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Prior to the Covenant invasion of Earth, there had been a suppressed influx of information by ONI, resulting in people going about their normal lives even up until the attack. The forces stationed at Earth were heavy, with the [[Second Fleet]], [[Seventh Fleet]], the [[Sixteenth Fleet]] and the 6th Battle Group along with large amounts of Marines, Army Troopers, and [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] present, five [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]], [[Terrence Hood|Admiral Hood]] and Earth's most prominent means of defense, three hundred [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platforms]], each sporting a Mk. V "Super" [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]]. Also, there were numerous human colonies on various moons, a large naval shipyard and factories at Mars, and a [[Io Station|listening post]] at [[Io]]. | Prior to the Covenant invasion of Earth, there had been a suppressed influx of information by ONI, resulting in people going about their normal lives even up until the attack. The forces stationed at Earth were heavy, with the [[Second Fleet]], [[Seventh Fleet]], the [[Sixteenth Fleet]] and the 6th Battle Group along with large amounts of Marines, Army Troopers, and [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] present, five [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]], [[Terrence Hood|Admiral Hood]] and Earth's most prominent means of defense, three hundred [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platforms]], each sporting a Mk. V "Super" [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]]. Also, there were numerous human colonies on various moons, a large naval shipyard and factories at Mars, and a [[Io Station|listening post]] at [[Io]]. UNSC then made the critical decision on September 5, 2552 where they recall all the surviving fleet back into Earth after UNSC Gettysburg arrived on Earth to warn them the imminent invasion. All the surviving fleet from [[Third Fleet], [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]], and Battle Groups are consolidated into a single Fleet known as [[UNSC Home Fleet]] as primary fleet with multiple subordinates fleet. | ||
====Battle of Earth==== | ====Battle of Earth==== | ||