New Greece is one of the most populated colonies that the Humans still have in their possession. It is also a large producer of food for UNSC troops around the galaxy. On July 23rd of 2547, New Greece was attacked by Covenant forces. The Orbital Defense Network was able to destroy most of the ships but two ships made it through, a CCS-Class Battlecruiser and an Assault Carrier. There is reason to believe that New Greece is of some importance to the Covenant because they began sending troops to the surface and activating excavation beams instead of glassing the surface like they would normally do.