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UNSC Third Fleet
(NOTE: I'm using information from the United States Third Fleet wikipedia page)

“Hit hard, hit fast, and hit often.”

The unofficial motto of the Third Fleet, originally used by US Fleet Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey.

The UNSC Third Fleet (3FLT) is one of the UNSC Navy's active 16 numbered fleets and one of fleets assigned to Rapid Reactions Forces Command. Based out of Naval Station, New York, it is one of the best units in the RRFC, the Third Fleet was activated on July 15th, 2343, in response to the outbreak of the Inner Colony Wars. Throughout most of The Great War, the Third was under the command of ADM Preston Jeremiah Cole until his presumed death at the Psi Serpentis system in April 2543, where command was given to his XO: Arthur Cross, a former UNSC Navy Seal, a veteran of several tours against the Covenant. The Third Fleet is famous for it's role in the Liberation of Harvest (2526-31), Operation: COLONIAL LIBERATION (2544-46), and the Siege of Earth (2552).

The Third Fleet is steadily replacing it's Marathon-class, Titan-class, and Halcyon-class cruisers with the newer Autumn-class, Northampton-class, and Springfield-class cruisers as of 2554. They are also receiving Midolithian-class heavy destroyers, Fletcher-class escort destroyers, and Bush-class light destroyers to replace they're older destroyers. Current flagships are the UNSC Enterprise (CVN-26) and the UNSC Infinity (INF-101).

Origins: World War Two
The Third Fleet was originally formed under the flag of the United States during World War II on March 15th, 1943 under the command of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey. It's on-shore headquarters in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was established on 15 June 1944. The fleet operated in and around the Solomon Islands, the Philippines, Taiwan, Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands with the USS New Jersey and, from May 1945 to the end of the war, the USS Missouri as its flagship. It also operated in Japanese waters launching attacks on Tokyo, the naval base at Kure and the island of Hokkaidō as well as bombardments of several Japanese coastal cities.

The ships of the Third Fleet formed the basis of the Fifth Fleet, which was the designation of the "Big Blue Fleet" when under the command of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance and Halsey alternated command of the fleet for major operations, allowing the other admiral and his staff time to plan for subsequent operations. A secondary benefit was confusing the Japanese into thinking that there were actually two separate fleets as the fleet designation flipped back and forth. Embarked aboard his flagship Missouri, Admiral Halsey led his fleet into Tokyo Bay on 29 August 1945. On 2 September, the documents of surrender of the Japanese Empire ending the war were signed on her decks. Third Fleet remained in Japanese waters until late September when its ships were directed to sail for the West Coast of the United States. On 7 October 1945 Third Fleet was designated a reserve fleet and decommissioned from active status.

Origins: Cold War and the War on Terror
On 1 February 1973, following a reorganization of the Pacific Fleet, the Third Fleet was recommissioned as an active fleet and assumed the duties of the former First Fleet and Pacific Anti-Submarine Warfare Force located at Ford Island, Hawaii. Third Fleet trains naval forces for overseas deployment and evaluates state-of-the-art technology for fleet use. Additionally, Third Fleet could deploy in the event of a major conflict.

On 26 November 1986, Commander, Third Fleet shifted his flag from his headquarters ashore to resume status as an afloat commander for the first time since World War II, aboard USS Coronado. In August 1991, Third Fleet’s commander, his staff and the command ship Coronado shifted homeports to San Diego, California. In September 2003, Commander, Third Fleet shifted his flag from the command ship Coronado to headquarters ashore at Point Loma, San Diego, California.

