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| | '''Fleet Admiral Harper''' was a high ranking [[UNSC]] officer in [[2552]]. During [[The First Battle of Earth]], he was direct command of one of the fleets protecting [[Earth]]. He was most likely part of the Orbital Defense Grid over Africa, in charge of protecting the [[MAC]] orbital platform clusters in that region, which included ''[[Cairo Station]]''. Fleet Admiral Harper was not seen on screen, however he was heard in two separate transmissions regarding the attack on [[Earth]], by the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s battle group (consisting of 15 Covenant Capital Ships: 13 [[CCS-class]] Battle Cruisers and 2 [[Assault Carrier]]s). Harper's transmissions were as follows: |
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| |name=Joseph Harper
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| |affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]<ref name="h2">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>
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| |rank=[[Fleet admiral]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2}}
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| |sn=07959-90021-JH<ref name="h2a">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>
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| {{Quote|no=two|q1=This is Fleet Admiral Harper, we are engaging the enemy!|Joseph Harper|q2=Negative, Admiral. Form a defensive perimeter around the cluster.|Terrence Hood|Fleet Admirals Joseph Harper and Terrence Hood as the Battle of Earth begins{{Ref/Reuse|h2}}}}
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| [[Fleet Admiral]] '''Joseph Harper'''<ref name="lootcrate2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref> ([[service number]] '''07959-90021-JH'''){{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} is a [[human]] flag officer of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Towards the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Harper commanded the [[Fifth Fleet]], as well as the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Canberra}}, his [[flagship]]. Along with Fleet Admiral [[Terrence Hood]], Harper led UNSC forces during the [[Battle for Earth]] in late [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
| | :'''Fleet Admiral Harper:''' This is Fleet Admiral Harper, we are engaging the enemy! |
| | :[[Fleet Admiral Hood]]: Negative Admiral. Form a defensive perimeter around the cluster. |
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| ==Biography==
| | It is not known exactly how many ships are under the command of Fleet Admiral Harper; but the readout from ''Cairo Station'' stated that his fleet consisted of 8 Cruisers and 67 Frigates, as well as a large number of fighter units, as at one point he ordered his [[Longsword]]s to blanket the [[Covenant]] cruisers and take them out one by one. |
| ===Preparing the defense of Sol===
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| In the final years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], [[Fleet Admiral]] Joseph Harper served as the commander-in-chief of the [[Fifth Fleet]], taking command of the expeditionary [[fleet]] on [[2548|January 20, 2548]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} His [[flagship]] was the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Canberra}}.{{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} In [[2552#May|May 2552]], Harper organized the defenses of [[Earth]] in preparation for a possible [[Covenant]] attack. Harper had all [[warship]]s with functional [[MAC]]s self-deployed or towed to rally points, and personally assessed the security team deployed by the {{UNSCShip|Chevalier}} to [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]] in preparation of the arrival of Fleet Admiral [[Terrence Hood]], [[Chief of Naval Operations]]. Following the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]], all remaining forces of the [[UNSC Navy]] were consolidated into a single command grouping under the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] on [[2552#September|September 5, 2552]]. Harper was appointed senior flag officer and given primary administrative and tasking authority over all aerospace assets within the [[Sol system]], as per emergency security directives authorized by [[UNSC High Command]] and approved by the [[UEG Security Council]]. On [[2552#October|October 9, 2552]], the [[UEG Strategic Forecasting and Scenario Planning Group]], as well as the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and the [[UNSC Special Topics Committee]], concluded that [[human]]ity was almost certainly doomed following the losses sustained during the [[Covenant]]'s invasion of [[Epsilon Eridani]]. However, Harper did not agree with this assessment.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
