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| | '''2553''' was the first year that saw relative peace for [[human]]ity and the some of the disparate member species of the collapsed [[Covenant]] following twenty-eight years of [[Human-Covenant War|interstellar war]]. | ||
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'''2553''' | |||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
''' | *'''Unknown date''': | ||
**[[Jun-A266]] visits [[Sarah Palmer]] aboard [[Lockhart medical station|''Lockhart'' medical station]] to recruit her into the nascent [[SPARTAN-IV program]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref> | |||
[[ | **A [[New Colonial Alliance]] strike force led by [[Ilsa Zane]] [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|infiltrates]] the {{UNSCship|Infinity}} and briefly commandeers the new UNSC [[flagship]] before the attack is driven back by the newly-created SPARTAN-IVs aboard the vessel.<ref name="hi3">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref> | ||
''' | *'''January 1''': After spending a few days waiting for pickup and thinking hard about their recent actions toward [[Glyke]], [[Gray Team]] went into cryosleep.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]''', ''chapter 12''</ref> | ||
*'''January 7''': The first class of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]], consisting of 145 volunteers, is initiated.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Spartans'']</ref> | |||
'''January 7''' | *'''January 8''': The [[Unified Earth Government]] formally regains its power back from the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="CatalogUEG">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969317_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969317 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (Query Answer: Human records indicate transition to noncombatant administrative control <nowiki>[ref: UEG] [January 8, 2553]. No notable adjustment in military [bureaucratic tactical]</nowiki> behavior and scope of authority.)'']</ref> The newly-elected [[President of the Unified Earth Government|president]], Dr. [[Ruth Charet]] gives her inaugural address.<ref name>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-101211-exclusive-book-excerpt-glasslands/280887 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Glasslands'' excerpt, Chapter 2]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/685549382628868096 '''Jessica Shea Twitter''' ''Today in Halo - 1/8/2553'']</ref> | ||
*'''January 26''': The black operation cell, [[Kilo-Five]], is formed by [[CINCONI]] Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]]. Its members include [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Serin Osman]], [[Spartan-II]] [[Naomi-010]], professor [[Evan Phillips]], and three [[ODST]]s. Because of Parangosky's distrust of the [[Sangheili]], she tasks Kilo-Five with a mission to foment insurrection between the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], led by [[Thel 'Vadam]], and the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]. | |||
'''January 8''' | *'''January 27''': Kilo-Five departs for its first mission aboard the {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 79''</ref> | ||
*'''January 27-31''': | |||
'''January | **The [[UNSC Security Council]] takes actions to address the state of [[human]] [[Human colonies|colonies]]. Lord [[Terrence Hood]] plans to journey on a diplomatic mission to surviving worlds in order to discuss plans for reconstruction. | ||
**Kilo-Five supplies arms to the Servants of the Abiding Truth on [[New Llanelli]] in the [[Brunel system]]. The unit also retrieves an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] spy, [[Mike Spenser]], from a UNSC listening post on [[Reynes]]. | |||
**[[Commander]] [[Musa Ghanem]] holds a meeting with several admirals at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] to discuss the recent creation of the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] and the independent branch of the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], [[Spartan Operations]].<ref name="hi3"/> | |||
*'''January 31''': Dr. [[William Arthur Iqbal]] sends a message to his colleagues concerning the ongoing study of [[Forerunner]] artifacts and the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]] in particular.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]''</ref> | |||
'''January 27''' | |||
'''January | |||
*The [[UNSC Security Council]] takes actions to address the state of [[human]] [[Human colonies|colonies]]. Lord [[Terrence Hood]] plans to journey on a diplomatic mission to surviving worlds in order to discuss plans for reconstruction. Kilo-Five supplies arms to the | |||
