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'''2525''' marks the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]], a twenty-seven year long engagement between the [[Covenant]] empire and the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Major events include the [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|Skirmish on ''Minor Transgression'']], [[First Battle of Harvest]], the [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus]], and the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]]. | |||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
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'''January 2''' | '''January 2''' | ||
*Staff Sergeants [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], along with [[Ponder|Captain Ponder]] and [[Healy|Petty Officer, First Class Healy]], begin training [[Harvest]]'s [[Colonial Militia]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 105''</ref> | *Staff Sergeants [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], along with [[Ponder|Captain Ponder]] and [[Healy|Petty Officer, First Class Healy]], begin training [[Harvest]]'s [[Colonial Militia]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 105''</ref> | ||
'''January 16''' | '''January 16''' | ||
* | *The militia goes on another march, this time with 25kg [[rucksack]]s. In the aftermath, Johnson and Ponder attend Harvest's [[Solstice Celebration]]. Johnson is briefed by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] as to why he and Byrne are here; to prevent [[Insurrectionist]] attacks on [[UNSC]] freighters.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 105-123''</ref> | ||
'''January 17''' | '''January 17''' | ||
*The [[Covenant]] ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' attacks | *The [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|Skirmish on ''Minor Transgression'']]: The [[Covenant]] ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' attacks another [[human]] ship (the ''[[Bulk Discount]]''), said human ship having the ''[[Walk of Shame]]'' in support and hosting not only Johnson and Byrne but also an arsenal of weapons. The aliens are repelled (though Johnson receives a fractured skull) and the ship destroyed, though [[Dadab]] and [[Lighter Than Some]] are able to escape in a escape pod after making a report on the relics they've found.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 124-136''</ref> | ||
*Colonial Militia trainees [[Wallace Jenkins]], [[Forsell]], [[Wick]] and [[Andersen]] begin target practice.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 137''</ref> | |||
*The [[Ministry of Fortitude]] holds a statistic-based meeting. The [[Minister of Fortitude]] takes stimulants to help him through the ordeal.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 143''</ref> | |||
'''January 18''' | '''January 18''' | ||
*Fortitude wakes up, the hangover effect of the stimulants taking hold. The [[Vice Minister of Tranquility]] alerts him to the [[Luminary]] detections made by ''Minor Transgression''. They resolve to use them to usher in an [[Age of Reclamation]] and secure their position as the next trio of Hierarchs.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 143-158''</ref> ''Walk of Shame'' is dispatched to [[Reach]] to request that [[FLEETCOM]] send a battle group in the event of first contact escalating into bloodshed.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 166''</ref> | *Fortitude wakes up, the hangover effect of the stimulants taking hold. The [[Vice Minister of Tranquility]] alerts him to the [[Luminary]] detections made by ''Minor Transgression''. They resolve to use them to usher in an [[Age of Reclamation]] and secure their position as the next trio of Hierarchs.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 143-158''</ref> | ||
*''Walk of Shame'' is dispatched to [[Reach]] to request that [[FLEETCOM]] send a battle group in the event of first contact escalating into bloodshed.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 166''</ref> | |||
'''January 19''' | '''January 19''' | ||
*Johnson regains consciousness and is debriefed by [[Nils Thune]] and al-Cygni. Johnson resolves to accelerate the militia's training.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 159-166''</ref> | *Johnson regains consciousness and is debriefed by [[Nils Thune]] and al-Cygni. Johnson resolves to accelerate the militia's training.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 159-166''</ref> | ||
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*At 1423 hours, Harvest's [[Tiara]] makes long-range [[radar]] contact with the [[Covenant cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''. Contact is lost with Harvest soon after. | *At 1423 hours, Harvest's [[Tiara]] makes long-range [[radar]] contact with the [[Covenant cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''. Contact is lost with Harvest soon after. | ||
'''February 9''' | '''February 9''' | ||
*[[ | *J.D., nicknamed [[the Rookie]], is born in [[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]] on [[Luna]].<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/rookie '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Universe: Rookie'']</ref> | ||
'''February 11''' | '''February 11''' | ||
*First formal contact between the [[Covenant]] and [[human]]s on [[Harvest]] at the [[Harvest Botanical Gardens]]. Communications go awry and the [[Human-Covenant War]] begins. The Covenant forces, led by [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Maccabeus]], retreat to ''Rapid Conversion'' in high orbit over Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 256-259''</ref> | *First formal contact between the [[Covenant]] and [[human]]s on [[Harvest]] at the [[Harvest Botanical Gardens]]. Communications go awry and the [[Human-Covenant War]] begins. The Covenant forces, led by [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Maccabeus]], retreat to ''Rapid Conversion'' in high orbit over Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 256-259''</ref> | ||
