Editing 2555

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'''2555''' was a year in the 2550s in the 26th century.

==Events==
===January===
'''January 14'''
*[[000 Tragic Solitude]] questions about the [[Forerunner]]s' choice of the humans being their successors, and the galaxy repeating the same cycle over and over again, deciding to return the Installation 00 to its former glory, whatever the cost to the other races of the galaxy.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''' - ''[[Phoenix Logs]]: The Snake that Eats the Tail''</ref>

===March===
'''March 8''' 
*At 0900 hours, Dr. Luther Mann discovers a timer on Installation 07 evidently counting down to the Halo's activation in five weeks. Similar countdowns are reported on the other intact [[Halo]]s. It is deduced that the activation could only have been triggered from [[Installation 00]].<ref name="HitDC2">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref>

'''March 17''' 
*In response to the activation timer on Installation 07 being activated,<ref name="HitDC2">'''Halo: Hunters in the Dark''', Chapter 2</ref> [[Operation: FAR STORM]] begins with a joint [[human]]-[[Sangheili]] force is sent to the Ark on a covert operation to stop the activation sequence.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/710527812969435136 '''Today In Halo''' ''- 3/17/2555'']</ref>

'''March 20''' 
*Operation: FAR STORM is completed with the deactivation of Halo's priming sequence and the destructon of [[000 Tragic Solitude]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/711590383940075520 '''Today In Halo''' ''- 3/20/2555'']</ref>

===May===
'''May 6'''
*The Office of Naval Intelligence discovers about [[Atriox]]'s origins after interrogating a [[Sangheili]] prisoner.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''' - ''[[Phoenix Logs]]: Rise of Atriox V''</ref>

===August===
'''Unknown date''' 
*[[Huragok]] [[Quick to Adjust]] and his [[human]] handler [[Sadie Endesha]] are captured by [[United Rebel Front]] soldiers on [[Talitsa]]. A [[Alpha-Nine|team]] of [[Spartan-IV]]s is sent to rescue them and ultimately succeeds in their mission. Spartan [[Michael Crespo]] is detained by Spartans [[Edward Buck|Buck]] and [[Kojo Agu|Agu]] following the former's defection to the URF.<ref>''[[Halo: New Blood]]''</ref>

===Unknown date===
*The [[Type-55 storm rifle]] is catalogued by the [[UNSC]].<ref name="CFFR">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-fury-s-road '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Fury's Road'']</ref> 

*[[Auriga Station]] is commissioned by [[Lethbridge Industrial]].<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-storm-surge '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Storm Surge'']</ref>

*The [[M6H magnum]] is adopted as the [[UNSC]]'s primary sidearm.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/ordnance-armor/cbbca9b3-5108-41aa-aa21-9b523de68266 '''Halo 4 Official Site''' ''Ordnance + Armor'']</ref>

*[[Tomas Navarro]] enters UNSC service.<ref>'''[[Believe]]''', ''[[Enemy Weapon]]''</ref>

*[[Hannibal Weapon Systems]] takes over production of the [[ROGUE-class Mjolnir|MJOLNIR Rogue variant]].<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref>

*[[Installation 07]] is discovered by Dr. [[Luther Mann]] from data found on [[Trevelyan]]. An ONI research detachment, including Dr. Mann, is subsequently dispatched to study the installation.<ref>'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', Chapter 1</ref>

*[[Jameson Locke|Lieutenant Commander Jameson Locke]]'s [[Locke's team|special operations team]] arrives at [[Misriah Armory]] at [[Wikipedia:Eos Chasma|Eos Chasma]] on [[Mars]]. Locke reviews [[ONI Eyes]] files procured from [[Sedra]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''', ''[[Halo: Nightfall: Seed of Honor|Seed of Honor]]''</ref>

*Late in the year an automated UNSC scout vehicle, [[Recon-14]], begins transmitting from [[Alpha Shard]], piquing the interests of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. The probe continues to document the surface of the ring's fragment, reporting all noted anomalies to ONI. These transmissions are analyzed by several ONI specialists, including Doctor [[Madeline Tress]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/halo-ring-fragment '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Alpha Shard'']</ref> Recon-14 detects a group of [[Thanolekgolo]] eels below the shard's surface. When the probe ventures to investigate the eels, the abnormally aggressive Lekgolo attack it. The heavily damaged Recon-14 succeeds in transmitting its final recordings to ONI before being destroyed by the Thanolekgolo.<ref>'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''', ''[[Halo: Nightfall: RECON-14|RECON-14]]''</ref>

*ONI stops manufacturing the [[Z-4190 bubble shield]], refocusing its shield research efforts towards Mjolnir-compatible emitters.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/bubble-shield '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Bubble Shield'']</ref>

*[[Operation: FOCUS LENS 2555]], a simulated second [[Battle of Earth|Covenant invasion]] of the [[Sol system]] and a joint service exercise between the [[UNSC Army]] and another branch of the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], is conducted on [[Mars]].<ref name="H5GLtd">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]'''</ref>

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