The Battle of Los Angeles ended faster than Alvin had expected.
Within 48 hours, the fighting in the greater Los Angeles area was more or less over.
With just four battleships that were practically antiques, Alvin and the others had still managed to take down the alien ships capable of raising Force Fields.
There was no reason a United States carrier group, backed by the Army's fighter jets, couldn't beat aliens who had traveled all that way.
The initial misjudgment had thrown the greater Los Angeles area into chaos.
But once the Interstellar Marines entered the fray, they quickly brought the situation under control.
Especially after they received reports about the battle in New York, the Interstellar Marines quickly located the command center of the half-mechanical aliens.
These Interstellar Marines had spent more than a year fighting Ronan's Bio-Soldiers on Nidavellir. They didn't need any special orders: find the target, provide heavy-fire cover, and charge in. In a single round, they destroyed the aliens' command center.
Only then did people realize the United States had a force this formidable.
While the major American media outlets began singing the military's praises and proclaiming their confidence in the country's Military Forces, the Interstellar Marines in Europe also made their appearance.
Navies around the world moved to contain the aliens who had crashed into the sea, while the Interstellar Marines held the coast, ready to hit any aliens foolish enough to come ashore.
Looking back, the United States had ended up as the unluckiest country of all!
The space fleet's brave interception in outer space had been the most important factor in securing victory, but the price they paid was devastating.
Russia's ships had been wiped out. The United States had just one ship left that could limp back to Earth for repairs,