USS Ronald Reagan and other U.S. Third Fleet ships participated in the International Fleet Review (IFR) commemorating the 100th birthday of the Royal Canadian Navy in Victoria, British Columbia. Joining the Reagan for the naval review were the cruiser Chosin, the destroyer Sampson, and the frigate Ford. The naval review took place 9–12 June 2010, and it involved 21 naval ships and more than 8,000 naval personnel from Canada, France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

The U.S. Third Fleet was assigned a number of missions and responsibilities. Third Fleet's primary mission is one of conflict deterrence, but in the event of general war, it would conduct prompt and sustained combat operations at sea to carry out the Pacific Fleet strategy in the theater. Such operations would be executed well forward and early in a conflict to carry out the primary wartime mission of Third Fleet—the defense of the western sea approaches to the United States, including Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. The primary means of carrying out these missions are the four Nimitz-class aircraft carriers attached to the Third Fleet by the beginning of the War on Terror:
 * USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and Carrier Strike Group Eleven
 * USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and Carrier Strike Group One
 * USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and the Carrier Strike Group Nine
 * USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and the Carrier Strike Group Three

In addition, Commander, Third Fleet is designated as a Joint Task Force (JTF) commander. In that capacity, the commander and his staff may be assigned responsibilities for command of joint U.S. forces deployed in response to a specific event or contingency. As such, the JTF commander reports via a joint chain of command to a unified commander. Commander, U.S. Pacific Command is the unified commander in the Pacific theater.

In peacetime, Third Fleet continually trains Navy and Marine Corps forces for their expeditionary warfare mission. In keeping with the Department of the Navy strategic concept "Forward... from the Sea", these forces provide the flexibility and immediate response necessary to react to any emerging crisis from humanitarian and peacekeeping missions to major regional conflicts. These forces are prepared to provide the critical first response in a transition between peacetime operations and escalating regional tensions. If required, these forces carry the power and capabilities necessary to establish and hold an initial foothold to allow larger joint operations to follow on a large scale in the event a major conflict ensues.

Finally, when the conflict is resolved, those naval expeditionary forces remain on the scene to help shape the peace and ensure compliance. Third Fleet training has been designed to ensure that deploying forces are fully prepared for joint operations. All training is conducted within a joint environment—employing joint terminology, doctrine, procedures, command and control—to ensure that forces are ready to join with other branches of the Military under a joint command structure.

Origins: World War Three
In 2038, the Third Fleet received four Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers due to the recent escalation of the Second Russo-Satellite Wars and possible resumption of hostilities on the Korean Peninsula: With the attack on the Joint US-Japanese Naval Bases in 2039 by overzealous Chinese dragging the United States and the North American Union into the war. While the Seventh Fleet was crippled by the attacks on Hokkaidō and Sasebo, the Third Fleet was redeployed to takeover for the Seventh, while the reactivated Fifth Fleet would takeover the Third Fleet's duties for defending the US West Coast and the Hawaiian Islands.
 * USS Enterprise (CVN-80)
 * USS Yorktown (CVN-82)
 * USS Hornet (CVN-84)
 * USS Lexington (CVN-87)

Origins: The Interplanetary Era
In 2135, the Third Fleet was given it's first space-faring vessels in order to effectively combat the Koslovic Union and the Frieden-led Unified German Republics in the event of hostilities between the UN-aligned, Koslovic-aligned, and Frieden-aligned countries/colonies. By 2159, the Third Fleet had at least 160 space-faring warships, plus forty more support, auxiliary, and logistic vessels.

