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'''SURGEON''' was a code name adopted by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative with Section III and was a leader of [[Operation: HYPODERMIC]] in [[2552]]. This operative's Section III Operator Number is AA2.

The earliest mention of SURGEON was in [[2532]], when he/she received [[AUTOMATED REROUTE UNSC SHIP REG-96667 ABY|a message]] concerning the [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III program]] from [[Codename: COALMINER]]. The message noted that the early stages of preparation for [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] were progressing satisfactorily and expressed confidence in [[Kurt-051]]'s training regimen.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 7"</ref>

SURGEON was later informed by Codename: COALMINER of a potential breach of security when [[Cortana]] broke into the ONI database and discovered that the {{UNSCShip|Circumference}} was an ONI [[UNSC prowler|Prowler]]. COALMINER then deleted the ship from the [[Reach]] database. <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 281''</ref>

On December 31, 2552, Surgeon filed a report to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]] entitled "''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]''" The extensive report outlined the life and career of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole]] and postulated that he was in fact alive and living outside UNSC-controlled space. The report was filed from the {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}} in synchronous orbit on the far side of [[Luna]].

==Identity==
{{Conjecturalization}}
"SURGEON"'s true name and rank are unknown, but it has been suggested that SURGEON is actually [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]].  The final line of SURGEON's report on Admiral Cole supports this; SURGEON attempts to answer the question of what should happen if Cole should return and side against the UNSC, stating: ''"I, for one, have lost my stomach for killing legends."''<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 487''</ref> This could refer to Ackerson's attempt to kill [[John-117]].

However, this theory is soundly disproved by the fact that the report was filed on [[2552#December|December 31, 2552]], whereas Ackerson was captured, tortured, and beheaded by the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Lepidus]] following the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]]; this is corroborated by Cortana during the short story ''[[Human Weakness]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''page 387''</ref>  Furthermore, the report was clearly not submitted posthumously by Ackerson, as it specifically references the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] as having already taken place.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 486'' (''"But how long will that isolation last, given the highly unstable situation we find ourselves in after the Covenant War?... b. The Covenant (to the best of our limited knowledge of their culture) is in utter chaos now that their religious hierarchy has been removed."'')</ref>  The "killing legends" remark, therefore, probably merely refers to the "death" of Admiral Cole's legend itself brought about by SURGEON's report.{{Conjecturalization End}}


===Gender===
Codename: SURGEON's gender is unknown, although SURGEON is referred to as "sir" by Codename: COALMINER.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 282''</ref> However, the title "sir" is not entirely restricted to males, and females are referred to as "sir" on some occasions.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "[[The Mona Lisa]]"</ref>

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-'''SURGEON''' is a code name adopted by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative with [[ONI Section Three|Section III]]. This operative's Section III Operator Number is AA2. Notably, SURGEON served in a leadership capacity in [[Operation: HYPODERMIC]] and frequently exchanged secure transmissions with [[Codename: COALMINER]].
+'''SURGEON''' was a code name adopted by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative with Section III and was a leader of [[Operation: HYPODERMIC]] in [[2552]]. This operative's Section III Operator Number is AA2.
-== Biography ==
+The earliest mention of SURGEON was in [[2532]], when he/she received [[AUTOMATED REROUTE UNSC SHIP REG-96667 ABY|a message]] concerning the [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III program]] from [[Codename: COALMINER]]. The message noted that the early stages of preparation for [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] were progressing satisfactorily and expressed confidence in [[Kurt-051]]'s training regimen.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 7"</ref>
-=== Human-Covenant War ===
-The earliest known activity from SURGEON was in [[2532]], when they received [[AUTOMATED REROUTE UNSC SHIP REG-96667 ABY|a message]] concerning the [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III program]] from [[Codename: COALMINER]]. The message noted that the early stages of preparation for [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] were progressing satisfactorily and expressed confidence in [[Kurt-051]]'s training regimen.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', "chapter 7"</ref>
-SURGEON was later informed by Codename: COALMINER of a potential breach of security when [[Cortana]] broke into the ONI database and discovered that the {{UNSCShip|Circumference}} was an ONI [[UNSC prowler|Prowler]]. COALMINER then deleted the ship from the [[Reach]] database. <ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 281''</ref>
+SURGEON was later informed by Codename: COALMINER of a potential breach of security when [[Cortana]] broke into the ONI database and discovered that the {{UNSCShip|Circumference}} was an ONI [[UNSC prowler|Prowler]]. COALMINER then deleted the ship from the [[Reach]] database. <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 281''</ref>
-=== Post-war ===
+On December 31, 2552, Surgeon filed a report to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]] entitled "''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]''" The extensive report outlined the life and career of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole]] and postulated that he was in fact alive and living outside UNSC-controlled space. The report was filed from the {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}} in synchronous orbit on the far side of [[Luna]].
-On December 31, 2552, SURGEON filed a report to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]] entitled "''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]''" The extensive report outlined the life and career of [[Admiral]] [[Preston J. Cole]] and postulated that he was in fact alive and living outside UNSC-controlled space. The report was filed from the {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}} in synchronous orbit on the far side of [[Luna]].
-Around or after December 15, [[2554]]<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postst200355_---ELEVENTH-HOUR-Final-Transmission--5-5.aspx '''Halo Waypoint forums''': ''// ELEVENTH HOUR FINAL TRANSMISSION [5/5<nowiki>]</nowiki> //'']</ref><ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]'', [[Audio log (Halo 4)|Audio log]]''</ref>, SURGEON sent a [[Eleventh Hour reports|series of five reports]] to COALMINER discussing the state of the post-war galaxy.
+==Identity==
+{{Conjecturalization}}
+"SURGEON"'s true name and rank are unknown, but it has been suggested that SURGEON is actually [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]].  The final line of SURGEON's report on Admiral Cole supports this; SURGEON attempts to answer the question of what should happen if Cole should return and side against the UNSC, stating: ''"I, for one, have lost my stomach for killing legends."''<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 487''</ref> This could refer to Ackerson's attempt to kill [[John-117]].
-After a [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|terrorist attack]] on the human colony of [[Sedra]] in early February of [[2556]], SURGEON received a [[PLNB Transmission XX219C-XX|report]] made by  [[Codename: FIXER]] about the story of the [[Aleria]]n mining union [[Mols'Desias]], and mentioning the Sedran medic [[Brynn Morad]] trying to get access to [[Indrid Lota]]'s medic file.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-second-to-none '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Second to None'']</ref>
+However, this theory is soundly disproved by the fact that the report was filed on [[2552#December|December 31, 2552]], whereas Ackerson was captured, tortured, and beheaded by the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Lepidus]] following the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]]; this is corroborated by Cortana during the short story ''[[Human Weakness]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''page 387''</ref>  Furthermore, the report was clearly not submitted posthumously by Ackerson, as it specifically references the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] as having already taken place.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''page 486'' (''"But how long will that isolation last, given the highly unstable situation we find ourselves in after the Covenant War?... b. The Covenant (to the best of our limited knowledge of their culture) is in utter chaos now that their religious hierarchy has been removed."'')</ref>  The "killing legends" remark, therefore, probably merely refers to the "death" of Admiral Cole's legend itself brought about by SURGEON's report.{{Conjecturalization End}}
-==List of appearances==
-*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
+===Gender===
-*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
+Codename: SURGEON's gender is unknown, although SURGEON is referred to as "sir" by Codename: COALMINER.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 282''</ref> However, the title "sir" is not entirely restricted to males, and females are referred to as "sir" on some occasions.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "[[The Mona Lisa]]"</ref>
-*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
-**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
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