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Earth Defense Command is a human-run military organization.
Animated continuity
The Earth Defense Command (or EDC) is a joint human/Autobot military organization dedicated to the protection of Earth and its solar system. It was founded at some point before 2005, and by that year at least three space stations had been constructed (one in Earth orbit, one at Pluto, and a third near Goo#8739). This defense is augmented by a Mars land base, as well as several space vessels that allow quick transit throughout the solar system and beyond.
The Earth orbital station observes traffic to and from the planet, with the authority to call out Autobot and/or human military assistance. The Pluto station served much the same function, its proximity to a warp gate making it a first line of defense against hostiles from non-Solar worlds. Unfortunately, even with its advanced technology, this battle platform was destroyed in a matter of moments by Galvatron and his lieutenants. It is unclear whether the Earth base would survive a similar attack. In 2006, the deep-space station near Goo was demolished by death crystals, even though (according to Grimlock) it was built out of the strongest metal in the galaxy.
On a smaller scale, powerful technology (most likely Cybertronian) has also been incorporated in land and air vehicles. An EDC car kept up a decent fight during a high-speed road duel involving two Stunticons and Rodimus Prime. The car was armed with a roof-mounted blaster (not to mention incredible crash protection and recovery systems). Also, a similar vehicle has been seen flying despite a lack of suitable wings or the noise of conventional propulsion - just like a Transformer.
The hierarchy of the EDC is unclear, although it appears that the Autobots may be ultimately in charge. It's also unclear whether any Autobots are technically considered EDC officers. All the humans wear white uniforms with blue trim; no Autobots have been seen changing their paint jobs to fit in.
The only EDC officer whose name we know is Marissa Faireborn.
Kiss Players (Japan)
When Galvatron was hurled out of Unicron by Rodimus Prime in 2005, rather than immediately crashing onto the planet Thrull, he instead hurtled toward Earth. Landing in Tokyo, Japan, the Decepticon leader's impact decimated the city and scattered his Unicron-mutated cells throughout Earth's atmosphere.
Following this catastrophe, the E.D.C. was formed to drive all Transformers off of Earth. The organization built an anti-electron field (previously referred to as an Energon field) to make the planet uninhabitable to Cybertronians, and created a team of 48 transforming robots known as Autroopers to combat any Transformers that remained. Although the organization ostensibly defends humanity from attacks by Legion (monstrous creatures resulting from the fusion of Galvatron's cells with ordinary objects and lifeforms), there may be a more sinister connection between the two groups yet to be revealed, as evidenced by the human testing facility hidden in the E.D.C. headquarters basement and the fact that E.D.C. headquarters was built on Galvatron's impact crater.
Dreamwave continuity
The EDC was founded by Nathaniel Faireborn to deal with extra-terrestrial matters shortly after the emergence of the Transformers in the mid-eighties. Its base of operations is located at Area 51. Faireborn's intention was to better Transformer/human relations, but the damage the Transformers conflict caused on Earth, along with an Army General with a last name of Witwicky and a talent for hiding from the camera/reader, often made this difficult.