More Coming Soon

Third Fleet: Order of Battle
Command Group (As of July 27th, 2557): Unit Composition:
 * Commander-in-Chief: FADM Arthur Cross
 * Second-in-Command: ADM Stella Mason
 * Senior Enlisted Advisor: FMCPO Jerrold Hardling
 * 13th Systems Fleet
 * Fast Carrier Task Force III
 * Carrier Strike Group 79
 * Carrier Strike Group 25
 * Carrier Strike Group 48
 * Carrier Strike Group 12
 * Carrier Strike Group 6
 * Carrier Strike Group 71
 * Carrier Strike Group 13
 * Carrier Strike Group 90
 * Task Force Three-Alpha
 * Battlegroup Texas
 * Battlegroup Marathon
 * Battlegroup Hannibal
 * Battlegroup South Dakota
 * Battlegroup Damascus
 * Battlegroup Lightning
 * Carrier Division Three-Alpha
 * Battlegroup Iowa
 * 5th Systems Fleet
 * Task Force Three-Beta
 * Battlegroup Bellerophon
 * Battlegroup Washington
 * Battlegroup Minneapolis
 * Battlegroup Dresden
 * Battlegroup Earth
 * Battlegroup Matador
 * Carrier Division Three-Beta
 * Battlegroup Astraeus
 * Task Force Three-Gamma
 * Battlegroup Resolute
 * Battlegroup Nile
 * Battlegroup Defiant
 * Battlegroup New Sun
 * Carrier Division Three-Gamma
 * Battlegroup Everest
 * Battlegroup Harvest
 * Battlegroup Missouri
 * 19th Systems Fleet
 * Task Force Three-Delta
 * Battlegroup Tehran
 * Battlegroup Guam
 * Battlegroup Green Hills
 * Battlegroup Challenger
 * Battlegroup Mississippi
 * Battlegroup Hood
 * Battlegroup Zeus
 * Carrier Division Three-Delta
 * Task Force India
 * Battlegroup Whitcomb
 * Battlegroup Explorer
 * Carrier Division India
 * Battlegroup Reown
 * Battlegroup Vanguard
 * Battlegroup Atlantis
 * Battlegroup Nelson
 * Battlegroup Emerald
 * 10th Systems Fleet
 * Task Force X-Ray
 * Battlegroup Minnesota
 * Battlegroup Rodney
 * Battlegroup Constellation
 * Battlegroup Constitution
 * Battlegroup Seattle
 * Battlegroup Berlin
 * Battlegroup Springfield
 * Carrier Division X-Ray
 * Task Force Dakota
 * Battlegroup Infinity
 * Battlegroup Autumn
 * Battlegroup Dawn
 * Battlegroup Amber
 * Battlegroup Leviathan
 * Battlegroup Stanforth
 * Battlegroup Heaven
 * Carrier Strike Group 29
 * Carrier Strike Group 76
 * Third Fleet Reserve, Logistics, and Support Vessels

Timeline
Note: in my timeline human colonization begins early.

Accessing United Nations Space Command Database.....