*[[Jilan al-Cygni]] deploys a [[RQ-XII drone]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 391''</ref> | *[[Jilan al-Cygni]] deploys a [[RQ-XII drone]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 391''</ref> | ||
'''February 22''' | '''February 22''' | ||
*After a week of remaining still, ''Rapid Conversion'' attacks the small, remote town of [[Gladsheim]], while | *After a week of remaining still, ''Rapid Conversion'' attacks the small, remote town of [[Gladsheim]], while [[Type-25 Spirit]]s, [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Yanme'e]] slaughter its residents. The [[Harvest militia]] evacuates the town's few survivors, resulting in the injury of Maccabeus and the death of [[Ritul]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 279-286''</ref> | ||
'''February 23''' | '''February 23''' | ||
*Evacuation of Harvest. About 22,000-23,000 civilians are killed. [[Tartarus]] kills Maccabeus and takes control of the Covenant forces. ''Rapid Conversion'' is disabled by Harvest's [[mass driver]] while colonists and militiamen escape to the Tiara.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 335-336''</ref> | *Evacuation of Harvest. About 22,000-23,000 civilians are killed. [[Tartarus]] kills Maccabeus and takes control of the Covenant forces. ''Rapid Conversion'' is disabled by Harvest's [[mass driver]] while colonists and militiamen escape to the Tiara.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 335-336''</ref> | ||
*Large firefights at the Tiara and Harvest's [[Harvest reactor complex|reactor complex]] | *Large firefights at the Tiara and Harvest's [[Harvest reactor complex|reactor complex]] ensure. Notable deaths include [[Ponder]], [[Vorenus]], [[Dadab]], and [[Lighter Than Some]]. [[Loki]] destroys the [[Tiara]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 368-385''</ref> | ||
'''February 28''' | '''February 28''' | ||
*[[Miranda Keyes|Miranda Halsey]] is born to [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] | *[[Miranda Keyes|Miranda Halsey]] is born to [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Intersystem News]], LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star''</ref> | ||
===March=== | ===March=== | ||
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*The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] declares [[Onyx]] classified after the discovery of [[Forerunner]] artifacts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 127''</ref> | *The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] declares [[Onyx]] classified after the discovery of [[Forerunner]] artifacts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 127''</ref> | ||
'''March 9''' | '''March 9''' | ||
*At 1130 hours, the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] undergo rigorous chemical, physical and biological [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentations]] onboard [[Medical Facility Endurance]] in orbit over the planet [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 55-59'' (2001 version); ''pages 73-77'' (2010 version)</ref> | *At 1130 hours, the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] undergo rigorous chemical, physical and biological [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentations]] onboard [[Medical Facility Endurance]] in orbit over the planet [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 55-59'' (2001 version); ''pages 73-77'' (2010 version)</ref><ref name="anim"/> | ||
*At 1552 hours, John-117's surgery starts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]] (hardcover)''', chapter ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Bootcamp 2]]''</ref> | *At 1552 hours, John-117's surgery starts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]] (hardcover)''', chapter ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Bootcamp 2]]''</ref> | ||
'''March 25''' | '''March 25''' | ||
*The Spartan-IIs awaken aboard ''Endurance'' and Halsey assesses the results.<ref name="anim">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'''</ref> Thirty-three Spartans successfully pass the alterations.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans''] ("''Only 33 of the candidates survived without significant injury.''")</ref> Thirty subjects have died, | *The Spartan-IIs awaken aboard ''Endurance'' and Halsey assesses the results.<ref name="anim">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'''</ref> Thirty-three Spartans successfully pass the alterations.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans''] ("''Only 33 of the candidates survived without significant injury.''")</ref> Thirty subjects have died,<ref group="note">In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', Déjà states that 27 subjects died, 36% of the candidates.</ref> and twelve are permanently disabled. | ||
'''March 30''' | '''March 30''' | ||
*Funeral service is held for those who died undergoing augmentations in the SPARTAN-II program, aboard {{UNSCShip|Atlas}} en route to the [[Lambda Serpentis system]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 60-63''</ref> | *Funeral service is held for those who died undergoing augmentations in the SPARTAN-II program, aboard {{UNSCShip|Atlas}} en route to the [[Lambda Serpentis system]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 60-63''</ref> | ||