'''January 31''' | |||
===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*'''February 1''': [[Jul 'Mdama]] joins [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] and the Servants of the Abiding Truth in its opposition to the [[Arbiter]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/694237634420297729 '''Jessica Shea Twitter''' ''Today in Halo - 2/1/2553'']</ref> | |||
*'''February 1-15''': | |||
**Terrence Hood arrives at [[Sanghelios]] to meet with [[Thel 'Vadam]] and to formalize a [[Treaty of 2552|treaty of peace]] between the UEG and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]. Hood also invites Thel to attend a [[Voi Memorial|memorial ceremony]] on [[Earth]] dedicated to those who died during the war. | |||
'''February | **After [[Lucy-B091]] discovers a population of [[Huragok]] within [[Shield World 006]], the the human survivors within the [[shield world]] are able to establish communications with the ONI ships prowling the debris field of [[Onyx]]. The Huragok soon bring the shield world into normal space from the [[slipspace bubble]] it was residing in, allowing ONI to retrieve Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], SCPO [[Franklin Mendez]], and the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] of [[Blue Team]]. Per an order from Admiral Parangosky, Dr. Halsey is arrested by Captain Serin Osman. | ||
**ONI dispatches science teams to recover Forerunner technologies from the shield world, designating the sphere as [[Trevelyan|ONI Research Facility Trevelyan]] at Dr. Halsey's request. | |||
**Jul 'Mdama is captured by Kilo-Five and is transported to ONIRF Trevelyan. | |||
*Terrence Hood arrives at [[Sanghelios]] to meet with [[Thel 'Vadam]] and to formalize a [[Treaty of 2552|treaty of peace]] between the | *'''February 15''': Jun-A266 meets with [[Edward Buck]] on [[Sundown]], where the latter had travelled with [[Veronica Dare]] for a vacation while on shore leave. Jun offers Buck the opportunity to join the first class of the new SPARTAN-IV program. To Jun's surprise, Buck declines the offer, feeling that accepting would mean abandoning his team and Dare.<ref name="nb49">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 49-55'' (Google Play edition)</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/699269947944382464 '''Twitter''': ''Today in Halo 2/15/2553'']</ref> | ||
'''February 15''' | *'''February 28''': ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' remains stationed on Earth for a diplomatic mission.<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 14'']</ref> | ||
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'''February 28''' | |||
===March=== | ===March=== | ||
[[ | *[[Andrew Del Rio]] is chosen as the [[commanding officer]] of the experimental vessel {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name = "ThursdayWar">''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''</ref> | ||
*'''March 3''': In a ceremony presided over by [[Lord Hood]], a [[Voi Memorial|monument]] is erected in the [[Kenya]]n savannah near [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] to officially mark the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], and in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the war, including [[John-117]], who is labeled [[MIA]] and is (presumably) posthumously promoted to [[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy]]. A full military detail, led by [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Stacker]] and including [[Private First Class|PFC]] [[Chips Dubbo]], deliver a [[Wikipedia:Three-volley salute|three volley salute]] to the fallen. All the remaining SPARTAN-II super-soldiers are present for the ceremony. After the ceremony, [[Thel 'Vadam]] and his comrades depart [[Earth]] for their homeworld, [[Sanghelios]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)#Eulogy|Halo]]''</ref> On this date also, Admiral [[I. Zhou]] submits a full report of the [[URNA Southwest Campaign]], labeled Sequence Log 03-0997.<ref name="loot2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref> | |||
*Dr. Catherine Halsey is interrogated by Admiral Margaret Parangosky at [[Ivanoff Station]]. | |||
* | |||
'''March 3''' | |||
*Dr. Catherine Halsey is interrogated by Admiral Margaret Parangosky | |||
*[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] is locked up after being analyzed by ONI. | *[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] is locked up after being analyzed by ONI. | ||
