Fifth Fleet
Active:	9 April 2158 CE - 31 December 2191 CE
Organization:	Systems Alliance Naval Command
Affiliation:	Systems Alliance
Type:	Fleet
Role:	Patrol of the Attican Traverse and the central Alliance-Attican border
Size:	385 ships
Part of:	Systems Alliance Navy
Headquarters:	New Constantinople, Heavenly Divide (pre-2183 CE) Citadel, Widow (from July 22 - onwards)
Motto:	The soaring bird. (English translation)
Anniversaries):	Citadel Victory Day
Engagements:	Skyllian Blitz Battle of the Dhelile System Theshaca Raids Eden Prime War Armstrong Cluster Campaign Battle of Armstrong Battle of the Citadel Counter-piracy campaign of 2184 CE Reaper War Fall of Earth Battle of Luna Citadel Siege Operation: Defiant Battle of Anadius Operation: Stormwind Battle of Sol
Battle honors):	Naval Medal of Heroism
Commanders:	Fleet Admiral Steven Hackett

"Avis volat ardea."

— Fifth Fleet motto.

Fifth Fleet was a fleet in the Alliance Navy. By 2183 CE, it was under the command of Fleet Admiral Steven Hackett from his flagship, the SSV McKinley. Formed a few months after the end of the First Contact War, the fleet was given to the Alliance's "rising star", Steven Hackett, to command. The fleet was permanently stationed at New Constantinople and operated in the Attican Traverse, monitoring piracy activity in the region. The fleet performed admirably during the Skyllian Blitz, but truly earned prestige when it saved the CDF from destruction during the Battle of the Citadel, and helped destroy Sovereign. After this, it was permanently stationed at the Citadel, but continued to operate in the Attican traverse, and participated in the Alliance's anti-piracy operations in 2184 CE. The Fifth Fleet was present at Earth during the Reaper invasion of Alliance space, and suffered relatively medium losses, and would go on to fight in the final battle against Cerberus and the Reapers, and survive. Eventually, in 2191 CE, it was renamed the Coalition Fifth Fleet.