The Variable Gravity Acclimatization School (VGAS), more commonly known as GravCamp or Gravity Camp, was an institution sponsored by the International Fleet in The Belt.[1]
Description[]
GravCamp was located at one of Jupiter's Lagrange points. Its purpose was to train marines how to fight in zero gravity.
History[]
The Swarm[]
GravCamp was originally a depot station, which served various asteroid-mining ships heading towards the Kuiper Belt. When the Second Invasion began, the IF commandeered the station and tripled its size. It became the largest zero G combat training facility beyond Mars. The International Fleet had been training soldiers at the VGAS for years prior to 84 BX.[1]
The Hive[]
Several Tikari fighters were docked at GravCamp. When the station was attacked by Formics, these fighters were deployed, incluidng one flown by Captain Mazer Rackham. After the battle, Colonel Dietrich, the original commanding officer of GravCamp, was sent to an administrative position on a supply depot in the Belt, and Colonel Li became GravCamp's new commanding officer. GravCamp was eventually abandoned as it was too costly and time-consuming. All of the marines who had been training at GravCamp were sent to the Belt, regardless of the status of their training. [2]
Trivia[]
GravCamp was not equipped with an ansible, except for the one Colonel Li brought with him.