'''March 16''' | *'''March 16: '''[[Evan Phillips]] is assigned on an intelligence-gathering mission on Sanghelios.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/710159126056165376 '''Jessica Shea's Twitter''' - ''Today in Halo: 3/16/2553'']</ref> | ||
*Kilo-Five travel to the Insurrectionist-controlled colony [[Venezia]] and meet with the local ONI contact, [[Mike Spenser]]. | |||
*Kilo-Five | *Insurgent attacks, carried out by [[Jiralhanae]] servants, result in the death of dozens of Sangheili in [[Ontom]] on [[Sanghelios]].<ref name = "ThursdayWar"/> During the attack, Evan Phillips and a fragment of [[Black-Box]] make their way into the [[Temple of the Abiding Truth]]. Eventually, Phillips activates a [[slipspace translocation|translocation portal]] within the structure and is transported to [[Acroli]]. | ||
* | *Kilo-Five arrive at Sanghelios to retrieve Phillips. Upon failing to find Phillips in Ontom, they track him down to Acroli, specifically the [[Nes'alun Keep]], under attack by forces from the nearby [[Lacalu Keep]]. Phillips is rescued while the Sangheili in the keep are killed by the invaders. | ||
*Kilo-Five | *{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} is installed further Forerunner upgrades, most notably the ship's slipspace drive, by Dr. Catherine Halsey and a number of Huragok recovered from ONIRF Trevelyan. | ||
*Forces loyal to the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] launch an assault on [[Vadam]], starting the [[Blooding Years]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 28''</ref> This attack is eventually repelled by the arrival of UNSC ''Infinity''. During the orbital battle between 'Vadam's forces and the Sangheili insurgents, Jul 'Mdama's wife, [[Raia 'Mdama]], is killed. | |||
* | |||
*Forces loyal to the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] launch an assault on [[Vadam]], starting the [[Blooding Years]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 28''</ref> This attack is eventually repelled by the arrival of | |||
*Admiral Parangosky approves the deployment of an automated probe delivery craft to [[Installation 00]] using advanced slipspace technology.<ref name="hitd c2">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref> | *Admiral Parangosky approves the deployment of an automated probe delivery craft to [[Installation 00]] using advanced slipspace technology.<ref name="hitd c2">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref> | ||
===April=== | ===April=== | ||
'''April 1''' | '''April 1''' | ||
*Jul 'Mdama escapes captivity on Trevelyan via a slipspace portal. He is transported to [[Hesduros]], where he is welcomed by the local Sangheili as a messenger of the gods. Jul | *Jul 'Mdama escapes captivity on Trevelyan via a slipspace portal. He is transported to [[Hesduros]], where he is welcomed by the local Sangheili as a messenger of the gods. Jul plans to use the locals' religious devotion to his own advantage, banding them together to form a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|new splinter group]] of Covenant.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/715956593452560385 '''Twitter''': ''Today in Halo 4/1/2553'']</ref> | ||
'''April 5''' | '''April 5''' | ||
*Kilo-Five | *Kilo-Five return to Venezia in order to continue their mission of tracking down the [[Kig-Yar]] pirate [[Sav Fel]] and the terrorist [[Staffan Sentzke]]. | ||
*Serin Osman is promoted to [[Rear admiral (lower half)|Rear Admiral]] and a small party is held aboard ''Port Stanley'' in her honor by Kilo-Five. | |||
'''April 14''' | '''April 14''' | ||
*Sav Fel sells the | *Sav Fel sells the [[CCS-class battlecruiser|Covenant battlecruiser]] ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' to Staffan Sentzke, who intends to use the ship to force UEG authorities to provide answers about the disappearance of [[Naomi-010|his daughter]]. | ||
*[[Vasily Beloi]] and [[Malcolm Geffen]] infiltrate the | **In a demonstration of the ship's capabilities, Fel uses the ''Inquisitor'''s [[energy projector]] to glass Forerunner ruins on [[Shaps III]].<ref name="hll22">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 22-23'' (Google Play edition)</ref> This causes [[Line Installation 444-447]] to send an automated distress signal to [[Covert Support Base 4276]], located on planet [[Gao]] in the nearby [[Cordoba system]]. The distress call awakens the support base's {{Class|archeon|ancilla}}, [[Intrepid Eye]], from stasis. After her requests for a status report, Intrepid Eye attempts to launch a reconnaissance drone, triggering a cave-in which cripples Support Base 4276 almost entirely.<ref name="hll36">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 36-39'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
