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'''Briones Ridge''' is a ridge in the [[Montero Jungle]] in the [[Campos Wilderness District]], on the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Gao]]. Located 2,300 meters away from the village of [[Wendosa]], the ridge is a hazardous slope of jungle, coated mostly in slick vermilion mud. Below the peak of the ridge was a rapid river and a large valley.<ref name="ll273">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 273-284''</ref> | '''Briones Ridge''' is a ridge in the [[Montero Jungle]] in the [[Campos Wilderness District]], on the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Gao]]. Located 2,300 meters away from the village of [[Wendosa]], the ridge is a hazardous slope of jungle, coated mostly in slick vermilion mud. Below the peak of the ridge was a rapid river and a large valley.<ref name="ll273">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 273-284''</ref> | ||
On [[2553#July|July 5, 2553]], a [[UH-144 Falcon]] carrying [[ | On [[2553#July|July 5, 2553]], a [[UH-144 Falcon]] carrying [[Fred-104]] and [[ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]] crashed into the ridge, after being shot down by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]]. In response, Keeper forces led by [[Dokab]] [[Castor]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] both traveled to the ridge in an attempt to recover the ancilla, and to rescue Fred in the latter's case. The result of the ensuring conflict was the near-destruction of the Keeper forces on Gao when the battalion's [[Alpha Company]] arrived at the ridge to aid the other UNSC personnel. Ultimately, both Fred and the ancilla were recovered, and the UNSC forces returned to the [[Montero Vitality Center]] to treat the wounded and recuperate.<ref name="ll273"/> | ||
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