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- January 10: Draco III is invaded by the Covenant and its civilian population is massacred.[1][2][3]
- Early February: Edward Buck requests a transfer for the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in response to the loss of his homeworld, Draco III.
- February 27: Edward Buck is transferred to the ODSTs by UNSC High Command.[2][4]
- May: After a long drawn out battle, the Battle of Actium ends in a UNSC defeat and Actium is glassed.[5]
- May 10: During the Battle of Actium, Colonel Akono Menteith delivers a stirring speech, rallying the men and women of the 53rd Armored Division to perform great feats of heroism.[5]
- May 30: A conversation takes place between Franklin Mendez and Kurt-051, regarding the reassignment of some members of SPARTAN-III Beta Company, including SPARTAN-B312 and Kat-B320, to non-combat roles.[6]
- July 3: Operation: TORPEDO commences. Spartan-IIIs of Beta Company launch an assault against a Covenant refinery on Pegasi Delta.[7] 298 of the 300 SPARTAN-IIIs are killed during the assault, with Tom-B292 and Lucy-B091 as the only survivors.[8]
- September: Edward Buck takes shore leave on Castellaneta in orbit over Saturn, where he meets ONI operative Veronica Dare for the first time.[9]
- September 16: Class-II Spartan-IIs undergo augmentations.[citation needed] Yasmine Zaman has her fourteenth birthday.[10]
- At some point during her augmentations, Yasmine Zaman dies from complications. Her brain is later donated for the creation of the AI known as "Melissa".
- Richard Lash transfers to the Prowler Corps.
- Natalie Aiken is born on Vodin.[11]
- Mason Hundley's father dies in the Procellarum basin on Luna, where his skiff ran into severe winds during a retrieval maneuver.[12]
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 26
- ^ a b Halo: New Blood, Chapter 2
- ^ Jessica Shea Twitter Today in Halo 1/10/2545
- ^ Jessica Shea Twitter Today in Halo 2/27/2545
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint video, Hero-Courage
- ^ Bungie.net: NOBLE TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 13-27
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 27
- ^ Halo: New Blood, Chapter 6
- ^ Axon Clips Chapter 11
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Randall Aiken
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Mason Hundley