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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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| | *[[Antonio Silva]] is assigned to command an [[ODST]] [[platoon]] onboard the [[UNSC Atlas|UNSC ''Atlas'']].<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' page 134</ref> |
| ===January===
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| '''January 2'''
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| *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 5'''
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| *[[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}}
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| '''January 16'''
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| *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>
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| '''January 17'''
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| *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>
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| '''January 18'''
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| *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>
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| '''January 19'''
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| *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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| ===February===
| | *[[Biko]] is [[glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] sometime during this year.<ref>[[Queen's Diary Entry]].</ref> |
| '''February 3'''
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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. | |
| '''February 9'''
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| *[[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}}
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| '''February 11'''
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| *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>
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| *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}}
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| *'''The Human-Covenant War begins.'''
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| *[[Jilan al-Cygni]] deploys a [[RQ-XII drone]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 391''</ref>
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| '''February 22'''
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| *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>
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| '''February 23'''
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| *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>
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| *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>
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| '''February 28'''
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| *[[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}}
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| ===March=== | | ==January== |
| '''March 6'''
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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> | | *[[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], along with [[Captain]] [[Ponder]], begin training [[Harvest]]'s [[Colonial Militia]].<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' page 105</ref> |
| '''March 9'''
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| *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}}
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| *At 1552 hours, John-117's surgery starts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]] (hardcover)''', chapter ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Bootcamp 2]]''</ref>
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| '''March 25'''
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| *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.
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| '''March 30'''
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| *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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| ===April=== | | ===16th=== |
| '''April 1''' | | *The militia goes on another march, this time with 25kg rucksacks. 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> |
| *[[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>
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| '''April 20'''
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| *{{CMAShip|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>
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| '''April 21'''
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| *[[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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| '''April 22'''
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| *[[John-117]] kills two Marines of the [[105th Shock Troops Division]] and severely wounds another aboard ''Atlas'' in an incident secretly engineered by ONI to test the efficiency of the SPARTAN-II augmentations.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 63-69''</ref>
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| ===May=== | | ===17th=== |
| '''May 11''' | | *The [[Skirmish Over Harvest]]: The [[Covenant Empire|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> |
| *[[Preston Cole]]'s liver fails from cirrhosis, and is subsequently replaced - as are his damaged heart and endocrine system - with flash-cloned transplants.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 459''</ref>
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| | *Colonial Militia trainees [[Wallace A. Jenkins]], [[Forsell]], [[Wick]] and [[Andersen]] begin target practice.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' page 137</ref> |
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| ===June===
| | *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> |
| '''June 27'''
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| *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}} | |
| '''June 28'''
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| *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}}
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| '''June 30'''
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| *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}}
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| *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}}
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| ===July=== | | ===18th=== |
| '''July 1'''
| | *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> |
| *[[Mack]] begins burying the [[MagLev train|MagLev]] strands of the Tiara as the Covenant begins to [[glass]] Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 395''</ref> | |
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| ===August===
| | *''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> |
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| *Captain [[James Cutter]] is assigned command of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/630139578054119425 '''Twitter''' - ''BSAngel: TodayInHalo 8/8/2525'']</ref>
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| ===September=== | | ===19th=== |
| '''September 1'''
| | *Johnson regains consciousness and is debriefed by [[Nils Thune]] and al-Cygni. Johnson resolves to accelerate the militia's training.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' page 159-166</ref> |
| *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}} | |
| '''September 11'''
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| *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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| '''September 12'''
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| *SPARTAN-IIs are briefed on their first mission aboard the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}}, capturing [[United Rebel Front]] leader [[Robert Watts|Colonel Robert Watts]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 75-81''</ref>
