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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Consolidation=== | ===Consolidation=== | ||
Following the [[Fall of Reach]], the | Following the [[Fall of Reach]], the Second Fleet and all other surviving naval assets of the [[United Nations Space Command]] were recalled back to the [[Sol system]] and consolidated into a single command grouping under the [[Home Fleet]] in preparation for the inevitable [[Battle for Earth]], effective [[2552#September|September 5, 2552]]. [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Joseph Harper]] of the [[Fifth Fleet]] was given primary administrative and tasking authority for all naval assets in the Sol system, as authorized by [[UNSC High Command]] and the [[UEG Security Council]], though the Second Fleet and its fellow fleets retained control over their [[battle group]]s.<ref name="lootcrate2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref> | ||
===Battle for Earth=== | ===Battle for Earth=== | ||
Serving in the front lines of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in late [[2552]], the fleet was recalled to defend [[Earth]] after the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Earth|invasion]].<ref name="guide">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 74''</ref> One of the fleet's {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s, {{UNSCShip|Chioglossa}}, was destroyed in the initial stages of the Covenant's [[Battle of Mombasa|attack on Mombasa]] on [[2552#October|October 20]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Prepare to Drop]]''</ref> On [[2552#November|November 3]], the fleet was engaged in major skirmishes with [[Covenant]] vessels in Earth orbit in conjunction with the [[Second Fleet|Second]] and [[Sixteenth Fleet]]s.<ref name="goo">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 205''</ref> | Serving in the front lines of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in late [[2552]], the fleet was recalled to defend [[Earth]] after the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Earth|invasion]].<ref name="guide">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 74''</ref> One of the fleet's {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s, {{UNSCShip|Chioglossa}}, was destroyed in the initial stages of the Covenant's [[Battle of Mombasa|attack on Mombasa]] on [[2552#October|October 20]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Prepare to Drop]]''</ref> On [[2552#November|November 3]], the fleet was engaged in major skirmishes with [[Covenant]] vessels in Earth orbit in conjunction with the [[Second Fleet|Second]] and [[Sixteenth Fleet]]s.<ref name="goo">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 205''</ref> | ||
