Editing 2532

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'''2532''' was a year in the 2530s in the 26th century.

==Events==
===Early 2532===
*The [[Covenant]] attack [[Jericho VII]] this year. Some civilians manage to escape, including orphans who will volunteer for the [[SPARTAN-III program]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 70''</ref> The [[UNSC]] [[Battle of Jericho VII|fights]] for the planet for the next three years.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''prologue''</ref>

===March===
'''March'''
*Dr. [[Graham Alban]], an ONI scientist who worked on the [[SPARTAN-II program]], becomes disillusioned with the ethical implications of the project and commits suicide.<ref>''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'', Epilogue</ref>{{Ref/Note|According to ''Halo: Mortal Dictata'', Dr. Alban's suicide occurred in [[2523]]. However, the [[2019]] edition of the novel corrected this to 2532.}}

===July===
'''July 19'''
*From a classified location, [[Codename: COALMINER]] sends a [[AUTOMATED REROUTE UNSC SHIP REG-96667 ABY|transmission]] to [[Codename: SURGEON]] at the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|Reach Military Complex]], discussing [[Operation: HYPODERMIC]] and the beginning of the [[SPARTAN-III Program]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 78''</ref>

===August===
'''August 24'''
*[[Paul DeMarco]] is born on [[Algolis]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 21''</ref>

===September===
'''September 14'''
*[[Bertold Vettel]] is born in [[Earth]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P103|Enc22|Page=103}}

===December===
'''December 27'''
*497 recruits arrive at [[Camp Currahee]] on [[Onyx]] beginning the Spartan-III program under the command of Kurt-051, forming what will later become [[Alpha Company]]. The recruits then undergo a test to determine who will be accepted into the program.<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Chapter 6</ref>

===Unknown===
*The [[Human colonies|human colony]] of [[Victoria]] in the [[111 Tauri system]] is attacked by Covenant forces.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P51|Enc22|Page=51}}
*[[Battle of Vodin]]: The Covenant attack the [[UEG]] colony world of [[Vodin]] in the [[Wake system]];{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P51}} the colony survives, but the UNSC suffers significant casualties in the engagement. 
*Spartan [[Randall-037]] is deemed an "unrecoverable asset" during the Battle of Vodin and is designated [[missing in action]].<ref name="aiken">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/randall-aiken '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Randall Aiken'']</ref> He would later be considered one of the few SPARTAN-IIs to be [[ONI Directive 930|truly MIA]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 173-174''</ref> However, he would survive by landing in one of Vodin's oceans and subsequently integrate with the planet's civilian population, later refusing to return to the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|aiken}}
*Photojournalist [[Jake Courage]] gets into a disagreement with his editor. Although the details remain ambiguous, it is believed that Courage wanted to print a series of pictures from a deadly [[Grunt]] attack. His editor refuses on the grounds that they are too graphic, and so Courage leaves the paper and staged his own exhibition. The photos won him critical acclaim and set him up as a well-respected war photographer.<ref>'''[[Xbox.com]]''' - ''Jake Courage Exhibition'' (defunct)</ref>

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