89th Mobile Attack Squadron

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89th Mobile Attack Squadron

Active:

August 12, 2170 CE - February 1, 2194 CE

Organization:

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Systems Alliance


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Systems Coalition

Affiliation:

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Systems Alliance Marine Corps

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Systems Coalition Marine Corps

Branch:

Third Fleet

Type:

Squadron

Role:

Bolster/support ground troops

Size:

20 A-61 Mantis gunships

Headquarters:

Third Fleet

Engagements:

Commanders:

Captain Günter Schichau

 

The 89th Mobile Attack Squadron was a Systems Alliance Marine Corps aerial combat unit attached to Third Fleet commanded by Squadron Leader Günter Schichau. The unit was trained at the Systems Alliance Marine Corps Air Base on Elysium, and attached to the Alliance Third Fleet. The unit was meant to reinforce the 17th Shock Troops Company once it had begun the advance during the First Battle of Torfan. However, Kyle ordered the charge before Battlegroup Black had begun its bombardment, forcing them to scramble 89th post-haste. By the time it responded, the 17th had been annihilated, and its air support meant little to nothing. After its initial sortie, it pulled back to allow the Battlegroup to begin its bombardment as planned, but before it could, Shepard announced he had taken the base.

After the fall of Earth in the early days of the Reaper War, the 89th was attached to the Citadel Defense Fleet, where it suffered minimal losses holding off Cerberus during their siege of the Citadel. Currently, it continues to run defensive operations on the Citadel, coordinating with Citadel Defense and Alliance logistics.

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