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[[File:FoR_-_ReachMilCplx.png|thumb|250px|The complex, seen from a distance.]]
[[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.|[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|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>{{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>


'''Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex'''<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 26''</ref><ref group="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.</ref>  was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Military base|military compound]] located on the surface of the planet [[Reach]]. It was located in close proximity to Reach's [[Reach Naval Academy|Naval Officers Academy]]. It served as one of the primary housing and training facilities for the Spartan-II's upon their initial indoctrination up until their graduation. Housed withing the complex was an amphitheater which served as a highly secure briefing chamber. The amphitheater of the complex was said to be well fortified that it could withstand the force equivalent to an 80-megaton nuclear blast.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 3, page 43'', '''2010 edition</ref>
==History==
==History==
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>
[[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>


In 2525, following their recovery from the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures]], the Spartans could no longer be trained at the complex due to complications that arose. On their first day back at the base, three trainers were accidentally killed during hand-to-hand combat exercises. The Spartans were relocated to the abandoned titanium mine shafts in the nearby mountains where their trainers donned [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mark I]] [[Powered exoskeleton|exoskeletons]] in order to protect themselves from the Spartan's newly enhanced strength.
In 2525, following their recovery from the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures]], the Spartans could no longer be trained at the complex due to complications that arose. On their first day back at the base, three trainers were accidentally killed during hand-to-hand combat exercises. The Spartans were relocated to the abandoned titanium mine shafts in the nearby mountains where their trainers donned [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mark I]] [[Powered exoskeleton|exoskeletons]] in order to protect themselves from the Spartans' newly enhanced strength.


On November 2, 2525, the Spartans gathered once more inside the secure briefing room of the UNSC military complex. There they were briefed by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Stanforth]] and his AI attaché [[Beowulf]] on a new threat. Communication with the outer colony world [[Harvest]] had been lost and scout ships sent to investigate found the planet reduced to ash by an alien hegemony that called itself the [[Covenant]]. The Covenant proclaimed humanity’s annihilation by broadcasting the transmission "''Your destruction is the will of the gods...and we are their instrument''" in the English language. With the UNSC's mobilization to [[Second Battle of Harvest|retake Harvest]] underway, the Spartans were to begin the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|next phase]] in their training. Before exiting the chamber, John spoke one last time with Chief Mendez who was being reassigned to train the next class of Spartans. Before parting ways, Mendez returned a [[Quarter|quarter]] which had been confiscated from John when he was first inducted into the program.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 11''</ref>
On November 2, the Spartans gathered once more inside the secure briefing room of the UNSC military complex. There they were briefed by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth|Stanforth]] and his AI attaché [[Beowulf]] on a new threat. Communication with the outer colony world [[Harvest]] had been lost and scout ships sent to investigate found the planet reduced to ash by an alien hegemony that called itself the [[Covenant]]. The Covenant proclaimed humanity's annihilation by broadcasting the transmission "''Your destruction is the will of the gods...and we are their instrument''" in the English language. With the UNSC's mobilization to [[Second Battle of Harvest|retake Harvest]] underway, the Spartans were to begin the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|next phase]] in their training. Before exiting the chamber, John spoke one last time with Chief Mendez who was being reassigned to train the next class of Spartans. Before parting ways, Mendez returned a [[Quarter|quarter]] which had been confiscated from John when he was first inducted into the program.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''Chapter 11''</ref>


On August 27, 2552, all available Spartan-II's gathered inside the amphitheater of the compound for a third and final time. There they were briefed on their [[Operation: RED FLAG|next mission]]: to acquire a Covenant vessel, infiltrate the Covenant [[High Charity|home world]], and return with a captured Covenant [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]] in an attempt to broker a truce and bring an end to the war.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 26''</ref>
On August 27, 2552, all available SPARTAN-II's gathered inside the amphitheater of the compound for a third and final time. There they were briefed on their [[Operation: RED FLAG|next mission]]: to acquire a Covenant vessel, infiltrate the Covenant [[High Charity|homeworld]], and return with a captured Covenant [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]] in an attempt to broker a truce and bring an end to the war.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 26''</ref>


The complex was likely destroyed by the Covenant during the [[Fall of Reach]].
The complex was likely destroyed by the Covenant during the [[Fall of Reach]], as it was reported under attack on the last day of the battle.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Concept art===
<gallery>
<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>
File:FoR_-_ReachMilCplx.png|The complex, seen from a distance.
File:Amphitheater.jpg|The SPARTAN-II candidates are first brought into the secure briefing chamber of the complex.
File:Amphitheater.jpg|The SPARTAN-II candidates are first brought into the secure briefing chamber of the complex.
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.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}


==Note==
==Notes==
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{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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[[Category:UNSC military bases]]

Latest revision as of 15:43, July 8, 2023

Artwork of the Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex.
Pelican dropships approaching the compound.

