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'''2525''' was the year in the 2520s in the 26th century. It was a year that saw the start of the [[Human-Covenant War]], which would become a twenty-seven year long engagement between the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The war began after [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] between the belligerents at the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of Harvest. The emergence of the Covenant threat prompted the training of the [[Spartan-II]] supersoldiers to be accelerated and [[Blue Team|a group]] of them were selected for their [[Operation: TALON|very first live combat mission]] in September of this year, an operation to capture the [[United Rebel Front]] colonel, [[Robert Watts]].
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'''2525''' was a year that saw the start of the [[Human-Covenant War]], which would become a twenty-seven year long engagement between the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The war began after [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] between the belligerents at the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]]. The emergence of the Covenant threat prompted the training of the [[Spartan-II]] supersoldiers to be accelerated and [[Blue Team|a group]] of them were selected for their [[Operation: TALON|very first live combat mission]] in September of this year, an operation to capture the [[United Rebel Front]] colonel, [[Robert Watts]].


==Events==
==Events==
===January===
===January===
'''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''': Members of the Harvest militia go on a march carrying 25 kilogram [[rucksack]]s. Afterwards, Johnson and Ponder attend Harvest's [[Solstice Celebration]]. Johnson is briefed by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] as to why he and Byrne are there: to prevent [[Insurrectionist]] attacks on [[UNSC]] freighters.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 105-123''</ref>
'''January 5'''
*'''January 17''': The [[Covenant]] ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' attacks a [[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 an 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>
*[[Rosenda-A344]] is born on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFPhoenixBlog|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-phoenix-blog|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Phoenix Blog|D=22|M=02|Y=2023}}
*'''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>
'''January 16'''
*'''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>
*Members of the Harvest militia go on a march carrying 25 kilogram [[rucksack]]s. Afterwards, Johnson and Ponder attend Harvest's [[Solstice Celebration]]. Johnson is briefed by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] as to why he and Byrne are there: to prevent [[Insurrectionist]] attacks on [[UNSC]] freighters.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 105-123''</ref>
'''January 17'''
*The [[Covenant]] ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' attacks a [[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 an 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'''
*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'''
*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>


===February===
===February===
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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'''
*[[Jonathan Doherty]], 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>{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P97|Enc22|Page=97}}
*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>
*The [[Prophet of Restraint]] impregnates a female [[San'Shyuum]], despite his defective genes making it illegal for him to reproduce. With the mother refusing an abortion, a scandal starts brewing over the issue.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCHC16|CH|Chapter=16}}
*'''The Human-Covenant War begins.'''  
*'''The Human-Covenant War begins.'''  
*[[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 {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|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>
*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]] ensue. Notable deaths include [[Ponder]], [[Vorenus]], [[Dadab]], and [[Lighter Than Some]]. [[Loki]] destroys the [[Tiara]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 368-385''</ref>
*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]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Intersystem News]], LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star''</ref> on [[Luna]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P91|Enc22|Page=91}}
*[[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>{{Ref/Reuse|anim}}
*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,{{Ref/Note|In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', Déjà states that 27 subjects died, 36% of the candidates.}} and twelve are permanently disabled.
*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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===June===
===June===
'''June 27'''
'''June 27'''
*Dr. Halsey begins to plan therapies, experimental surgeries, and rehabilitations for over eighty percent of the SPARTAN-II augmentation washouts. Some of the protocols are estimated to take years to complete. [[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/Reuse|journal}}
*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]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}
*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.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}
*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.{{Ref/Reuse|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.<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]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}
*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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===October===
===October===
'''October 7'''
'''October 7'''
*[[Battle Group 4]], composed of the {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, the {{CMAShip|Arabia}} and the {{CMAShip|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/Game|HW|Part=Halo Wars Limited Edition|PartText=Limited Edition|Halo Wars: Genesis}}
*[[Battle Group 4]], composed of the {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, the {{CMAShip|Arabia}} and the {{CMAShip|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 battlegroup: "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>
*The Covenant ship broadcasts the following message to the battlegroup: "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>
'''October 15'''
*[[Thom-A293]] is born on [[Dwarka]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFPhoenixBlog}}
'''October 31'''
'''October 31'''
*FLEETCOM recieves the Covenant's declaration of war.<ref name="HSS2">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', chapter 2</ref>
*FLEETCOM recieves the Covenant's declaration of war.<ref name="HSS2">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', chapter 2</ref>
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===November===
===November===
'''November 1'''
'''November 1'''
*UNSC is put on full alert for the Covenant. The training of the SPARTAN-IIs is accelerated.{{Ref/Reuse|for98}}
*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 UNSC's [[NAVCOM]]/[[UNICOM]] for preparation for the upcoming war.<ref name="HWtimeline">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]]''</ref>
*The [[CMA]] combat forces are immediately placed under the UNSC's [[NAVCOM]]/[[UNICOM]] for preparation for the upcoming war.<ref name="HWtimeline">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline]]''</ref>
'''November 2'''
'''November 2'''
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*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.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}
*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.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}
*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 6–27'''
''' 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>
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*The UNSC colony [[Alpha Corvi II]] is attacked by the Covenant; a large ground force assaults [[Jamshid]], the largest settlement on the planet. Despite having inflicted heavy casualties, an alliance forged by the UNSC and [[United Rebel Front]] fails to halt the Covenant invasion, forcing the UNSC to abandon the colony.
*The UNSC colony [[Alpha Corvi II]] is attacked by the Covenant; a large ground force assaults [[Jamshid]], the largest settlement on the planet. Despite having inflicted heavy casualties, an alliance forged by the UNSC and [[United Rebel Front]] fails to halt the Covenant invasion, forcing the UNSC to abandon the colony.


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*[[Ages of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]] begins with the [[Ascension (ceremony)|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>
*[[Ages of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]] begins with the [[Ascension (ceremony)|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>
*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|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>
*The [[The Assembly|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>
*During the evacuation of [[Harvest]], two UNSC Marines, [[Chris Preston]] and [[David Dominguez]], are assigned to a freighter which is boarded by [[Kig-Yar]]. The two Marines fend off the boarders and protect the ship's passengers, but Dominguez is killed and Preston suffers a major injury to his throat that rendered him mute. The Marines were able to secure a set of [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|Kig-Yar point defense gauntlets]] from the ship's boarders, which proved crucial for the development of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]'s [[Energy shielding|energy shielding]] systems.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Unspoken|Heading=[[Become]]|Subheading=[[UNSC Archives]]|Detail=[[Unspoken]]}}
*The {{Class|Able|heavy destroyer}} saw a refit.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=31|M=07|Y=2023}}


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