*A [[Kig-Yar]] crew led by [[Shipmistress]] [[Chol Von]] | |||
*Several tourists exploring Gao's [[Montero Cave System]] find themselves miraculously cured of various illnesses and the caves quickly see an influx of sick people hoping for similar miracle cures.<ref name="hll8">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 8-10'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The cures are actually the work of the [[Lifeworker]] Huragok [[Roams Alone]], attached to Gao's Support Base 4276. | '''April 14-''' | ||
*Commander [[Murtag Nelson]], a field analyst at an ONI listening post, takes note of strange transmissions emanating from the [[Montero Cave System]] on Gao. Nelson correctly hypothesizes that a Forerunner [[ancilla]] is responding to the bombardment on Shaps III. Admiral Parangosky subsequently gives Nelson command of the [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] and tasks them with retrieving the Forerunner AI. | *[[Vasily Beloi]] and [[Malcolm Geffen]] infiltrate the Venezian militia in order to gather information about Sentzke and ''Pious Inquisitor''. Following a series of suspicious incidents, Sentzke begins to doubt the ODSTs' cover story of deserters and has them captured and tortured. However, [[Naomi-010]] and [[Lian Devereaux]] eventually arrive and successfully extract Mal and Vaz. During the rescue, Sentzke is also taken captive aboard ''Port Stanley''. | ||
*A [[Kig-Yar]] crew led by [[Shipmistress]] [[Chol Von]] track down and board ''Pious Inquisitor'' with the intent of seizing the ship for themselves. | |||
*Kilo-Five board ''Pious Inquisitor'' and a skirmish occurs between them and the Kig-Yar. Chol Von eventually has her crew destroy the ship. Staffan Sentzke is presumed dead in the ensuing explosion, but he actually manages to escape without ONI's knowledge. | |||
*Several tourists exploring Gao's [[Montero Cave System]] find themselves having been miraculously cured of various illnesses and the caves quickly see an influx of sick people hoping for similar miracle cures.<ref name="hll8">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 8-10'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The cures are actually the work of the [[Lifeworker]] Huragok [[Roams Alone]], attached to Gao's Support Base 4276.<ref name="hll36"/> | |||
*Commander [[Murtag Nelson]], a field analyst at an ONI listening post, takes note of strange transmissions emanating from the [[Montero Cave System]] on Gao. Nelson correctly hypothesizes that a Forerunner [[ancilla]] is responding to the bombardment on Shaps III. Admiral Parangosky subsequently gives Nelson command of the [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] and tasks them with retrieving the Forerunner AI.<ref name="hll22"/> | |||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[ONI]]'s [[Materials Group]] forms the [[UNSC_Ordnance_Commission|Damascus Ordnance Commission]], headed by the major defense companies and sponsored by ONI.<ref>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 128''</ref> The commission several conditions on the use of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] variants.<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> | |||
*[[ONI]]'s [[Materials Group]] forms the [[ | |||
'''May 6''' | '''May 6''' | ||
*ONI learns the [[Banished]] had raided an air base formerly belonging to the Covenant | *ONI learns the [[Banished]] had raided an air base formerly belonging to the Covenant, and that their leader, [[Atriox]], had been captured and taken aboard the assault carrier ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''. Twelve hours later, the ''Enduring Conviction'' broke formation and contact with the rest of its fleet. The ''Conviction'' was hailed, warned, and then fired upon when it ignored orders. The ''Conviction'' performed evasive maneuvers, returned fire and escaped. Shortly after this, the ship and its crew, led by [[Let 'Volir]], swore fealty to the Banished.<ref name="RoA3">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] — Rise of Atriox III''</ref> | ||
'''May 7''' | '''May 7''' | ||
*The research and development vessel ''[[Argent Moon]]'' is commissioned by ONI.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/argent-moon '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Argent Moon'']</ref> | *The research and development vessel ''[[Argent Moon]]'' is commissioned by ONI.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/argent-moon '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Argent Moon'']</ref> | ||