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| On [[2552#October|October 10, 2552]], [[Battle Group Rhino]] of the [[Third Fleet]] approached twelve unidentified vessels with outdated [[civilian]] [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] codes near [[Enceladus]]. Upon approach, eleven of the vessels promptly fled the system, leading to Battle Group Rhino attacking the remaining vessel. The [[carrier]] {{UNSCShip|Totem Lake}} was lost with all hands, and Battle Group Rhino disengaged and returned to the UNSC defense line. [[Vice Admiral]] [[Williams]] of the Third Fleet requested permission to reengage the remaining hostile vessel, but was denied by Harper. On [[2552#October|October 13, 2552]], anomalies were detected near [[Argyre Planitia]] on [[Mars]]. A team deployed by [[Naval Special Warfare Command]] discovered [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] remote sensor platforms of undetermined origin. After consultation with [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]], [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] of ONI, Harper issued a priority-1 stand-down.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
| | Though he has the same rank as Fleet Admiral Hood, Harper is his subordinate. This is due to the fact that as the Chief of Naval Operations, Hood is technically the highest ranking officer in the [[UNSC Navy]]. |
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| ===Battle for Earth===
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| {{Quote|First echelon, you're with me—blanket those cruisers, take 'em out one by one. Second echelon, keep those carriers busy.|Fleet Admiral Joseph Harper, leading the Fifth Fleet{{Ref/Reuse|h2}}}}
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| [[File:UNSC Canberra.png|thumb|250px|left|Fleet Admiral Harper contacting Fleet Admiral Hood as the Battle for Earth begins]] | |
| On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], the [[Battle for Earth]] began when the Covenant's [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] arrived in the Sol system, unaware of the system's human presence.{{Ref/Reuse|h2}} Harper and Hood coordinated the orbital defense of Earth,{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} with Harper leading the Fifth Fleet to engage the Covenant fleet while Hood commanded Earth's [[orbital defense platform]]s. Harper desired to engage the Covenant fleet on their way to Earth, though Hood had him form a defensive perimeter around Cairo Station's battle cluster. Harper led the first echelon of his fleet against the thirteen {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s of the Covenant fleet, while the rest of his fleet engaged the two {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s. Despite substantial losses, the Fleet of Sacred Consecration eventually managed to break through Earth's defenses and launch a ground assault upon the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|h2}}
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| Later in the battle, on [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]], Covenant fleet elements began excavating a [[Forerunner]] [[Portal at Voi|slipspace portal]] near the [[Kenya]]n town of [[Voi]] on Earth. [[Battle Group Victory]] vectored to support [[UNSC Air Force]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] forces clearing {{Pattern|Skar'wa|Mantis}} emplacements nearby, allowing for Harper to authorize an in-atmosphere MAC strike against the Covenant's flagship, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. However, the MACs had no effect against the [[keyship]] and the portal was activating, resulting in spatial distortions that damaged the [[artificial gravity]] systems of the nearby ships.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} The remaining Covenant forces, and a small group of allied UNSC and [[Sangheili]] ships under the [[Fleet of Retribution]], entered the portal, leading to [[Installation 00]] and ultimately the [[Battle of Installation 00|final battle]] of the war.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Meanwhile, with the bulk amount of Covenant forces in the system gone, UNSC forces began a counteroffensive against the Covenant. Remaining Covenant forces fortified themselves across [[North America]]. On [[2552#December|December 3, 2552]], Harper directed [[Operation: MARSH FLASH]], which successfully eliminated clusters of [[Jiralhanae]] leadership attempting to activate an artifact in [[United Republic of North America|Arizona, URNA]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
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| On [[2553#February|February 1, 2553]], Harper no longer commanded the Fifth Fleet, though continued to serve in the UNSC Navy by at least [[2554|April 6, 2554]], compiling reports on the actions he took to prepare Earth's defenses for a Covenant attack.{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
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| ==Trivia==
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| When the city of [[Aranuka]] underwent reconstruction as part of the [[UEG]]'s [[Project Rebirth|Rebirth initiative]], an educational facility was constructed and named in Joseph Harper's honor. A notable student who attended [[Admiral Harper High School]] was [[Molly Patel]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''', Chapter 2, ''page 19''</ref>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
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| [[Category:Human characters|Harper, Joseph]]
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| [[Category:UNSC Navy officers|Harper, Joseph]] | |
