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On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], when the [[Covenant]]'s [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] arrived at Earth, the military base on Diego Garcia was immediately alerted to the Covenant's presence.<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> The base launched the first counterattacks against the Covenant when they [[Battle of Mombasa|invaded]] [[New Mombasa]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]] during the subsequent [[Battle for Earth]]. These attacks proved effective as, later in the battle, a Covenant [[capital ship]] was sent to Diego Garcia to destroy the base.<ref name="enc"/><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/new-mombasa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''New Mombasa'']</ref> The base survived the [[Human-Covenant War]] and is still in use by the UNSC as of [[2553]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 265''</ref> | On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], when the [[Covenant]]'s [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] arrived at Earth, the military base on Diego Garcia was immediately alerted to the Covenant's presence.<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> The base launched the first counterattacks against the Covenant when they [[Battle of Mombasa|invaded]] [[New Mombasa]] in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]] during the subsequent [[Battle for Earth]]. These attacks proved effective as, later in the battle, a Covenant [[capital ship]] was sent to Diego Garcia to destroy the base.<ref name="enc"/><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/new-mombasa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''New Mombasa'']</ref> The base survived the [[Human-Covenant War]] and is still in use by the UNSC as of [[2553]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 265''</ref> | ||
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Diego Garcia was mentioned in the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]] as being the base of the "405th", a [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] unit that became [[A Company]] in the finished game. Diego Garcia's existence as a military base, with units involved in the fighting at Mombasa, was later made official by the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''. | Diego Garcia was mentioned in the [[Halo 2 E3 demo|''Halo 2'' E3 demo]] as being the base of the "405th", a [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] unit that became [[A Company]] in the finished game. Diego Garcia's existence as a military base, with units involved in the fighting at Mombasa, was later made official by the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''. | ||