The Guardian Fleet was the name of the military force of the Solar Consortium for most of its history from the defeat of the Kretonians in 2806 to the destruction of Earth in 3002. The Guardian Fleet made use of large numbers of Specialists designed to serve as rank-and-file soldiers, although its officers were all normal humans. While it can trace its origins to surviving units of the original Vanguard of the Stellar Consortium after the Kretonian Invasion in 2651, it bore little similarity to that storied orgainization. The Guardian Fleet had a reputation for brutality and extreme xenophobia, a reputation enhanced by some of its most prominent commanders, including Colin Neidermeyer.