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 '''Killed In Action''', better known as '''KIA''', is a casualty classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that denotes the death of a serviceman during/after a combat mission or situation.
-Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as [[Missing In Action]] or [[Wounded in Action]] to give the appearance that they are invincible and can never die. The SPARTAN-IIs would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA on their team's rosters.<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] page 249</ref> Shortly before dying, [[Kurt-051]] listed several [[SPARTAN-III]]s and a SPARTAN-II as MIA.
+Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|a directive]] requiring that [[SPARTAN-II]] casualties be listed as [[Missing In Action]] or [[Wounded in Action]], to create the illusion that such personnel were invincible. The SPARTAN-IIs would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA on their team's rosters.<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]] page 249</ref> Shortly before dying, [[Kurt-051]] listed several [[SPARTAN-III]]s and a SPARTAN-II as MIA.
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