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{{Wikipedia|Diego Garcia}} | {{Wikipedia|Diego Garcia}} | ||
'''Diego Garcia''' is the | [[File:DiegoGarcia.png|thumb|Diego Garcia, located in the Indian Ocean.]] | ||
'''Diego Garcia''' is an atoll in the [[Wikipedia:Indian Ocean|Indian Ocean]] of [[Earth]], about 1,000 miles south of the southern India coast and far east of the "African Horn". Diego Garcia houses a [[military base]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 296'' (2011)</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Due to the atoll's proximity to [[India]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Africa]], [[ | Due to the atoll's proximity to [[Wikipedia:India|India]], [[Wikipedia:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Africa]], the [[United Kingdom]] established a [[military base]] on Diego Garcia for both training and refueling purposes. The base has been in use ever since, under control of the United Kingdom and later the [[United States]]. The base later became under the control of the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="enc"/> | ||
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"/> It is unknown whether it succeeded in doing so. | |||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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== | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{Fm}} | |||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{ | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Earth]] | [[Category:Earth]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC military bases]] | [[Category:UNSC military bases]] |