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*[[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]] has the bodies of the deceased SPARTAN-IIs [[Cryonics|cryogenically preserved]] in hopes of reviving them in the future. The augmentation washouts are given desk jobs to allow them to continue to support the UNSC.<ref name="journal">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | *[[Catherine Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]] has the bodies of the deceased SPARTAN-IIs [[Cryonics|cryogenically preserved]] in hopes of reviving them in the future. The augmentation washouts are given desk jobs to allow them to continue to support the UNSC.<ref name="journal">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | ||
'''April 20''' | '''April 20''' | ||
*{{ | *{{CMA ship|Argo}} arrives in the [[Epsilon Indi system]] and makes a confirmation transmission. No further reports are received.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 118'' (2010 edition)</ref> | ||
'''April 21''' | '''April 21''' | ||
*[[Mack]] detects the CMA ''Argo'' enter Harvest's orbit. He attempts to warn ''Argo'' of the Covenant, but the scout ship is destroyed by ''Rapid Conversion''.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 393''</ref> | *[[Mack]] detects the CMA ''Argo'' enter Harvest's orbit. He attempts to warn ''Argo'' of the Covenant, but the scout ship is destroyed by ''Rapid Conversion''.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 393''</ref> | ||
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===June=== | ===June=== | ||
'''June 27''' | '''June 27''' | ||
*Dr. Halsey begins to plan therapies, experimental surgeries, and rehabilitations for | *Dr. Halsey begins to plan therapies, experimental surgeries, and rehabilitations for eighty percent of the SPARTAN-II augmentation washouts and creates to protocols. [[Artificial intelligence]]s predict a fifty percent success rate, though Halsey believes the Spartans' will to serve the UNSC will boost the success rate.<ref name="journal"/> | ||
'''June 28''' | '''June 28''' | ||
*Dr. Halsey moves her research from [[Camp Hathcock]] to [[CASTLE Base]], declining an invitation of working in a corner suite in [[Olympic Tower]]. | *Dr. Halsey moves her research from [[Camp Hathcock]] to [[CASTLE Base]], declining an invitation of working in a corner suite in [[Olympic Tower]].<ref name="journal"/> | ||
'''June 30''' | '''June 30''' | ||
*The [[UNSC Special Forces#Naval Special Warfare Command|NAVSPECWEP]] approves the limited-run production of the MJOLNIR Mark IV armor, four months after the prototypes were sent. | *The [[UNSC Special Forces#Naval Special Warfare Command|NAVSPECWEP]] approves the limited-run production of the MJOLNIR Mark IV armor, four months after the prototypes were sent.<ref name="journal"/> | ||
*A test case file was unintentionally "attached" to an official response to Catherine Halsey. The file showed a volunteer attempting to use a prototype of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], resulting in his death due to his lack of training and proper physiology. | *A test case file was unintentionally "attached" to an official response to Catherine Halsey. The file showed a volunteer attempting to use a prototype of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], resulting in his death due to his lack of training and proper physiology.<ref name="journal"/> | ||
===July=== | ===July=== | ||
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===September=== | ===September=== | ||
'''September 1''' | '''September 1''' | ||
*Dr. Halsey works on improving the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor prototypes. Due to its secrecy, she relocates the [[Materials Group]] division working on the armor to [[Damascus Testing Facility]] in [[Vhalkem]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]]. | *Dr. Halsey works on improving the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor prototypes. Due to its secrecy, she relocates the [[Materials Group]] division working on the armor to [[Damascus Testing Facility]] in [[Vhalkem]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="journal"/> | ||
'''September 11''' | '''September 11''' | ||
*SPARTAN-IIs train with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Mark I exoskeleton|Mark I armor]] in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|Reach UNSC Military Complex]]. Dr. Halsey determines the soldiers are ready for their first mission.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 69-74''</ref> | *SPARTAN-IIs train with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Mark I exoskeleton|Mark I armor]] in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|Reach UNSC Military Complex]]. Dr. Halsey determines the soldiers are ready for their first mission.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 69-74''</ref> | ||
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*John-117 is promoted to [[Petty Officer, Third Class]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 77''</ref> | *John-117 is promoted to [[Petty Officer, Third Class]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 77''</ref> | ||
'''September 14''' | '''September 14''' | ||
*The [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus]]. [[Blue Team]]—consisting of John-117, [[Samuel-034]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[ | *The [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus]]. [[Blue Team]]—consisting of John-117, [[Samuel-034]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Fred-104]]—infiltrate URF military base [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the [[Eridanus system]]'s [[asteroid]] belt. Robert Watts is captured by the SPARTAN-IIs and returned to the UNSC. The asteroid's hangar bay is damaged by Sam, causing it to vent atmosphere.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 81-94''</ref> | ||
===October=== | ===October=== | ||
'''October 7''' | '''October 7''' | ||
*[[Battle Group 4]], composed of the {{ | *[[Battle Group 4]], composed of the {{CMA ship|Heracles}}, the {{CMA ship|Arabia}} and the {{CMA ship|Vostok}} enters the Epsilon Indi system and make contact with a Covenant ship. The Covenant ship destroys the ''Vostok'' and the ''Arabia'' with only the badly damaged ''Heracles'' escaping.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> | ||
