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'''UNSC Fleet Command''' ('''FLEETCOM'''), also known as '''Fleet Operations Command''' is the primary operations group of the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], responsible for ship deployment, mission structures, and space operations.<ref name="enc64">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 64'' (2011)</ref> It is subordinate to the [[UNSC Naval Command]]. All naval vessels report through FLEETCOM and the commanding [[admiral]]s of the UNSC. | '''UNSC Fleet Command''' ('''FLEETCOM'''), also known as '''Fleet Operations Command''' is the primary operations group of the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], responsible for ship deployment, mission structures, and space operations.<ref name="enc64">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 64'' (2011)</ref> It is subordinate to the [[UNSC Naval Command]]. All naval vessels report through FLEETCOM and the commanding [[admiral]]s of the UNSC. | ||
FLEETCOM has two known headquarters, [[Fleet Command Headquarters|one]] on the planet [[Reach]] in [[New Alexandria]], and another in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], on [[Earth]]. | FLEETCOM has two known headquarters, [[Fleet Command Headquarters|one]] on the planet [[Reach]] in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]], and another in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], on [[Earth]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
UNSC Fleet Command is the primary operational group of the UNSC's naval forces. FLEETCOM has oversight of ship deployment, mission structures, and space operations, including troop transport and [[space fighter]] operations. | UNSC Fleet Command is the primary operational group of the UNSC's naval forces. FLEETCOM has oversight of ship deployment, mission structures, and space operations, including troop transport and [[space fighter]] operations.{{Ref/Reuse|enc64}} FLEETCOM is dominated by the [[UNSC Navy]], with token representation by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. Fleet Command is responsible for the security of [[Unified Earth Government]] space and transport of UNSC combat forces to far-flung battles.<ref name="fb">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook - page 6''</ref> | ||
The command is headed by the Secretary of Fleet Command.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/dimah-tchakova '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Dimah Tchakova'']</ref> FLEETCOM also operates a [[Criminal Investigation Division]] (CID), which presumably investigates crimes involving Navy or Marine personnel.<ref>'''Halo: Fractures''', "A Necessary Truth", ''page 216''</ref> | The command is headed by the Secretary of Fleet Command.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/dimah-tchakova '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Dimah Tchakova'']</ref> FLEETCOM also operates a [[Criminal Investigation Division]] (CID), which presumably investigates crimes involving Navy or Marine personnel.<ref>'''Halo: Fractures''', "A Necessary Truth", ''page 216''</ref> Fleet Command contains its own Special Operations Command, which in turn works with and guides [[Naval Special Warfare]] - one of the other task commands of the UNSC.{{Ref/Novel|FoR|Chapter=25|Quote=After the meeting, a new mandate had become the official secret policy of Fleet Command’s Special Operations Command—the parent organization for Naval Special Warfare, the Spartans’ service branch.}} | ||
===FLEETCOM sectors=== | ===FLEETCOM sectors=== | ||
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===Fleet ships=== | ===Fleet ships=== | ||
{{Main|UNSC fleet}} | {{Main|UNSC fleet}} | ||
FLEETCOM controls a variety of different types of ships and vessels, each designed and utilized in battle-specific roles in interstellar warfare. Below is a | FLEETCOM controls a variety of different types of ships and vessels, each designed and utilized in battle-specific roles in interstellar warfare. Below is a listing of some of the types of vessels that are incorporated in a standard UNSC fleet: | ||
*[[UNSC corvette|Corvette]] – A patrol and fast-attack vessel, occasionally used in scouting or intelligence-gathering operations. | *[[UNSC corvette|Corvette]] – A patrol and fast-attack vessel, occasionally used in scouting or intelligence-gathering operations. | ||
*[[UNSC frigate|Frigate]] – These relatively small and lightly armed ships typically escort larger vessels. | *[[UNSC frigate|Frigate]] – These relatively small and lightly armed ships typically escort larger vessels. | ||
*[[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]] – | *[[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]] – Similar to frigates, UNSC destroyers also provide escort for larger ships, though they are more capable of direct combat. | ||
*[[Cruiser]] – A handful of these large, heavily armed, and heavily armored capital warships that emphasize armor and weaponry over fighter/troop deployment can be seen in a standard UNSC fleet. | |||
*[[UNSC carrier|Carrier]] – A small amount of these massive ships that deploy fighter ships and groundside troops can be seen in a standard UNSC fleet. | *[[UNSC carrier|Carrier]] – A small amount of these massive ships that deploy fighter ships and groundside troops can be seen in a standard UNSC fleet. | ||
*[[ | *[[Battleship]] - Large ships equipped with powerful ship-to-ship weapons. | ||
==FLEETCOM personnel== | ==FLEETCOM personnel== | ||
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*[[Terrence Hood]] | *[[Terrence Hood]] | ||
*[[J. Harper]] | *[[J. Harper]] | ||
*[[Alexander Reaves]] | *[[Alexander Reaves]] | ||
*[[Dimah Tchakova]]'s mother | *[[Dimah Tchakova]]'s mother | ||
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*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | ||
**''[[Blunt Instruments]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
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**''[[A Necessary Truth]]'' | **''[[A Necessary Truth]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' | *''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{United Nations Space Command}} | {{United Nations Space Command}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]] | [[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]] |