Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom takes place in C.E. 75, where ongoing conflicts between independence movements and Blue Cosmos aggression persist. In response, the global peace monitoring agency COMPASS is formed, with Lacus as its initial president. Kira and his team, part of COMPASS, participate in various regional interventions to mitigate the situation. Foundation, a newly established nation, later proposes a joint operation against a Blue Cosmos stronghold.