"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[1][Note 1] was a UNSC 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 HIGHCOM. The complex housed Reach's Naval Officers Academy, and served as one of the primary housing and training facilities for the Spartan-IIs upon their initial indoctrination up until their graduation.[2][3]

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.[4] 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 blast.[5]

History[edit]

The Spartan-II recruits are conscripted.

On September 23, 2517, John and 74 other recruits where brought to the secure amphitheater of the complex where they were conscripted into the Spartan-II program by Dr. Catherine Halsey in accordance with 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.[6]

In 2525, following their recovery from the augmentation procedures, the Spartans could no longer be trained at the complex due to complications that arose. On their first day back at the base, three trainers were accidentally killed during hand-to-hand combat exercises. The Spartans were relocated to the abandoned titanium mine shafts in the nearby mountains where their trainers donned Mark I exoskeletons in order to protect themselves from the Spartans' newly enhanced strength.

On November 2, the Spartans gathered once more inside the secure briefing room of the UNSC military complex. There they were briefed by Vice Admiral Stanforth and his AI attaché Beowulf on a new threat. Communication with the outer colony world Harvest had been lost and scout ships sent to investigate found the planet reduced to ash by an alien hegemony that called itself the Covenant. The Covenant proclaimed humanity's annihilation by broadcasting the transmission "Your destruction is the will of the gods...and we are their instrument" in the English language. With the UNSC's mobilization to retake Harvest underway, the Spartans were to begin the next phase in their training. Before exiting the chamber, John spoke one last time with Chief Mendez who was being reassigned to train the next class of Spartans. Before parting ways, Mendez returned a quarter which had been confiscated from John when he was first inducted into the program.[7]

On August 27, 2552, all available SPARTAN-II's gathered inside the amphitheater of the compound for a third and final time. There they were briefed on their next mission: to acquire a Covenant vessel, infiltrate the Covenant homeworld, and return with a captured Covenant Hierarch in an attempt to broker a truce and bring an end to the war.[8]

The complex was likely destroyed by the Covenant during the Fall of Reach, as it was reported under attack on the last day of the battle.

Gallery[edit]

Concept art[edit]

  • Early concept art of the complex for the Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.

    Early concept art of the complex for the Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.

  • Concept art of the complex.

    Concept art of the complex.

  • Concept art of the complex as seen from above.

    Concept art of the complex as seen from above.

  • Concept art of the Spartan-II children in a mess hall within the complex.

    Concept art of the Spartan-II children in a mess hall within the complex.

  • Concept art of John-117 inside Chief Mendez's office at the complex.

    Concept art of John-117 inside Chief Mendez's office at the complex.

  • Concept art of the Spartan-II trainees in the complex's amphitheater.

    Concept art of the Spartan-II trainees in the complex's amphitheater.

  • Concept art of Halsey and Déjà in the amphitheater.

    Concept art of Halsey and Déjà in the amphitheater.

  • Concept art of the Spartan-II trainees in the amphitheater.

    Concept art of the Spartan-II trainees in the amphitheater.

  • Base mesh of the amphitheater.

    Base mesh of the amphitheater.

  • Wireframe render of the amphitheater.

    Wireframe render of the amphitheater.

Illustrations[edit]

  • The complex, seen from a distance.

    The complex, seen from a distance.

  • The SPARTAN-II candidates are first brought into the secure briefing chamber of the complex.

    The SPARTAN-II candidates are first brought into the secure briefing chamber of the complex.

  • The Spartans gathered in the amphitheater for the initial briefing on the Covenant.

    The Spartans gathered in the amphitheater for the initial briefing on the Covenant.

  • The Spartans hear the Covenant's declaration of war.

    The Spartans hear the Covenant's declaration of war.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 26
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 35 (2001 edition)
  3. ^ Halo: Evolutions, "Pariah" page 35
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 38 (2001 edition)
  5. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 28 (2001 edition); page 43, (2010 edition)
  6. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 4
  7. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 11
  8. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 26
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