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The logo of the International Fleet.

The International Fleet, later known as the Interstellar Fleet, was a military organization formed to protect Earth from the Formics after the end of the First Formic War.[1]

It later became the military arm of Starways Congress.[2]

History[]

Founding[]

After the end of the First Formic War in 87 BX, the nations of the world came together to establish multiple governments, militaries, and leadership positions to defend Earth from future attacks from the Formics. Along with the creation of the Hegemony and the offices of Polemarch and Strategos, the International Fleet was formed to be a military presence in the Solar System, protecting the human race from any hostile aliens who try to invade.[1]

The Fleet, along with the Hegemony, established International Fleet Common as the official language of the International Fleet to unify humanity against the Formics.[3]

The Swarm[]

After its formation, the International Fleet began researching experimental weapons and establishing outposts in both The Asteriod Belt and the Kuiper Belt. However, the organization was plagued with bureaucrats that were more interested in furthering their careers than winning the fight with the Formics.[3]

Post-Second Invasion[]

Following the Second Formic War, the Fleet declared that they had positioned a huge navy of ships beyond the comet shield to guard against a future attack. In reality, they had begun sending armed starships to the homeworlds of the Formics, to launch an invasion against their planets.[4]

The International Fleet also sent Mazer Rackham on a starship in order for him to age slower and still be alive to command the fleet when it arrived at the homeworlds of the Formics. Mazer took himself hostage and said he would not return to Earth unless they found a different fleet commander, and arranged to have the young Hyrum Graff set up the Battle School and other institutions to train possible candidates.[5]

As the Battle School program began, the Fleet instituted a mandatory testing regiment for boys between the ages of 6 and 12. However, it took some time for them to be able to test boys in noncompliant nations like Poland.[6] After some time, the Fleet decided to test and accept girls to the program as well.[4]

Third Invasion[]

International Fleet Insignias Movie

I.F. rank insignias as seen in the film.

When the fleet arrived at the Formics' solar systems in 0 AX, the I.F. had found its commander - Ender Wiggin. Through weeks of grueling battles against an inscrutable opponent, Ender and his Jeesh emerged victorious by firing the Molecular Disruption Device at the Formic Homeworld, annihilating the Hive Queens and destroying the Formics for good.[4]

Post-Third Invasion[]

After the Third Formic War, the I.F. was banned from operating on Earth except in the event of another alien invasion. They continued to be a military presence in the Solar System, and were tasked with preventing nuclear war. They worked in conjunction with the Ministry of Colonization to administrate Fleet School, a training center for future colony explorers and governors.[7]

Sometime before 400 AX, the International Fleet was reformed into the Interstellar Fleet.[8]

By 500 AX, the Interstellar Fleet was under the jurisdiction of Starways Congress and had military outposts throughout the Hundred Worlds.[9] However, by 3150 AX, the Interstellar Fleet was simply known as the Fleet, and was indistinguishable from the rest of Starways Congress' organization.[2]

Second Xenocide[]

After discovering that xenobiologists Miro Ribeira and Ouanda Figueira had contaminated the still-developing culture of the Pequeninos, Starways Congress ordered that the Fleet send 19 ships to Lusitania in order to evacuate the colony and avoid more cultural contamination. However, when the Lusitania colony cut off its Ansible connection and rebelled against Congress, the fleet was ordered to destroy the planet with the Molecular Disruption Device.[2]

As news of this spread across the Hundred Worlds, Valentine Wiggin, still operating under her pseudonym of Demosthenes, published a scathing denunciation of the fleet, calling it the Second Xenocide.[10]

Three decades passed, and the fleet was nearing Lusitania's solar system. After Peter Wiggin II and Si Wang-mu convinced Congress not to destroy the planet, Congress gave the order to the fleet not to launch the weapon. However, Admiral Bobby Lands, the commander of the fleet, acted otherwise and launched it, defying Congress's orders. Seeing that the Fleet had rebelled against Congress, Jane managed to move the M.D. Device back into the flagship's cargo hold, saving Lusitania from destruction.[11]

Divisions[]

WAMRED[]

WAMRED was the International Fleet’s Weapons and Materials Research Division. The purpose of WAMRED was to test any new technologies developed that could be used to attack the Formics. The division was stationed in its own space station. Mazer Rackham and his breach team, consisting of him, Rimas, Shambhani, and Kaufman, were a part of this division.[3]

