GF Military, for local law enforcement and protection when regular GF Military units aren't available, and as a reserve that can be drawn upon by the GA Military should a large-scale conflict flare up. The GF Military coordinates closely with the Colonial Defense Forces on training and equipment, and though the quality of both can tend to lag a bit (sometimes especially with ships and general equipment), many GF Colonial Defense Force fleets and units are quite respectable in local terms.

The Colonial Defense Forces include both infantry (ground) and fleet assets, and are usually organized identically to the GF Military's unit organizations (though some ground units vary in training and organization to better fit their planetary situations).

Most of the Colonial Defense Force fleets are compromised of older GF Military Craft: heavy, modern capital ships are rarely seen in the hands of the GFCDF, instead small to medium vessels act as the main arsenal. However, what the colonials lack in numbers, training, and equipment, they make up in one key element: they know their turf better than anybody else. Colonial planetary units are invariably well equipped and prepared for, and knowledgeable about, the unique environments that they call home. The same is true throughout the system, though the environment in space is rarely as unique as that on the ground.

In the face of an invasion, GF Military commanders will often defer to their local counterparts in preparing for the defense of a system. The GFCDF also has a representative in the Gigerdi Federation Military Joint Chiefs Of Staff, who coordinates the cooperation between the GA Strategic command and the higher echelons of the regular military and the colonial forces.