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'''Fleet Admiral Harper''' was a [[Fleet Admiral]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in [[2552]].  

During the [[Battle of Earth]], he commanded a [[fleet]] of [[UNSC]] [[Cruisers]] and [[UNSC frigate|Frigates]] protecting [[Earth]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (Level)]]''</ref>. He commanded at least 75 ships, a significant portion of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]].

Harper was most likely part of the Orbital Defense Grid over [[Africa]], in charge of protecting the [[MAC]] orbital platform clusters in that region, which included ''[[Cairo Station]]''. Fleet Admiral Harper was not seen on screen, however he was heard in two separate transmissions regarding the [[Battle of Earth|attack on Earth]], by the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s battle group (consisting of 15 Covenant Capital Ships: 13 {{Class|CCS|Battlecruiser}}s and 2 [[Assault Carrier]]s). Harper's transmissions were as follows:

:'''[[Fleet Admiral Hood]]:''' "Negative Admiral. Form a defensive perimeter around the cluster."

His voice in the transmissions sounded young for the high rank of Fleet Admiral. The readout from [[Cairo Station]] showed that Harper's fleet consisted of 8 [[Marathon-class Cruiser|Cruisers]] and 67 [[UNSC Frigate|Frigates]], as well as a large number of fighter units, as at one point he ordered his [[Longsword]]s to blanket the [[Covenant]] cruisers and take them out, one by one.

Though he has the same rank as [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Lord Hood|Hood]], Harper is his subordinate. This is due to the fact that as the Chief of Naval Operations, Hood is the highest ranking officer in the [[UNSC Navy]].