Grand Age of Human Colonization: 2074-2490 The Insurrection and the Great War: 2492-2553
 * February 6th, 2074: Luna is colonized by the UN; the Luna Confederated States are founded by the colonists. The United Earth Government is founded as a way to administrate human colonies in the Sol system.
 * October 17th, 2075: Mars is colonized by the UN. The Federal Republics of Mars is founded by the colonists.
 * June 12th, 2078: The Jovian Moons are colonized by the UN. The colonists found the Jovian Commonwealth.
 * 2160: Interplanetary Wars begin, with attacks on UN Colonial Adviser on Io by the members of the neo-Nazi political party the Frieden movement, five weeks later the Koslovics launch an invasion of Mars.
 * May 7th, 2170: End of the Interplanetary Wars. The former Koslovic Union and the Unified German Republics are dissolved with the Treaty of Callisto. The Federal Republic of Germany is reunited with eastern Germany and the countries/colonies annexed by the Unified German Republics and the Koslovic Union regain their independence.
 * May 17th, 2191: Tobias Shaw and Wallace Fujikawa invents the Shaw-Fujikawa Trans-Light Engine, allowing faster-than-light “Slipspace” travel. President Cross awards them both with the Noble Peace Prize. Project: ODYSSEY is established.
 * December 14th, 2193: As a part of Project: ODYSSESY the UNSC uses small teams of men to colonize and terraform planets within the Goldilocks Zone. UNSC Destroyers, Frigates, and Cruisers are sent to defend these planets.
 * March 7th, 2210: Extra-Sol colonization begins. The Odyssey-class colony ship is unveiled, many of the UEG's citizens join the colonization program, overpopulation issues have been dealt with. The Core Systems are founded. Humanity colonizes it's first garden world; the planet of Gamma Centauri III and is renamed New Harmony. The Core Systems become the center of industry, politics, and economics with the Republic of Sargasso becoming the capital of the Core Systems. Federal Republics of Mars becomes the headquarters of Core Systems Forces Command.
 * 2310-2329 (July 23rd, 2310): Second wave of human colonization begins, Reach is colonized by immigrates from the United Republic of North America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the eastern European countries of Austria, Hungry, and Russia. The two-hundred-and-ten Inner Colonies are founded and like the Core Systems are founded as centers of the industrial and economic complex with the Republic of Terra Nova becoming the capital of the Inner Colonies. The Federated Commonwealth of Reach is founded and becomes the primary headquarters of Inner Colonies Forces Command.
 * 2347-2364: Third wave of human colonization begins. The two-hundred-and-sixty-eight planets of the Middle Colonies are founded as the industrial and agricultural centers with the Republic of New Korea becoming the capital of the Middle Colonies. The Federation of Epsilon Arcturus IV is colonized as the headquarters of Middle Colonies Forces Command. The Colonial Administration Authority is founded to administrate the colonies.
 * 2378-92: The Inner Colony Wars begin with the Confederacy of the United Systems, the Republic of Sephora, and the Federation of the Culan Sector demanding independence from Earth and Her Colonies.
 * October 4th, 2392: After nearly two decades of civil war ends with the Treaty of Berlin is signed by the President of the United Republic: Martin Louis, President of the Confederacy: Amelia Corros, Prime Minister of the Republic: Edmund Blake, and President of the Culan Sector Maria Ramos, the independence of the three factions is officially recognized by the United Earth Government.
 * 2399-2467: Fourth and Fifth waves of human colonization begins. The Outer Colonies, among the Outer Colonies' economy is agricultural and mining centers; few industrialized colonies are founded as well. Iota Eridanus II is founded as the capital of the Outer Colonies, London II is colonized as the headquarters of Outer Colonies Forces Command. The Frontier Worlds are established, with economy was in ways similar to the Outer Colonies, New Arcadia is colonized as the capital of these frontier colonies, with the nearby planets Midway and Pearl becoming the headquarters of Frontier Worlds Forces Command.
 * 2490: The territory of the United Earth Government encompasses over 800 human colony worlds, 572 of them are incorporated, but all is not well in UEG Space. The Colonial Administration Authority has become increasingly corrupt due to many companies influencing it's policies, and is oppressing the populations of the unincorporated colonies that they have been assigned, with brutal efficiency.
 * March 23rd, 2490: In 2490, the infant United Revolutionary Front executes a coup d'eat against the colonial government of Far Isle. They execute pro-CAA and corporatist members of the government. URF leader Anthony Makarios installs known anti-Earth politician Mohammad Al-Assad as the 'rightful' President of Far Isle and declares Far Isle independent.
 * July 16th, 2490: The URF's propaganda wing starts alienating the planet's population against not just the CAA and CMA, but also the federal union of Earth and Her Colonies and the UNSC. The stage is set for one of the largest galactic conflicts in history.
 * April 3rd, 2490: UNSC 16th Fleet arrives in-system and lands troops in an attempt to retake colony. Rogue and extremist elements within ONI plot to destroy the colony.
 * October 25th, 2492: Efforts to take the planet by force fail. The United Republic Congress and UNSC High Command prepare for peace talks with the colony.
 * October 30th, 2492: Rouge ONI groups falsifies a transmission from President Sheffield, that tells Fleet Admiral Ericsson to use nuclear weapons, Ericsson believes that it is true, and razes the colony.
 * 2494: The Insurrection begins. Rebellion and Civil War erupts between the UEG and factions known only as the Insurrectionists.

[“''Civil War in the colonies! The UNSC and CMA fight terrorists in the streets, in the wilderness, or in the endless black ocean.''” June 14th, 2494; footage as a HuCiv Coup explodes, and shows rebel (equipped with MA37s and M392s) and UNSC personnel fighting each other in the city of Port Veron, (Commonwealth of Endymion, Inner Colonies) a rebel with a M41 in hand shoots a rocket at a UH-144 VTOL which causes it crash.]

