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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 [[2552#November|November]], a Covenant [[capital ship]] was sent to Diego Garcia to destroy the base.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} While most of the Earth's surface was later brutally [[Orbital bombardment|bombarded]] by a reinforced [[Truth's fleet|Covenant armada]], consisting | These attacks proved effective as later in [[2552#November|November]], a Covenant [[capital ship]] was sent to Diego Garcia to destroy the base.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} While most of the Earth's surface was later brutally [[Orbital bombardment|bombarded]] by a reinforced [[Truth's fleet|Covenant armada]], consisting the remaining [[Jiralhanae]]-controlled ships of the [[High Charity defense fleet]], led by the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]] on November 17,<ref name="H3CN">''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Crow's Nest]]</ref> the base nevertheless survived the [[Human-Covenant War]] and is still in use by the UNSC as of [[2553]].{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]|Page=265}} | ||
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