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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand
| image = [[Image:Outworlds Alliance logo.png|150px|Crest of the Outworlds Alliance]]
| Designation = Second Long Road Legion
| Formed = [[3064]] (est.)<ref name=FMPp96/>
| Disbanded =
| Previous Designation = Simpson's Sisters
| Nickname = The Moons
| Affiliation = [[Raven Alliance]]
| Parent Command = [[Alliance Militia Corps]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 174</ref>
}}

==History==
[[Outworlds Alliance]] President [[Mitchell Avellar]] initiated the [[Long Road Program]] in [[3056]], a sweeping series of reforms across the Alliance. As part of the Long Road Program, President Avellar received a temporary waiver from Parliament and hired mercenary companies to reinforce the Alliance Ground Defense Arm (AGDA). By [[3058]], the [[Simpson's Sisters]] mercenary company were one of five mercenary commands hired and the company was stationed on [[Loparri]].<ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 52</ref>

Between 3058 and [[3064]], Simpson's Sisters were chosen to be the foundation unit of the '''Second Long Road Legion''' (2LRL) under the [[Fourth Alliance Air Wing]]. The former mercenary company became the core of the Command Battalion and now [[Chairman]] [[Amanda Huggins]] was chosen as Second LRL Commander. 2nd Battalion/2LRL is an armor battalion and 3rd Battalion/2LRL is a reinforced infantry battalion. By 3064 the 2LRL is stationed on [[Lushann]].<ref name=FMPp96>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 96</ref>

By [[3067]], The Second began experimenting with [[Recovery Teams]], an unconventional mixed formation able to recover battlefield salvage even under fire. The 2nd's successes made them the best equipped ground unit in the AGDA.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 196</ref> The Second Battalion was stationed on [[Sevon]] while the Command and 3rd remained on [[Lushann]].<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 203</ref>

In [[3068]], the Second Long Road Legion (along with the [[First Alliance Air Wing]]) supported the [[Swift Wing Naval Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)]] raids of [[Enif]], [[Galedon]], and [[Tabayama]] in retaliation for the destruction of the CSRS [[White Cloud]] by the Draconis Combine. Several DropShips loaded with military hardware and technology were captured on Galedon.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 35</ref>

The Second Long Road Legion was confirmed on [[Baliggora]] in [[3079]] along with the [[Fifth Alliance Air Wing]] but were reportedly there as early as [[3069]] in response to protests against the siege of [[Dante (system)|Dante]] by Snow Raven and Alliance forces. The siege was in response to an attack by pirate and [[Word of Blake]] forces that had been operating on Dante since the early 3060s.<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', pp. 22–23</ref>

By [[3085]], the Second Long Road Legion was stationed on [[Jordan Wais]] (Command Battalion) and [[Rudolpho]] (2nd and 3rd Battalions). At this time the Long Road Legions are no longer under the Alliance Air Wings.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 129</ref>

In [[3145]], all three battalions of the Second LRL were stationed on [[Pitkin]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 174</ref>

==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
|-
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 2nd Long Road Legion'''
|-
| [[Chairman]]|| [[Amanda Huggins]] ||[[3063]]
|-
| [[Chairman]]|| [[Rosa Yooku]] ||[[3085]]<ref name=FM3085p129>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 129: "Clan Military Forces"</ref>
|-
| [[Chairman]]|| [[John Shimazu]] ||[[3145]]
|-
|}

==Composition History==
The Second Long Road Legion is composed of: a BattleMech battalion (Command Battalion: "The Bad Moons"); an Armor battalion (2nd Battalion: "The Full Moons"); and an Infantry battalion (3rd Battalion: "The Quarter Moons").<ref name=FMPp96/>

===3063===
*2LRL Command Battalion (Bad Moons) [BattleMech]
**CO: Chairman Amanda Huggins
**Battalion/Regular/Reliable

*2LRL 2nd Battalion (Full Moons) [Armor]
**CO: Chairman Damon Nagle
**Battalion/Green/Questionable

*2LRL 3rd Battalion (Quarter Moons) [Infantry]
**CO: Chairman Tracy Pessino
**Battalion(+)/Green/Questionable

===3067===
*2LRL Command Battalion (Bad Moons) [BattleMech]
**CO: Chairman Amanda Huggins
**Battalion/Regular/Reliable

*2LRL 2nd Battalion (Full Moons) [Armor]
**CO: Chairman Damon Nagle
**Battalion/Green/Reliable

*2LRL 3rd Battalion (Quarter Moons) [Infantry]
**CO: Chairman Tracy Pessino
**Battalion(+)/Regular/Reliable

In [[3067]], The Long Road Legions are equipped with mainly medium BattleMechs and 20% equipped with Star League technology.<ref>''Historical Turning Points: Antallos'', p. 9</ref> The 2nd Legion is considered the best equipped ground unit in the Alliance with the Command Battalion fielding several [[Clint IIC]] 'Mechs.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 196</ref>

===3085===
*2LRL Command Battalion (Bad Moons) [BattleMech]<ref name=FM3085p129/>
**CO: Chairman [[Rosa Yooku]]
**Battalion/Veteran/Reliable

*2LRL 2nd Battalion (Full Moons) [Armor]<ref name=FM3085p129/>
**CO: Chairman [[Kirsten Thomas]]
**Battalion/Regular/Reliable

*2LRL 3rd Battalion (Quarter Moons) [Infantry]<ref name=FM3085p129/>
**CO: Chairman [[Constanza Nevarez]]
**Battalion/Green/Reliable

By 3085 each AMC ground regiment has been provided a trinary of either Battle Armor or ProtoMechs by Clan Snow Raven.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 122</ref>

===3145===
*2LRL Command Battalion (Bad Moons) [BattleMech]
**CO: Chairman [[John Shimazu]]
**Battalion/Veteran/Reliable

*2LRL 2nd Battalion (Full Moons) [Armor]
**CO: Chairman [[Fidel D'Cruze]]
**Battalion/Regular/Reliable

*2LRL 3rd Battalion (Quarter Moons) [Infantry]
**CO: Chairman [[Antonio Guerra]]
**Battalion/Veteran/Fanatical

==Colors and Insignia==
The Command Battalion's insignia is a path with an orange full moon above it, grinning insanely. The 2nd Battalion's is a path with a bright yellow full moon in the sky above it. The 3rd Battalion's is a path with a gleaming silver quarter moon above.<ref name=FMPp96/>

==References==

<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
* ''[[Historical Turning Points: Antallos]]''
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

[[Category: Outworlds Alliance Commands|Long Road Legion, 2nd]]
[[Category:Raven Alliance Commands|Long Road Legion, 2nd]]

2nd Long Road Legion - Revision history

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