[“Insurrectionists attempted to force the disbandment of the UEG, by attempting to get access to the Presidential Nuclear Football by threatening the President's family, cabinet, and friends, but the quick timing of C-SOC and ONI operatives saved our republic, whose names will not be disclosed to the public.” January 2nd, 2499; footage of C-SOC, UCSS, and ONI operatives fighting Insurrectionists in the Presidential Palace. BREAKING NEWS: Insurrectionists attempt to force the UEG to surrender and disband!]

[“Local UNSC forces take the fight to the Jerhico Liberation Front, when it took responsibility for the bombings in New Hokkaidō." March 16th, 2501; UNSC marines enter a rebel stronghold, supported by a convoy of UNSC ground vehicles. A rebel shots a M41 at a M808 Scorpion, destroying it.]

["In the recent bombings on the Republic of Iota Eridanus II, this time at Luxor, the death toll has reached 2,473 civilian and military lives lost." August 7th, 2503; a wrecked building in Luxor's entertainment district is being looked over by LPD, FSB, and ONI members as well as civilian onlookers.]

["A massive nuclear explosion has occurred in the mega city of Haven, Federalized Republic of Mamore. The death toll has reached two million and counting; the United Earth Government and UNSC officials are appalled by the atrocity. Mamore's Freedom and Liberation Party claims responsibility; saying that more attacks will continue if the Federalized Republic of Mamore is not made independent by the UEG Congress." February 23rd, 2511; a large crater is located where most of Haven used to be.]

More coming soon.
 * April 10th, 2497: Derek Humel is born to two well-known members of the UNSC Navy and NYPD respectively, in New York City, Republic of Earth and Luna.
 * March 6th, 2508: Grace O'Conner is to Samuel and Fiona O'Conner, in Austin, Republic of Earth and Luna.
 * May 6th, 2508: Leonard G. Church is born to Lawrence and Diana Church in Dallas, Republic of Earth and Luna.
 * June 18th, 2510: Arthur Cross is born to General Dylan and Senator Jessica Cross in New York City, Republic of Earth and Luna.
 * August 15th, 2510: Thomas Lasky is born to Sasha Lasky and an unknown male in Tricode Village, Republic of Mare Erythraeum, Federal Republics of Mars.
 * September 8th, 2510: Alison and Bailey O'Conner are born in Austin, Republic of Earth and Luna
 * November 1st, 2510: Richard Hawkins is born in New Washington, United States of New America.
 * January 14th, 2511: Linda O'Conner is born as the younger sister to Bailey and Alison O'Conner in Austin, Republic of Earth and Luna.
 * January 15th, 2511: Parisa Rezaï is born to Lucas and Cassandra Rezaï, an ORION operative and a EPD cop respectively; Elysium City, Republic of Iota Eridanus II.
 * March 5th, 2511: Jorge-052 is born in Pálháza, Federated Commonwealth of Reach.
 * March 7th, 2511: Jonathan Novara-117 is born in Elysium City, Republic of Iota Eridanus II.
 * May 16th, 2511: Caleb-095 is born in Newport, Territory of Luyten 726-8.
 * September 15th, 2511: Naomi Sentzke-010 is born in Alstad, Commonwealth of Sansar.
 * October 19th, 2511: Kurt M. Trevelyan-051 is born in Mira, Republic of Circumstance.
 * April 2526: Ciricinus IV is destroyed, most of population is killed due to ONI Section Two covering up the existence of the Covenant.
 * January 7th, 2530: Janet Tanis is born to Felix Tanis and Doctor Alexis Weston in the city of New Alexandria, Reach; unknown to Alexis and Janet, is that Felix is acutally a SPARTAN-II (SPARTAN-119) that became a mercenary shortly after an incident on the outer colony of New Discovery. Janet inherits her father's CLAYMORE Augmentations without any side effects, this would prove life-saving during the Flood Outbreak in Voi, 22 years later.
 * February 18th, 2530: Elizabeth Victoria “Rose” Carolina O'Conner is born to Alison O'Conner and Leonard Gregory Church in Austin, Republic of Earth and Luna; unknown to both of them and himself, that her biological father is really DEVGRU member and CO Arthur Cross, due to a fling between the two, a week after the Battle of New Discovery in 2529.
 * March-November 2530: Covenant forces invade Iota Eridanus II, the Resistance for Eridanus Freedom assists the UNSC by placing IEDs along the paths of advance the Covenant Army, every denotation kills a platoon or a in some cases a small company. The temporary alliance causes massive casualties for the Covenant. But the Covenant eventually glass the colony.

