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[[File:HTFoR AS - military complex.jpg|thumb|300px]] | [[File:HTFoR AS - military complex.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Pelican|Pelican dropships]] approaching the compound.]] | ||
{{Quote|This place will become your home, your fellow trainees will be your family now. The training will be difficult. There will be a great deal of hardship on the road ahead, but I know you will all make it.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] to the SPARTAN-II recruits}} | {{Quote|This place will become your home, your fellow trainees will be your family now. The training will be difficult. There will be a great deal of hardship on the road ahead, but I know you will all make it.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] to the SPARTAN-II recruits}} | ||
The '''Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex'''<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 26''</ref> | The '''Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex'''<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 26''</ref>{{Ref/Note|The compound is solely referred to as the FLEETCOM Military Complex in chapter 26 of '''Halo: The Fall of Reach'''. However, throughout the novel and comic adaptation the facility is simply listed as the Reach UNSC Military Complex.}} was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Military base|military compound]] located on the surface of the planet [[Reach]]. It was part of the UNSC military nexus in the [[Highland Mountains]], also home to [[CASTLE Base]], [[Camp Hathcock]], [[Military Reservation 01478-B]] and [[Reach High Command|Reach HIGHCOM]]. The complex housed Reach's [[Reach Naval Academy|Naval Officers Academy]], and served as one of the primary housing and [[SPARTAN-II training|training]] facilities for the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] upon their initial indoctrination up until their graduation.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 35'' (2001 edition)</ref><ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''"[[Pariah]]"'' ''page 35''</ref> | ||
The FLEETCOM Military Complex was a major base, being home to numerous barracks constructed mainly of cinderblock, parade grounds, firing ranges, obstacle courses, and an airfield. The Naval Academy was located some distance away from the SPARTAN-IIs' dedicated compound and served as the Spartans' primary theoretical education facility.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 38'' (2001 edition)</ref> Underneath the surface were extensive underground facilities housing an amphitheater which served as a highly secure briefing chamber. Between the surface and the amphitheater were 300 meters of steel and concrete; the facility was said to be well fortified that it could withstand the force equivalent to an 80-megaton [[nuclear weapon|nuclear blast]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 28'' (2001 edition); ''page 43'', (2010 edition)</ref> | The FLEETCOM Military Complex was a major base, being home to numerous barracks constructed mainly of cinderblock, parade grounds, firing ranges, obstacle courses, and an airfield. The Naval Academy was located some distance away from the SPARTAN-IIs' dedicated compound and served as the Spartans' primary theoretical education facility.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 38'' (2001 edition)</ref> Underneath the surface were extensive underground facilities housing an amphitheater which served as a highly secure briefing chamber. Between the surface and the amphitheater were 300 meters of steel and concrete; the facility was said to be well fortified that it could withstand the force equivalent to an 80-megaton [[nuclear weapon|nuclear blast]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 28'' (2001 edition); ''page 43'', (2010 edition)</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Halo TFoR Amphitheater.jpg|250px|thumb|The Spartan-II recruits are conscripted.]] | |||
On September 23, 2517, [[John-117|John]] and 74 other recruits where brought to the secure amphitheater of the complex where they were conscripted into the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II program]] by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in accordance with [[Naval Code 45812|UNSC protocol]]. The children were then escorted by their handlers to the facility's barracks where they had a meal and went to bed. The following day, the Spartans were awoken by CPO [[Franklin Mendez]] who took them out for morning calisthenics and then led them to Reach's Naval Officer's Academy to be taught by [[Déjà]]. They kept a similar daily routine at the complex for many years.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''Chapter 4''</ref> | On September 23, 2517, [[John-117|John]] and 74 other recruits where brought to the secure amphitheater of the complex where they were conscripted into the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II program]] by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in accordance with [[Naval Code 45812|UNSC protocol]]. The children were then escorted by their handlers to the facility's barracks where they had a meal and went to bed. The following day, the Spartans were awoken by CPO [[Franklin Mendez]] who took them out for morning calisthenics and then led them to Reach's Naval Officer's Academy to be taught by [[Déjà]]. They kept a similar daily routine at the complex for many years.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''Chapter 4''</ref> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Concept art=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:TFoR AS - ReachMilCplx.png|Early concept art of the complex for the ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''. | |||
File:Halo The Fall of Reach animated show concept art.jpg|Concept art of the complex. | |||
File:TFoR AS MilitaryComplex.jpg|Concept art of the complex as seen from above. | |||
File:TFoR-as-concept 1.jpg|Concept art of the Spartan-II children in a mess hall within the complex. | |||
File:Xbox Daily E3 Trailer - John as a child.jpg|Concept art of John-117 inside Chief Mendez's office at the complex. | |||
File:TFoR AS Amphitheater.jpg|Concept art of the Spartan-II trainees in the complex's amphitheater. | |||
File:TFoR AS HalseyAndDeja.jpg|Concept art of Halsey and Déjà in the amphitheater. | |||
File:TFoR AS SpartansAmphitheater.jpg|Concept art of the Spartan-II trainees in the amphitheater. | |||
File:TFoR AS AmphitheaterBaseMesh.jpg|Base mesh of the amphitheater. | |||
File:TFoR AS AmphitheaterWireframe.jpg|Wireframe render of the amphitheater. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Illustrations=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:FoR_-_ReachMilCplx.png|The complex, seen from a distance. | File:FoR_-_ReachMilCplx.png|The complex, seen from a distance. | ||
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File:Amphitheater2.jpg|The Spartans gathered in the amphitheater for the initial briefing on the [[Covenant]]. | File:Amphitheater2.jpg|The Spartans gathered in the amphitheater for the initial briefing on the [[Covenant]]. | ||
File:threat.jpg|The Spartans hear the Covenant's declaration of war. | File:threat.jpg|The Spartans hear the Covenant's declaration of war. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
== | ==Notes== | ||
{{Ref/Notes}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category:Reach locations]] | [[Category:Reach locations]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC military bases]] | [[Category:UNSC military bases]] | ||