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{{Seealso|FLEETCOM (Covenant)}} | {{Seealso|FLEETCOM (Covenant)}} | ||
[[File:300px-UNSC.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]].]] | [[File:300px-UNSC.jpg|thumb|right|The logo for the [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]].]] | ||
'''UNSC Fleet Command''', colloquially known as '''FLEETCOM''', is the primary operations group of the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], responsible for ship deployment, mission structures, and space operations.<ref> | '''UNSC Fleet Command''', colloquially known as '''FLEETCOM''', is the primary operations group of the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], responsible for ship deployment, mission structures, and space operations.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref> It is subordinate to the [[UNSC Naval Command]]. All naval vessels report through FLEETCOM and the commanding [[admiral]]s of the UNSC. | ||
==Special Operations Command== | ==Special Operations Command== | ||
Fleet Command's Special Operations Command (SPEC-OPCOM) is the parent branch of [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]] (NAVSPECWAR), the [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTANs']] service branch.<ref> | Fleet Command's Special Operations Command (SPEC-OPCOM) is the parent branch of [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]] (NAVSPECWAR), the [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTANs']] service branch.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 232''</ref> | ||
==FLEETCOM Admirals== | ==FLEETCOM Admirals== | ||
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*[[Battle of Reach]] | *[[Battle of Reach]] | ||
In 2517, FLEETCOM Headquarters on Reach ordered [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]] to pilot the ''[[Han]]'' for [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] to evaluate the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] candidates.<ref> | In 2517, FLEETCOM Headquarters on Reach ordered [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]] to pilot the ''[[Han]]'' for [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] to evaluate the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] candidates.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 14''</ref> | ||
During the [[Fall of Reach]], FLEETCOM HQ commanded over 150 vessels of the [[Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet]] as well as the twenty [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s when the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] invaded the colony. Nonetheless, Reach was glassed, with FLEETCOM HQ being one of the first headquarters to fall. | During the [[Fall of Reach]], FLEETCOM HQ commanded over 150 vessels of the [[Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet]] as well as the twenty [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s when the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] invaded the colony. Nonetheless, Reach was glassed, with FLEETCOM HQ being one of the first headquarters to fall. | ||
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There are two known FLEETCOM Sectors: | There are two known FLEETCOM Sectors: | ||
*[[FLEETCOM Sector One|Sector One]] - This sector of UNSC-controlled space includes the colonies and planets of the [[Epsilon Eridani]], [[Tantalus]], and [[Lambda Serpentis]] systems. UNSC naval forces there were commanded by [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] [[Fall of Reach]] in Summer 2552. Sector One's forces were ordered to defend [[Reach]] at all costs.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] page 289 | *[[FLEETCOM Sector One|Sector One]] - This sector of UNSC-controlled space includes the colonies and planets of the [[Epsilon Eridani]], [[Tantalus]], and [[Lambda Serpentis]] systems. UNSC naval forces there were commanded by [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] [[Fall of Reach]] in Summer 2552. Sector One's forces were ordered to defend [[Reach]] at all costs.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 289''</ref> | ||
*[[FLEETCOM Sector Three|Sector Three]] - This sector of UNSC-controlled space includes the [[Sigma Octanus System]]. Commanded by [[Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth]] in 2552, this sector was the site of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], one of the UNSC's few major victories against the Covenant. | *[[FLEETCOM Sector Three|Sector Three]] - This sector of UNSC-controlled space includes the [[Sigma Octanus System]]. Commanded by [[Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth]] in 2552, this sector was the site of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], one of the UNSC's few major victories against the Covenant. | ||