Editing 2556

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'''2556''' was a year in the 2550s in the 26th century.
==Events==
===January===
'''January 24'''
*Border security at [[Checkpoint Rhoen]] on [[Sedra]] is forced to enact eight seizures on incoming ships. One of these raids yields highly refined fissile material. [[Laban Neir]] requests for an increase in equipment and personnel.<ref name="bordersecurity">'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''[[Halo: Nightfall: Rhoen Border Security|Rhoen Border Security]]''</ref>

===February===
'''February 3'''
*Checkpoint Rhoen is given management of planetary access in sectors four, five, and seven after two [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[D79-TC Pelican]]s are sent to Sedra.{{Ref/Reuse|bordersecurity}} Upon arrival, the ONI unit asks for twenty-five percent of [[Sedran Colonial Guard]] assets to aid them in their operations.<ref name="quartermaster">'''Halo: Nightfall''', ''[[Halo: Nightfall: Quartermaster|Quartermaster]]''</ref>
'''February 7'''
*[[Sedra City]] is [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|attacked]] by a [[Sangheili]] [[terrorist]].<ref name="Nightfall">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'''</ref>
*[[Jameson Locke|Lieutenant Commander Jameson Locke]]'s [[Locke's team|team]] and the [[Sedran Colonial Guard]] conduct a [[Mission to Alpha Shard|mission]] to [[Alpha Shard]]. Only Locke and [[Talitha Macer|Macer]] survive.{{Ref/Reuse|Nightfall}} Locke is later recruited into the SPARTAN-IV program, and is assigned to sensitive operations in the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]'''</ref>
*'''1600 hours''': [[Ader Haddak]] transmits a report about the attack.<ref>'''[[Halo: Nightfall: ONI: Compliance]]'''</ref>

===March===
'''March'''
*Scientist and test pilot [[Anarosa Carmelo]] is killed in an accident. The [[smart AI]], [[Isabel]], is [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|created from her brain]] shortly afterward.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', "[[Anarosa]]"</ref><ref name="TFOL">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-fall-of-leaves '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Community Update - The Fall of Leaves'']</ref>
'''March 16'''
*[[Smart AI]] [[Isabel]] is activated.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P95|Enc22|Page=95}}

===July===
'''July 12'''
*[[Melody Azikiwe]] and the [[artificial intelligence]] construct, [[Adalbert]], translate recorded conversations found within the black-box recovered from the [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}, ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]''.

===September===
'''September 25'''
*''[[Believe (event)|Believe]]'', a musical event performed by the [[UNSC Symphony Orchestra]], takes place at the [[UNSC Symphony Hall]] at 1930 hours. It is centered on remembering [[John-117|Master Chief Petty Officer John-117]] and his service to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].<ref>[[:File:Believe Ad.jpg|Believe advertisement]]</ref>

===October===
'''October 31'''
*[[R. Dellert]] send  message to [[Terrence Hood]] as part of an ongoing conversation between the two concerning interspecies relations. In it, he lets Hood know that he has learned of an operation wherein [[Fireteam Apollo]] was deployed to the exclusion zone around [[Threshold]] in violation of the [[Treaty of 2552]]. Dellert advises Hood to confront Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]] about the matter. He also sends Hood data in the form of a translated conversation between [[Thel 'Vadamee]] and the [[Prophet of Stewardship]], that was recovered from the black-box of ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' by Apollo.<ref>'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]''</ref>

===November===
'''November 6'''
*The ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' returns to active duty, accompanied by unidentified logistical support craft, to pacify [[Covenant remnants|rogue faction]] forces in the [[Urs system]].<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 14'']</ref>
'''After November 7'''
*On board the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, [[Cortana]], showing clear signs of [[rampancy]], files a report on the history of the [[Forerunner]]s and [[human]]ity.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[Origins]]''</ref>

===December===
'''December'''
*[[Rion Forge]] participates in a four-way bidding war for a small piece of a [[Forerunner]] navigational databoard at a small bazaar on [[Komoya]]. After winning the bidding war, she sells it for a large profit, despite the damage the device had sustained.<ref name="ItF">'''[[Halo: Fractures]]''', ''[[Into the Fire]]''</ref>

===Unknown date===
*[[Cleyell]] is [[Glassing|glassed]] by a [[Covenant remnants|remnant]] of the Covenant. The {{UNSCShip|Cascadia}} deploys Army and Marine search-and-rescue teams led by Sergeant [[Holly Tanaka]] to relieve the stranded colonists on the surface.<ref name="HE17">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 17|Issue #17]]</ref> After the mission, Captain [[French (Captain)|French]] recommends Tanaka to the [[SPARTAN-IV program]]. She is recruited shortly after by [[Jun-A266]].<ref name="HE18">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 18|Issue #18]]</ref>

*The [[MLRS-1 Hydra]] enters service.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/hydra-launcher '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Hydra Launcher'']</ref>

*The [[Twin-plated]] forearms are used for the first time with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]], after being prototyped with (GEN1) years ago.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Twin-plated'' forearms description</ref>

*A complete withdrawal of [[Forerunner]] shield pylons on [[Alluvion]]'s [[Sundark Sea]] causes the sea to collapse on those who remained within the [[Liang Dortmund]]'s [[Alluvion Research Center]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/alluvion '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Alluvion'']</ref>

*During a routine search conducted on [[Beta Gabriel]]'s [[Cortez Ocean]], the crashed [[Covenant carrier]] ''[[Splendid Intention]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s remains suddenly shift from its resting place in the [[Aleutian Rim]] and violently slide down a nearby trench, sending debris and water in [[Fathom Station]]'s northern terminal, tearing the complex apart, and killing forty-one researchers. ''Splendid Intention'' and the twenty-three explorers trapped inside the carrier are lost, and operations at Fathom Station are discontinued.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/fathom-station '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fathom Station'']</ref>

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