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Template:Infobox Military Unit The UNSC Home Fleet is a fleet in the UNSC Navy. They are assigned to protect Earth from an invasion or attack.^[1] Its commanding officer is Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood.^[2]

History

The UNSC Home Fleet's known history is short but distinguished. It is likely that the UNSC Home Fleet existed ever since the formation of the UNSC in the 2160's, most likely for the defense of Earth during the Interplanetary War.

First Battle of Earth

The Home Fleet's first known engagements were during the First Battle of Earth, where it successfully defeated the Covenant Navy in Earth's orbit. The engagement however was against a very small fleet of two assault carriers and a few cruisers. This engagement was commanded by both Fleet Admirals Hood and Harper.

On Cairo Station, Fleet Admiral Hood was awarding John-117, Avery Johnson, and Jacob Keyes for their actions at the first Halo. When Cortana got a slipspace rupture report near Io, she relayed the information to FADM Hood. When the Covenant Force arrived, the Home Fleet was ready and waiting. Opening up with Marathon Class Cruisers and MAC Shells, they decimated the Covenant Fleet, but suffered heavy losses themselves. Also during the engagement, the Covenant released boarding pods to occupy and destroy the MAC Platforms. Stations Athens and Malta were both destroyed, but Cairo was spared destruction by Spartan-117, who later took the bomb and destroyed one of the two Assault Carriers.

At New Mombasa, the UNSC followed the surviving Assault Carrier to the city. The only known ships in this engagement were the UNSC In Amber Clad, commanded by Miranda Keyes. The IAC's ground forces engaged the Covenant until, in retreat, the Assault Carrier fled the battle. The UNSC In Amber Clad, UNSC Paris, UNSC Redoubtable, UNSC Coral Sea and the UNSC Dusk made it into the slipspace rift before it closed.

Battle of Installation 05

However, only the In Amber Clad successfully trailed the carrier. The Prowler Dusk arrived days later, but the other ships, which were the UNSC Paris, UNSC Redoubtable, and the UNSC Coral Sea never made it to the engagement, most likely due to the imprecise physics of Slipspace and the UNSC's rather limited technology for slipspace navigation.

Second Battle of Earth (2552)

During the Second Battle of Earth, starting in November of 2552, the Home Fleet was slowly being decimated at the hands of the Covenant Loyalists. Later in the battle, the Home Fleet had less than 100 ships and were almost to the point of destructionTemplate:Fact.

Battle of Onyx

The UNSC Home Fleet dispatched Battlegroup Stalingrad to Onyx to recover forerunner artifacts reported by Dr. Halsey. When the battle group arrived, they engaged two Covenant Cruisers. They believed they had won the engagement, destroying one ship and heavily damaging the other. Then, a Covenant Fleet appeared from slipspace, and began to destroy the Battle Group. They were decimated after they launched a final suicide assault. The only ship to make it out alive was the UNSC Dusk, narrowly missing the shockwave when Onyx exploded.

Second Battle of Earth (2553)

During the Battle of Voi, three ships of the Home Fleet, the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn, UNSC Aegis Fate, and the UNSC Adriatic led a strike force of C709 Longsword Interceptors over the "Ark" in Voi, Kenya. Although they damaged the Forerunner Dreadnought, it escaped though the slipsace portal.

The Covenant Separatists, led by the Arbiter and Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum, later helped the Fleet to push the Loyalists off of Earth.^[3]^[4]

Battle of Installation 00

Two ships of the Home Fleet, the UNSC Aegis Fate and the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn fought during the last battle of the Human-Covenant War, the Battle of Installation 00. There, the Dawn and the Fate helped local UNSC Marine and Separatist forces against the Covenant Loyalist Army.^[5]^[6] The UNSC and Covenant Forces fought valiantly, until they were ordered to evacuate due to the eminent firing of Installation 04 II.

Known Vessels

Ships

Orbital Defense Platforms

Speculated Vessels

ODA-??? Nassau Station

Subordinate Units

Sources

^ Halo 3, level Crow's Nest
^ Halo 2, level Cairo Station
^ Halo 3, level The Storm
^ Halo 3, level Floodgate
^ Halo 3, level The Ark
^ Halo 3, level The Covenant

[1] Halo 3, level Crow's Nest

[2] Halo 2, level Cairo Station

[3] Halo 3, level The Storm

[4] Halo 3, level Floodgate

[5] Halo 3, level The Ark

[6] Halo 3, level The Covenant

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 ==History==
-The UNSC Home Fleet's known history is short but distinguished. It is likely that the UNSC Home Fleet existed since the formation of the [[UNSC]] in the [[2160|2160's]], most likely for the defense of [[Earth]] during the [[Interplanetary War]].
+The UNSC Home Fleet's known history is short but distinguished. It is likely that the UNSC Home Fleet existed ever since the formation of the [[UNSC]] in the [[2160|2160's]], most likely for the defense of [[Earth]] during the [[Interplanetary War]].
 ===First Battle of Earth===
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 ===Battle of Onyx===
-The UNSC Home Fleet dispatched [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']] to Onyx to recover forerunner artifacts reported by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. When the battle group arrived, they engaged two Covenant Cruisers. They believed they had won the engagement, destroying one ship and heavily damaging the other. Then, a Covenant Fleet appeared from slipspace, and began to destroy the Battle Group. They were decimated after they launched a final suicide assault.
+The UNSC Home Fleet dispatched [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']] to Onyx to recover forerunner artifacts reported by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. When the battle group arrived, they engaged two Covenant Cruisers. They believed they had won the engagement, destroying one ship and heavily damaging the other. Then, a Covenant Fleet appeared from slipspace, and began to destroy the Battle Group. They were decimated after they launched a final suicide assault. The only ship to make it out alive was the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}, narrowly missing the shockwave when Onyx exploded.
 ===Second Battle of Earth (2553)===