Timeline: United Earth Government Era

## 2023

* Opening of the Giles Academy, a military preparatory school near Monument City. The academy is run by Dr. Henry Giles, a former disciple of Lazlo Zand.

**November**

* Wyatt Moran is elected Prime Minister of the United Earth Government.

## 2024

* Rook Bartley is born to Ron and Geena Bartley in Cavern City.
* Rand Sommerville is born.
* Giles Academy develops a 'Black Box' system allowing a user to remotely take control of an active Mecha and over-ride the pilot.
* **Operation Fireball.** During the operation, several Army of the Southern Cross VF/A-6 Alpha Veritechs are lost due to crashes. In reality, these are caused by Giles' Black Box technology.

## 2025

**May**

* Fatal crash of VF/A-6 Alpha piloted by Lt. Amy Pollard, TASC 9th Squadron (Cobra Squadron). The incident is officially ruled as pilot error, but her fiancée, Terry Weston, believes it is a cover-up.
* Alpha piloted by Terry Weston loses control and goes on a rampage in Monument City. Incident is blamed on mental stress; Weston is suspended from duty.

**July**

* Terry Weston becomes a teacher at the Giles Academy, aiming to uncover the truth behind the crashes. Officially acting alone, he is being discretely backed by Rolf Emerson.

**August**

* Henry Giles attempts to kill Rolf Emerson using a hijacked VHT-1 Spartas Hover Tank, but is stopped by Terry Weston. Giles Academy is closed; Giles commits apparently suicide, Petrie retires and moves to Neo-Tokyo. No official link is found between the Academy and Anatole Leonard.

## 2026

* All ASC VF/A-6 Alpha Veritechs are grounded due to safety concerns. Surviving examples are transferred to Moonbase ALuCE II and placed in reserve
* Lily Bartley is born to Ron and Geena Bartley in Cavern City.

**August**

* Lyss Gruaca (now known as the MechAngel) is hired by Anatole Leonard to kill Zade Patane, now a bandit leader.

**November**

* GMP shut down an illegal fight ring in the Monument City underworld.
* Lyss Gruaca lures Eldin Frost out after threatening his organisation, and then kills him.

## 2027

**August-December**

* Aaron Rawlins takes control of the HEARTH movement and militarises it, creating the Peoples' Army. Over the next few months, his forces attack cities across the Southlands including Porto Velho, Manas and Leticia.

## 2028

* Brush wars have become commonplace between various nation-states. North America, the Western European Sector and Far East Sector, where the UEG has the most power and influence, are free of conflict.
* Escalating shadow war in Neo-Tokyo between Robotech Research Group under Lazlo Zand and Shimada Yakuza. Joseph Petrie is killed by Yakuza agents.

**March**

* Peoples' Army forces attack Cavern City. Southern Cross Forces are sent to maintain the peace, but instead a number of them defect to the attackers. Peoples' Army are repelled but not before damaging the city and inflicting significant casualties.

**June**

* GMP commander General Nigel Aldershot launches a coup to remove Leonard and Moran from power. However, the attempt fails with Leonard already aware of his plan. With the situation threatening to escalate into civil war, careful negotiation by Rolf Emerson means that Leonard, Moran and Aldershot all retain their positions.