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{{Quote|Looks like a [[Covenant]] patrol. Badass [[Elite]] units, all KIA.|[[Sergeant]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] to [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] on [[Alpha Halo]]}} | {{Quote|Looks like a [[Covenant]] patrol. Badass [[Elite]] units, all KIA.|[[Sergeant]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] to [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] on [[Alpha Halo]]}} | ||
'''Killed in Action''', better known as '''KIA''', is a casualty classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that denotes the death of a serviceman during or after a combat mission or situation. | '''Killed in Action''', better known as '''KIA''', is a casualty classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that denotes the death of a serviceman during or after a combat mission or situation. | ||
Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC armed forces, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[ | Due to the need to increase morale in the [[UNSC]] armed forces, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|a directive]] requiring that [[SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III]] casualties be listed as [[Missing in Action]] or [[Wounded in Action]], to create the illusion that such personnel were invincible. The SPARTAN-IIs would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA on their team's rosters.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 249''</ref> | ||
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*[[Missing in action|Missing in Action (MIA)]] | *[[Missing in action|Missing in Action (MIA)]] | ||
*[[Wounded in action|Wounded in Action (WIA)]] | *[[Wounded in action|Wounded in Action (WIA)]] | ||
