Alliance Navy
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The Alliance Navy is one of the greater naval forces in Citadel space, rivalling that of the turians. Its military prowess has drawn the attention of the Citadel Council. While the Council is concerned about the possible outcome of another war between humans and turians, they are also keen to harness the Alliance Navy's peacekeeping potential, especially in unstable regions like the Skyllian Verge and the Attican Traverse. The Navy also makes humans an attractive prospect as the newest Council species.
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[edit] Doctrine and Composition
The Navy is a space combat force primarily charged with protecting human colonies, space stations, and mass relays. While the Navy stations only token garrisons to guard Alliance colonies, its strength is centered upon powerful fleets stationed at mass relay nexuses that can rapidly respond to any colony under attack.
The Alliance Navy possessed over two hundred vessels as of the First Contact War, including several dreadnoughts. Currently it possesses six dreadnoughts, with a seventh under construction, and at least one carrier. Its individual vessels range considerably in size and firepower, varying from hundred-meter-long frigates to nearly kilometer-long dreadnoughts. Fleet units are also supported by fighters and dedicated interceptors.
[edit] Fleets
First Fleet
Based at Arcturus Station, the First Fleet guards the mass relay connecting to Earth and serves as a reactionary force able to respond to any attack across three different clusters.
Second Fleet
Commanded by Admiral Kastanie Drescher during the 2157 First Contact War, the Second Fleet was responsible for the liberation of Shanxi from turian occupation.
Fifth Fleet
The Fifth Fleet is also known as the Arcturus Fleet, as it is based at Arcturus Station. Admiral Hackett is the current commanding officer, and frequently gives Commander Shepard missions for the Alliance.
63rd Scout Flotilla
The 63rd Scout Flotilla forms part of the Fifth Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Mikhailovich. The Normandy was originally going to be assigned to this flotilla, until she was given to Commander Shepard to hunt Saren Arterius.
[edit] Marine Detachments
2nd Frontier Division
The 2nd Frontier Division was a garrison based on Eden Prime. It was comprised of two marine brigades, the 212 and the 232. Due to the security issues involved, the garrison was called up to help when a Prothean Beacon was found, as factions from the Terminus Systems might have risked attacking Eden Prime for the beacon. The 212 guarded the dig site while the 232 was attached to the scientists' camp.
The entire division was completely wiped out when the rogue Spectre, Saren Arterius, and his geth army attacked the colony without warning. Only Chief Williams survived the attack.
- Notable Members:
10th Frontier Division
The 10th Frontier Division is a Systems Alliance marine division. The 3rd Brigade, 14th Infantry Regiment is currently assigned to a listening post on Nepmos to monitor pirate activity.
- Notable Members:
- 1st Lieutenant Durand (currently in command)
[edit] Notable Vessels
- SSV Agincourt : a frigate who joined other Alliance vessels at Elysium during the Skyllian Blitz. She was Navigator Pressly's first posting; Pressly earned his commission after the Blitz. The Agincourt is named for the Battle of Agincourt, which occurred in 1415 as part of the Hundred Years' War.
- SSV Einstein : a carrier mentioned in the Citadel: Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things assignment if Shepard has the Spacer background; both Shepard's mother and Lieutenant Zabaleta served aboard her. The ship is named for the well-known German theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, who is famous for, among other things, his theory of general relativity.
- SSV Kilimanjaro - the titular dreadnought of the Alliance's Kilimanjaro-class vessels. She is one of four -- three in service, one under construction -- Kilimanjaro-class dreadnoughts in the Alliance Navy, and one of the six operational Alliance dreadnoughts. She is named for Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya. If Commander Shepard's pre-service background is Spacer, Shepard's mother, Hannah Shepard, is revealed to serve as the current XO of the Kilimanjaro.
- SSV New Delhi was a cruiser captained by Captain Eisennhorn. She appeared in Mass Effect: Revelation, when she took Jon Grissom to Arcturus to meet the new graduates of the N7 programme. The ship is named after the city of New Delhi, India.
- SSV Normandy : see SSV Normandy.
- SSV Tokyo : a cruiser named after the city of Tokyo, Japan and Engineer Adams's previous posting before joining the Normandy.
Other vessels:
- SSV Aconcagua (under construction as of 2183)
- SSV Elbrus
- SSV Everest
- SSV Fuji
- SSV Hastings
- SSV Hyderabad
- SSV Iwo Jima
- SSV Shasta
- SSV Tai Shan
[edit] Notable Actions
The Alliance Navy was instrumental in saving the Citadel when the station came under attack by Sovereign and Saren's geth. With the Citadel Fleet cut off by the locked-down mass relays and under heavy fire, the Alliance Navy was the only force large enough to provide reinforcements. Depending on Commander Shepard's orders, the Fleet either suffered heavy losses saving the Destiny Ascension, or abandoned the flagship in order to attack Sovereign.
Regardless, as mentioned in Mass Effect: Ascension, the devastation of the Citadel Fleet meant the Alliance Navy was left as one of the most powerful unified military forces among the Citadel races. This fact alone meant humanity's place in galactic society was assured. (See Talk page.)