'''May 14 ''( | |||
*A UNSC [[task force]] enters the [[Cordoba system]] and requests permission to conduct research in Gao's Montero Cave System. While [[Gao Republic|Gao's planetary government]] initially denies the requests, [[Tejo Aponte|President Aponte]] eventually allows a small research team to land. The UNSC subsequently deploys the 717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion, along with the attached [[Blue Team]], to the [[Montero]] region and declares the caverns off-limits to anyone else. | '''May 14 ''(approx.)''''' | ||
*After the UNSC battalion's arrival, several people are found brutally murdered in the Montero Cave System. The murders are the work of the Forerunner ancilla Intrepid Eye, who seeks to generate conflict among the humans in order to force the UNSC to | *A UNSC [[task force]] enters the [[Cordoba system]] and requests permission to conduct research in Gao's Montero Cave System. While [[Gao Republic|Gao's planetary government]] initially denies the requests, [[Tejo Aponte|President Aponte]] eventually allows a small research team to land. The UNSC subsequently deploys the 717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion, along with the attached [[Blue Team]], to the [[Montero]] region and declares the caverns off-limits to anyone else.<ref name="hll8"/> | ||
*After the UNSC battalion's arrival, several people are found brutally murdered in the Montero Cave System. The murders are the work of the Forerunner ancilla Intrepid Eye, who seeks to generate conflict among the humans in order to force the UNSC to withdraw in their efforts to capture her.<ref name="hll36"/> | |||
===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*A man named [[W. B. Eton]] becomes the handler of Halsey's personal journal and later sends it to someone who was involved in [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]]. | |||
*A man named [[W. B. Eton]] becomes the handler of | |||
===July=== | ===July=== | ||
'''July 2''' | '''July 2''' | ||
*The [[Gao Ministry of Protection]]'s [[Special Inspector]] [[Veta Lopis]] and her team | *The [[Gao Ministry of Protection]]'s [[Special Inspector]] [[Veta Lopis]] and her team arrive in the Montero Cave System to investigate the recent murders.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 5-6'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
'''July 3''' | '''July 3''' | ||
'''July 4''' | '''July 4''' | ||
'''July 5''' | '''July 5''' | ||
'''July 6''' | '''July 6''' | ||
*Blue Team destroys [[Covert Support Base 4276]] with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], having successfully captured the Forerunner ancilla [[Intrepid Eye]]. With the UNSC forces withdrawing and the majority of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] task force killed, the [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE|situation on Gao]] is stabilized; however, the colony is left under a staunchly anti-UEG administration headed by President [[Arlo Casille]].<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', Chapter 28</ref> Spartans [[Ash-G099]], [[Olivia-G291]], and [[Mark-G313]] are reassigned to an ONI [[Ferret]] unit led by Veta Lopis, Admiral Parangosky having deemed public knowledge of [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]'s [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|brain mutations]] too dangerous.<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', Chapter 28, ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | *Blue Team destroys [[Covert Support Base 4276]] with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], having successfully captured the Forerunner ancilla [[Intrepid Eye]]. With the UNSC forces withdrawing and the majority of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] task force killed, the [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE|situation on Gao]] is stabilized; however, the colony is left under a staunchly anti-UEG administration headed by [[President of the Gao Republic|President]] [[Arlo Casille]].<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', Chapter 28</ref> | ||
*Spartans [[Ash-G099]], [[Olivia-G291]], and [[Mark-G313]] are reassigned to an ONI [[Ferret]] unit led by Veta Lopis, Admiral Parangosky having deemed public knowledge of [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Company]]'s [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|brain mutations]] too dangerous.<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', Chapter 28, ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | |||
