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| [[File:UNSCAircraftCarrier.png|thumb|250px|An aircraft carrier near the Mombasa Quays.]] | | [[File:UNSCAircraftCarrier.png|thumb|250px|An aircraft carrier near the Mombasa Quays.]] |
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| Into the 26th century, the UNSC Navy continued to use maritime ships to patrol the seas. Little is known about this Naval arm. It is known, however, that Earth and the fortress world of [[Reach]] had bases for it. It is also known that the Navy possessed numerous [[UNSC aircraft carrier|aircraft carriers]] with a complement of [[F-99 Wombat]]s and D77-TCI Pelicans.<ref>'''Halo 3''', multiplayer level ''[[Longshore]]''</ref>
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| Other than participating to some extent during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], the wet Navy may have been involved with the operation to the [[Yucatan Peninsula]], where the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[Blue Team]] attacked and destroyed a Covenant excavation force on the sea floor of the [[Wikipedia:Gulf of Mexico|Gulf of Mexico]].<ref name="goo204">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 203-204''</ref> Naval vessels were additionally employed in the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]], though it is unknown whether these were operated by the UNSC Navy or other local forces.<ref>'''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'''</ref>
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| [[File:Commissioning-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Navy personnel at the commissioning ceremony of ''Infinity''.]] | | [[File:Commissioning-1.jpg|thumb|250px|Navy personnel at the commissioning ceremony of ''Infinity''.]] |