EducAdmin[]

EducAdmin was the Fleet's division that managed the International Fleet Schools, primarily Battle School.[7]

Special Warfare Command[]

Special Warfare Command was a division at CentCom. A lieutenant colonel of Special Warfare Command endorsed Colonel Li's initiative after seeing Bingwen's work on the Earth shuttle to the International Fleet.[12]

Tactical Asteroid Guerilla Assault Team[]

TAGAT, or TAG, was an assault team created for combat in asteroids. When Formics began putting hullmat inside asteroid tunnels, TAGAT utilized NanoCloud paint to remove the blocks.[12]

Commander Candidates Academy[]

To avoid claims that the International Fleet was enlisting children, CentCom created this academy with Colonel Li as its superindentant. Bingwen, Nak, Chati, and the other Chinese boys were its students at GravCamp.[12]

Ships[]

The International Fleet utilized a variety of ships to accomplish their objectives, ranging from personnel shuttles to interstellar warships. All of their ships by at most 2 AX were coated in Nan-Ooze to protect them from possible openings.[4]

Shuttle[]

This small craft was primarily used to transport Fleet personnel between I.F. installations and bases. The shuttles were notably used to transfer new Launch Groups to Battle School.[4]

InternationalFleetShipFilm

An I.F. Starfighter in Ender's Game (Film)

Starfighter[]

The International Fleet starfighter was the primary warship for attack and defense in the Third Formic War. Each warship carried a small complement of fighters.[4]

Warship[]

Warships were the International Fleet's primary battleships during the Second Formic War. These were massive cruisers with large crews. The IF had up to 250 warships during the war. Operations Sky Siege and Deep Dive, which were sent to attack the Formic ships above and below the ecliptic, respectively, split the fleet into three, with the remainder staying in the solar system. These remaining ships were often sent to investigate and attack asteroids.[12]

Ranks[]

The International Fleet used a rank structure to establish chains of command. [13][14][15]

  • Admiral, General
  • Vice Admiral
  • Rear Admiral
  • Colonel
  • Lieutenant Colonel
  • Lieutenant Commander, Major
  • Captain
  • First Lieutenant
  • Lieutenant
  • Lieutenant Junior Grade
  • Sergeant
  • Corporal
  • Ensign

References[]

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International Fleet
Polemarchs: Polemarch Khudabadi Ketkar  •  Polemarch Averbach  •  Polemarch Jawaharlal Chamrajnagar  •  Polemarch Bakossi Wuri
Strategoi: Strategos Yulian Robinov  •  Strategos Shimon Levy  •  Strategos Julian Delphiki
High-ranking Officers: Major Anderson  •  Admiral Andrew Wiggin  •  Captain Dimak  •  Rear Admiral Fareed Zembassi  •  Captain Helena Rudolf  •  Admiral Hinckley Brown  •  Captain Hong  •  Colonel Hyrum Graff  •  Major Imbu  •  Colonel Jarrko Kitunen  •  Colonel Chin Li  •  Captain Mangold  •  Admiral Mazer Rackham  •  Colonel Michio Soshi  •  Admiral Quincy Morgan  •  Rear Admiral Shongwe  •  Colonel Sillain  •  Captain Uphanad  •  Colonel Urska Kaluza  •  Vice Admiral Vaganov  •  Admiral Vitaly Kolmogorov  •  Commodore Vlad das Lagrimas
Personnel: Afraima  •  Ensign Akbar  •  Lieutenant Bingwen  •  Carlotta  •  Cadet Chati  •  Sergeant Dap  •  Evenezer  •  Fernão McPhee  •  Ensign Gustaaf Rynsburger  •  Kaufman  •  Maria Rafaella Ochoa  •  Lieutenant Mustafa Shambhani  •  Nardelli  •  Lieutenant Odd Oddson  •  Lieutenant Prem Chamrajnagar  •  Lieutenant Commander Reginald Ravenshaw  •  Rimas  •  Sel Menach
Groups: Second Formic War Characters  •  Ender Quintet Characters  •  Shadow Saga Characters
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Locations: Earth  •  Battle School  •  WAMRED Space Station  •  Fleet School  •  Variable Gravity Acclimatization School  •  Eros  •  Command School  •  International Fleet Schools
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