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===August=== | ===August=== | ||
*Spartans [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] are assigned to the Spartan branch.<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2988772_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2988772 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 38'']</ref> | |||
*Spartans [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] are assigned to | |||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
*The official status of Ash-G099, Olivia-G291, and Mark-G313 is changed to [[killed in action]] during [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE]]<ref name="hll330"/> as part of the ONI cover-up of Gamma Company.<ref name="catalog"/> | |||
*The official status of Ash-G099, Olivia-G291, and Mark-G313 is changed to [[killed in action]] during [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE]] | |||
===October=== | ===October=== | ||
'''October 14''' | '''October 14''' | ||
*Veta Lopis and her Ferret Team are stationed at [[UNSC Recreational Facility 6055-NA-A]] on [[Neos Atlantis]] to participate in a training exercise that turns into a fight for their lives as they fall under attack by [[Dark Moon Enterprises]]. However, with [[Spencer Hume]] and [[Ota Gallo]] dead, ONI is able to avert a crippling public relations crisis.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[A Necessary Truth]]"</ref> | *'''1420 hours-:''' Veta Lopis and her Ferret Team are stationed at [[UNSC Recreational Facility 6055-NA-A]] on [[Neos Atlantis]] to participate in a training exercise that turns into a fight for their lives as they fall under attack by [[Dark Moon Enterprises]]. However, with [[Spencer Hume]] and [[Ota Gallo]] dead, ONI is able to avert a crippling public relations crisis.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[A Necessary Truth]]"</ref> | ||
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
*A pioneer group arrives at [[Reach]] to prepare for the planet's eventual reterraforming,<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2994218_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2994218 ''Halo Waypoint'' - '''Catalog Interaction (Page 43)''']</ref> an undertaking that would be well underway by [[2589]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref> | |||
*The ONI probe delivery drone dispatched in March arrives at Installation 00 and deploys its probes. After initial transmissions confirming the Ark's survival, all of the probes go offline.<ref name="hitd c2"/> | |||
*'''November 28:''' [[Luther Mann]], while exploring [[Trevelyan]], discovers the location of [[Zeta Halo]].<ref>'''https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/670658429149540352''', ''Today in Halo''</ref> | |||
*A pioneer group arrives at [[Reach]] to prepare for the planet's eventual reterraforming | |||
*The ONI probe delivery drone dispatched in March arrives at | |||
===December=== | ===December=== | ||
*The UNSC commissions the {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}}, a ship equipped with state-of-the-art Forerunner slipspace drive technology, [[remote contact team]]s and survey drones, for a manned mission to the Ark.<ref name="hitd c2"/> | |||
*The UNSC commissions the {{UNSCShip|Rubicon}}, a ship equipped with state-of-the-art Forerunner slipspace drive technology, [[remote contact team]]s and survey drones, for a manned mission to the Ark. | |||
===Unknown date=== | ===Unknown date=== | ||
*[[Gabriel Thorne]]'s grandfather dies.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #7''</ref> | *[[Gabriel Thorne]]'s grandfather dies.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''' - ''Issue #7''</ref> | ||
*[[Big M Studio]], a company that deals with collectible items and replicas, is established.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]''' - ''Noble team Statue Instructions''</ref> | *[[Big M Studio]], a company that deals with collectible items and replicas, is established.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]''' - ''Noble team Statue Instructions''</ref> | ||
*[[Holly Tanaka]] and two other survivors from [[Minab]]'s glassing are rescued by the UNSC.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''' - ''Issue #17''</ref> | *[[Holly Tanaka]] and two other survivors from [[Minab]]'s glassing are rescued by the UNSC.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''' - ''Issue #17''</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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