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| *John-117 is promoted to [[Petty Officer, Third Class]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 77''</ref>
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| '''September 14'''
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| *The [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus]]. [[Blue Team]]—consisting of John-117, [[Samuel-034]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-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>
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| ===October=== | | ==February== |
| '''October 7''' | | ===3rd=== |
| *[[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}}
| | *Harvest's [[Tiara]] makes long-range [[radar]] contact with the [[Covenant Cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''. Contact is lost with Harvest soon after. |
| *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> | | ===11th=== |
| '''October 15'''
| | *First formal contact between the [[Covenant]] and [[human|humans]] on [[Harvest]]. Communications go awry and the [[Human-Covenant War]] begins. <ref>[[Halo: Contact Harvest|''Halo: Contact Harvest'']], page ??-??</ref> |
| *[[Thom-A293]] is born on [[Dwarka]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFPhoenixBlog}} | | *[[Jilan al-Cygni]] deploys a [[RQ-XII drone]]. <ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', page 391</ref> |
| '''October 31'''
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| *FLEETCOM recieves the Covenant's declaration of war.<ref name="HSS2">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', chapter 2</ref>
| | *Evacuation of Harvest. About 22,000-23,000 civilians are killed. |
| | *[[Loki]] destroys the [[Tiara]]. |
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| '''November 1'''
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| *UNSC is put on full alert for the Covenant. The training of the SPARTAN-IIs is accelerated.{{Ref/Reuse|for98}}
| | *[[ONI]] declares [[Onyx]] classified. <ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'']], page 127</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> | | ===9th=== |
| '''November 2'''
| | *[[SPARTAN-II|SPARTAN-IIs]] undergo rigorous chemical, physical and biological augmentations. Thirty three Spartans successfully pass the alterations. Thirty subjects die, and twelve are permanently disabled. <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 55-59</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>
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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>
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| '''November 3'''
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| *Dr. Halsey begins to analyze the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}
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| '''November 5'''
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| *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}} | |
| ''' November 6–27'''
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| *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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| '''November 27'''
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| *The [[Battle of Chi Ceti]]. The SPARTAN-IIs are delivered to the Damascus Testing Facility on Chi Ceti IV by the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}. While en route to the planet, ''Commonwealth'' is attacked by the Covenant's ''[[Unrelenting]]''. The ''Commonwealth'' manages to damage ''Unrelenting'', allowing the Spartans to escape to Chi Ceti IV.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 102-113''</ref>
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| *Within the UNSC Damascus Materials Testing Facility, the SPARTAN-IIs are introduced and fitted with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 113-119''</ref>
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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>
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| '''December 1'''
| | *Funeral service for those who died undergoing augmentations in the SPARTAN-II program. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 60-63</ref> |
| *Blue Team attends a funeral for Samuel-034 aboard the {{UNSCShip|Persian Gate}} . | |
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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.
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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> | | ===20th=== |
| *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>
| | *[[UNSC Argo|UNSC ''Argo'']] arrives in the [[Epsilon Indi System]] and makes a confirmation transmission. No further reports are received. |
| *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> | | ===21st=== |
| *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]]}}
| | *[[Mack]] hears the UNSC ''Argo''<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', page 393</ref> |
| *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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| | *[[John-117]] kills two soldiers and severely wounds another from the [[105th ODST Division]] in a scuffle aboard [[UNSC Atlas|UNSC ''Atlas'']].<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 63-69</ref> |
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| | *[[Mack]] begins burying the maglev strands of the Tiara. <ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', page 395</ref> |
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| | *[[Battlegroup 4]], composed of the [[UNSC Heracles|UNSC ''Heracles'']], the [[UNSC Arabia|UNSC ''Arabia'']] and the [[UNSC Vostok|UNSC ''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: The Fall of Reach'', page 96-97</ref> |
| | *The Covenant ship broadcasts the following message: "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>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 98</ref> |
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| | ==September== |
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| | *SPARTAN-IIs train with [[MJOLNIR I]] armor in the [[Reach UNSC Military Complex]]. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] determines the soldiers are ready for their first mission. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 69-74</ref> |
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| | *SPARTAN-IIs are briefed on their first mission aboard the [[Destroyer]] [[UNSC Pioneer|UNSC ''Pioneer'']]. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 75-81</ref> |
| | *John-117 is promoted to [[Petty Officer Third Class]]. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 77</ref> |
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| | *[[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] is captured by the SPARTAN-IIs in the [[Eridanus System]]. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 81-94</ref> |
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| | *UNSC is put on full alert for the Covenant. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 98</ref> |
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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'', page 94-101</ref> |
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| | * The [[Battle of Chi Ceti]]. |
| | **The SPARTAN-IIs are attacked by a Covenant ship while aboard the [[UNSC Commonwealth|UNSC ''Commonwealth'']] above [[Chi Ceti 4]]. The Spartans escape to the surface of the planet. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', pages 102-113</ref> |
| | **Within the UNSC Damascus Materials Testing Facility, the SPARTAN-IIs are introduced and fitted with the [[MJOLNIR Mk. IV]] armor. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Pg 113-119</ref> |
| | **The SPARTAN-IIs boarded the Covenant ship. They plant [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|explosives]] at the ship's reactor and detonate them, destroying the ship. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 119-130</ref> |
| | **[[Samuel-034]] dies during the destruction of the Covenant ship. <ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 130</ref> |
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