*The Covenant ship broadcasts the following message to the | *The Covenant ship broadcasts the following message to the battelgroup: "Your destruction is the will of the Gods...and we are their instrument" in complete English, showing that the Covenant have been studying humanity for some time.<ref name="for98">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 98''</ref> | ||
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
'''November 1''' | '''November 1''' | ||
*UNSC is put on full alert for the Covenant. The training of the SPARTAN-IIs is accelerated. | *UNSC is put on full alert for the Covenant. The training of the SPARTAN-IIs is accelerated.<ref name="for98"/> | ||
*The [[CMA]] combat forces are immediately placed under | *The [[CMA]] combat forces are immediately placed under [[NavCom]]/[[UniCom]] for preparation for the upcoming war.<ref name="HWtimeline">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]]''</ref> | ||
'''November 2''' | '''November 2''' | ||
*[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] agents [[Jack Hopper|Lieutenant Commander Jack Hopper]] and [[Demos|Lieutenant Demos]] convince [[Preston Cole|Vice Admiral Preston Cole]] to come out of retirement and lead the fleet to retake Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 460''</ref> | *[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] agents [[Jack Hopper|Lieutenant Commander Jack Hopper]] and [[Demos|Lieutenant Demos]] convince [[Preston Cole|Vice Admiral Preston Cole]] to come out of retirement and lead the fleet to retake Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 460''</ref> | ||
*The SPARTAN-IIs are informed of hostile contact with the Covenant and the fate of Harvest. They are introduced to [[Project MJOLNIR]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 94-101''</ref> | *The SPARTAN-IIs are informed of hostile contact with the Covenant and the fate of Harvest. They are introduced to [[Project MJOLNIR]]. <ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 94-101''</ref> | ||
'''November 3''' | '''November 3''' | ||
*Dr. Halsey begins to analyze the Covenant. | *Dr. Halsey begins to analyze the Covenant.<ref name="journal"/> | ||
'''November 5''' | '''November 5''' | ||
*Many high-ranking personnel within the UNSC begin to show fear of the Covenant. Dr. Halsey and [[Franklin Mendez]] discuss the SPARTAN-IIs and Covenant threat. | *Many high-ranking personnel within the UNSC begin to show fear of the Covenant. Dr. Halsey and [[Franklin Mendez]] discuss the SPARTAN-IIs and Covenant threat.<ref name="journal"/> | ||
''' November | ''' November 6-27''' | ||
*On their way to the [[Chi Ceti system]], the Spartan-IIs accomplish minor missions for three weeks, including putting down rebel factions on [[Jericho VII]] and shutting down a black market bazaar near [[Roosevelt military base]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 125'' (2010 edition)</ref> | *On their way to the [[Chi Ceti system]], the Spartan-IIs accomplish minor missions for three weeks, including putting down rebel factions on [[Jericho VII]] and shutting down a black market bazaar near [[Roosevelt military base]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 125'' (2010 edition)</ref> | ||
'''November 27''' | '''November 27''' | ||
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*While the Spartans are returning to the ''Commonwealth'', ''Unrelenting'' returns and attacks the frigate. The SPARTAN-IIs board the Covenant ship. They plant [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]]s at the ship's reactor and detonate them, destroying the ship—resulting in the death of Samuel-034.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 119-130''</ref> | *While the Spartans are returning to the ''Commonwealth'', ''Unrelenting'' returns and attacks the frigate. The SPARTAN-IIs board the Covenant ship. They plant [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile]]s at the ship's reactor and detonate them, destroying the ship—resulting in the death of Samuel-034.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 119-130''</ref> | ||
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*[[Ages of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]] begins with the [[ascension]] of the [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]], [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]]. They declare that the human race destroyed a vast [[Forerunner]] reliquary and are to be exterminated, starting the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 379-384''</ref> | |||
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*[[Ages of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]] begins with the [[ | |||
*Some time before April 22, then-[[Second Lieutenant]] [[Antonio Silva]] is assigned to command an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] [[platoon]] onboard {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 134'' (2003 edition)</ref> | *Some time before April 22, then-[[Second Lieutenant]] [[Antonio Silva]] is assigned to command an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] [[platoon]] onboard {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 134'' (2003 edition)</ref> | ||
*The [[ | *The [[Assembly]] holds a tribunal for one of its members, who is believed to have attempted communication with the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Data pad ''</ref> Later in the year, they discuss the [[SPARTAN-II program]] and how it managed to reach operational capacity a year before the [[Insurrection]] expanded beyond control.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Data pad 9''</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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