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{{Wikipedia|Diego Garcia}} | {{Wikipedia|Diego Garcia}} | ||
'''Diego Garcia''' is the largest atoll on [[Earth]] and sits in the [[Indian Ocean]]. Diego Garcia houses a [[military base]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="enc">''[[Halo Encyclopedia | '''Diego Garcia''' is the largest atoll on [[Earth]] and sits in the [[Indian Ocean]]. Diego Garcia houses a [[military base]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="enc">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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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/Level|[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]|[[Cairo Station]]}} 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]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/new-mombasa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=New Mombasa}} | 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/Level|[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]|[[Cairo Station]]}} 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]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/new-mombasa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=New Mombasa}} | ||
These attacks proved effective as later in | These attacks proved effective as later in November, a Covenant [[capital ship]] was sent to Diego Garcia to destroy the base.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} The base survived the [[Human-Covenant War]] and is still in use by the UNSC as of [[2553]].{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]|Page=265}} | ||
==Production | ==Production Notes== | ||
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]]''. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |