The Siege of the Grand Yarphese Republic, (known as the Siege of Yarphei in the United States. Operation: Smiling Buddha in Everett, NATO and the United States) was an invasion of the Yarphese homeland. The United States First Fleet, under command of Admiral Dick Richardson left its home naval base in Chile in the afternoon of February 6, 2010. The fleet arrived near Yarphei on the night of February 7, 2010. In addition, Cascadian SADv1 droids from February 4 were also have been reported to be participating in secret assassinations.