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The [[UNSC]] base on the island launched the first counterattacks against the [[Covenant]] when they invaded [[New Mombasa]] in Kenya, Africa in [[2552]] during [[Battle of Earth]]. Among the units to respond was the [[77th Marine Regiment]] and the [[405th]] UNSC Marine Corps Unit. Later in the battle, a Covenant capital ship was sent in to destroy the base. <ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref>. It is unknown whether it succeeded in doing so. | The [[UNSC]] base on the island launched the first counterattacks against the [[Covenant]] when they invaded [[New Mombasa]] in Kenya, Africa in [[2552]] during [[Battle of Earth]]. Among the units to respond was the [[77th Marine Regiment]] and the [[405th]] UNSC Marine Corps Unit. Later in the battle, a Covenant capital ship was sent in to destroy the base. <ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref>. It is unknown whether it succeeded in doing so. | ||
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Revision as of 16:24, May 9, 2010
Diego Garcia is a small tropical island in the Indian Ocean of Earth, about 1,000 miles south of the southern India coast and far east of the "African Horn". It has been a military base since the 1970's. In 1941 RAF (British Royal Air Force) Gan was built near there and was shut down in 1976, to become Gan Internation Airport. In 1965, the Chagos Archipelago (a group of islands which include Diego Garcia) became a British Indian Ocean Territory and continued to be during the 21st Century.
Battle of Earth
The UNSC base on the island launched the first counterattacks against the Covenant when they invaded New Mombasa in Kenya, Africa in 2552 during Battle of Earth. Among the units to respond was the 77th Marine Regiment and the 405th UNSC Marine Corps Unit. Later in the battle, a Covenant capital ship was sent in to destroy the base. [1]. It is unknown whether it succeeded in doing so.