Operation Glory Horn

"Attention, all vessels. The only thing that exists between Yuktobania and Osea is hatred."

- Yuktobanian Fleet Commander Operation: Glory Horn, also known as the Battle of the Ceres Ocean, is one of the final battles of the Circum-Pacific War, and the penultimate battle of the OFS Kestrel.

Prelude
On December 29, 2010, a fleet of Yuktobanian Navy ships sailed toward the Kestrel Fleet in the Ceres Ocean. Captain Andersen and Yuktobanian Prime Minister Nikanor, who was on-board the Kestrel, called out to the Yuktobanian Fleet. The Prime Minister announced that he was on the Osean aircraft carrier Kestrel and that he planned to restore peace between "our Yuktobania and the country of Osea."

The Yuktobanian Fleet Commander denied peace between the two countries, said that Nikanor had sided with the Oseans, and ordered his ships to sink the carrier even with the Prime Minister on-board. The captain of the Krivak-class frigate ship Pitomnik disagreed with the orders and asked the Fleet Commander to stand down. In response, the Fleet Commander ordered his ships to sink the Pitomnik, and two swiftly did so. The captain of the Sovremenny-class destroyer Gumrak refused to "follow a fleet commander willing to sink one of his own ships" and defected to the Kestrel Fleet. The Sovremenny-class destroyers Chuda and Dub followed suit.

Summary
Captain Andersen recognized the Yuktobanian defectors and offered them his gratitude. He ordered the Kestrel Fleet to engage the enemy Yuktobanian ships and the Razgriz Air Command Squadron to launch for support. The ships and fighters began to attack the Yuktobanian ships. Some Yuke fighters were also launched to engage the Kestrel's fighters, but they were "all afraid" of the Razgriz.

About halfway through the battle, a fleet of Osean ships stumbled upon the battle. After listening in for a moment, the Osean fleet commander believed that the Kestrel Fleet had betrayed Osea and sided with the Yukes, and recognized the Kestrel Fleet and the Razgriz Squadron as traitors. Some Osean fighters also launched and engaged the Razgriz, but both the Oseans and the Yukes were annihilated.

Result
After this battle, the Kestrel and the 3rd Osean Naval Fleet officially broke off from the Osean Navy and, with the Yuktobanian defector ships, set up a completely separate force. Their only goal was to defeat Belka and prevent their plans from succeeding.

Sometime during or after the battle, Prime Minister Nikanor escaped the Kestrel, most likely on a helicopter, to join Osean President Vincent Harling at Oured, Osea for a call for peace.