Nation-States On the Republic of Earth and Luna

 * Flag_of_the_URNA.pngd Republic of North America
 * Flag_of_Canada.pngion of Canada
 * Flag_of_the_United_States.pngd States of America
 * 2000px-Flag_of_Mexico.pngd Mexican States
 * Flag_of_the_European_Union.pngean Union
 * Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.pngd Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 * Flag_of_France.pnglic of France
 * ItalyFlagRP.pnglic of Italy
 * Kingdom of Spain
 * Swiss Confederation
 * Flag_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany.pngal Republic of Germany
 * Republic of Poland
 * CzecH Republic
 * Republic of Asia
 * United_Korean_Republic.pngal Republic of Korea
 * 2000px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.pnglic of China
 * Flag_of_Japan.png of Japan
 * Flag_of_Japan.png of Japan

Defunct Earth Nation-States

 * Flag_of_the_Koslovic_Empire.pngUnion of the Imperial Koslovic Republic
 * Flag_of_the_People's_Russian_Republic.pngPeople's Russian Federation
 * People's Republic of Georgia
 * People's Republic of Ukraine
 * Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.pngPeople's Republic of China
 * Flag_of_the_Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea.pngDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
 * Flag_of_the_Unified_German_Republic.pngUnified German Republics

Colonial Nation-States
UEG Core Systems: UEG Inner Colonies: UEG Middle Colonies: Altair system UEG Outer Colonies: (Note: in my universe the US annexes the territories of Guam, Micronesia, Virgin Islands, North Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico; sometime later the Cuba's economy and government collapses allowing anarchy to take place, forcing the US to step in; plus I really like that flag. I am using flags that belong to other users so all credit goes to them.)
 * Sol system
 * Republic of Earth and Luna
 * Luna Confederate States
 * Flag_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Mars.pngal Republics of Mars
 * Jovian Commonwealth
 * Republic of Titan City
 * Alpha Centauri system
 * Republic of Vekta
 * Republic of New Louisiana
 * Beta Centauri system
 * Republic of
 * Gamma Centauri system
 * Federal Commonwealth of New Harmony
 * Beta Arcturus system
 * United States of New America
 * Republic of Sargasso
 * Republic of Eden One
 * Epsilon Eridanus system
 * Federated Commonwealth of Reach
 * Turul Penal Colony
 * Autonomous Republic of Csodaszarvas (recently terraformed and colonized)
 * Republic of Tribute
 * Republic of Tantalus
 * Republic of Circumstance
 * Commonwealth of Beta Gabriel
 * Dominion of Epsilon Eridani IV
 * Cygnus system
 * Republican State of New Jerusalem
 * Federation of Cygnus
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 * Iota Arcturus system
 * Republic of New Korea
 * Beta Hydri system
 * Republic of Beta Hydri VI
 * Republic of Altair III
 * Republic of Altair IV
 * 134 Eridani system
 * Republic of Far Isle (Recolonized as of 2559)
 * Iota Eridanus system
 * Republic of Iota Eridanus II
 * Autonomous Republic of Ehield
 * Autonomous Republic of Eridanus Secundus
 * Epsilon Hydri system
 * Federal Territory of Sedra
 * Epsilon Indi system
 * Parliamentary Republic of Harvest