Editing Kilo-Five

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|notable=[[Serin Osman|Rear Admiral Serin Osman]]

{{Quote|It's a strange squad. The best ones always are.|[[Margaret Parangosky]]}}

'''Kilo-Five''' was a highly covert intelligence unit under the supervision of [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Director of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', "Chapter 2"</ref> Established in late [[2553#January|January 2553]], Kilo-Five's mission was to incite an insurrection between the various [[Sangheili]] factions left shattered after the [[Great Schism]]; this was accomplished by arming the religious extremist group known as the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', "Chapter 1"</ref> Due to the position of the civilian administration and [[High Command]], specifically [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Hood]], to pursue a peace treaty with [[Sanghelios]], this unit and mission is not known to those outside the senior leadership of ONI. Kilo-Five was led in the field by [[Serin Osman|Rear Admiral Serin Osman]], an ONI operative, former [[SPARTAN-II]] and the protégé of Admiral Parangosky.

During their operations, they manned the highly advanced stealth corvette {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}, refitted in the post-war months with [[Forerunner]] technology.  

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On multiple occasions, Kilo-Five provide arms to the leader of [[Servants of the Abiding Truth|the Abiding Truth]], [[Avu Med 'Telcam]]. They set up their meetings on the [[glassing|glassed]] colony of [[New Llanelli]] in the [[Brunel system]]. On their second meeting, Kilo-Five encountered a colonist named [[Tom Muir]]. Muir was extracted from the planet and quarantined on ''Port Stanley'', so he couldn't discover anything about their mission. When he questioned Osman about the meetings, Serin lied and told him they were merely exchanging fallen soldiers.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 151''</ref>

Kilo-Five then headed to the former mining colony [[Reynes]] to relieve ONI operative [[Mike Spenser]] of his duties. Spenser was a spy who operated a UNSC listening station on the planet. He was extracted by Mal and Vaz, but not before they were involved in a brief firefight with several [[Kig-Yar]], who were attempting to claim the team's dropship for themselves.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''pages 152-158''</ref>

The {{UNSCShip|Ariadne}} experienced reactor complications and was forced to drop out of [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] near [[Venezia]]. Having received no assistance from the [[Insurrectionist]]-controlled colony, ''Ariadne'' sent a message to [[Earth]] asking for help. The {{UNSCShip|Monte Cassino}} was dispatched - both to evacuate the ship's crew and to rendezvous with the {{UNSCship|Port Stanley}} for a personnel transfer. However, the reactor exploded before any help could arrive, and the ''Ariadne'' was lost with all hands. Prior to the ''Monte Cassino'''s return trip to [[Earth]], ''Port Stanley'' transferred Mike Spenser and Tom Muir to the ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 184''</ref>

In February, the [[Jiralhanae]] auxiliary ship ''[[Piety]]'' had captured a valuable [[Huragok]] and was transporting it to the Servants of the Abiding Truth. Kilo-Five learned of the Huragok's existence and intercepted the ''Piety''. After eliminating the Jiralhanae crew and acquiring [[Requires Adjustment]], Kilo-Five altered the ship's navigational records and planted several Kig-Yar bodies with [[MA5B assault rifle]]s onboard. The ship was sent back into space and 'Telcam was later tricked into believing that the ''Piety'' had been boarded by Kig-Yar scavengers.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 262''</ref>

Serin Osman later met with Admiral Lord Terrence Hood onboard the {{UNSCShip|Iceni}}. They, along with Corporal Vasily Beloi and Dr. Evan Phillips, were the first humans to visit Sanghelios. There, Hood and Thel 'Vadam discussed the fragile state of both species, as well as a treaty to formalize the peace. Hood invited 'Vadam to a [[Voi Memorial|memorial service on Earth]], and in return 'Vadam invited Dr. Phillips to study Sangheili history and culture on their homeworld.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 358-361''</ref>

Kilo-Five attended the Voi Memorial in Kenya. Admiral Parangosky informed Osman that she would be appointed rear admiral and her successor the following month. Shortly after, Evan Phillips, along with a fragment of BB, left ''Port Stanley'' to visit Sanghelios. He arrived in the state of [[Vadam]] and requested a tour of the planet's most ancient cities.  

Kilo-Five then traveled to Venezia to meet up with Mike Spenser, who had been assigned to monitor resurgent rebel and [[black market]] activity on the planet. After Mal and Vaz landed on the surface and put on disguises, Spenser picked them up and took them to his hideout in [[New Tyne]]. Spenser showed them pictures of all the insurrectionist leaders based on the planet. As they looked through the pictures, they found one of them to be Naomi's own father, [[Staffan Sentzke]]. Kilo-Five's investigation was put on hold when communication with BB's fragment and Phillips was lost due to an explosion in the state of [[Ontom]].

''Port Stanley'' returned to Sanghelios as 'Telcam began his [[Sangheili civil war|assault on Vadam]]. Utilizing the Pelican ''[[Tart-Cart]]'', Kilo-Five searched for Phillips in Ontom and inside the [[Temple of the Abiding Truth]]. They eventually located Phillips through an intercepted communication and traveled to the state of [[Acroli]] to evacuate him. They extracted Phillips in the midst of a skirmish at [[Nes'alun keep]]. During the evacuation, ''Tart-Cart'' was damaged by a Banshee, forcing Devereaux to put her down for repairs. They were eventually forced to accept parts from the Sangheili, [[Forze 'Mdama]]. Once repairs were made, they flew back to ''Stanley''. During their flight back, a fire erupted and they had to re-route to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, which was deployed on trial to Sanghelios to test its capabilities in the guise of assisting the Arbiter and his forces.

====Sangheili civil war====

As ''Tart-Cart'' was being repaired, Kilo-Five watched as ''Infinity'' turned the tide over Sanghelios as it decimated the Abiding Truths forces. Admiral Parangosky then ordered Kilo-Five to extract 'Telcam as he was necessary to maintain the imposed stalemate between the two Sangheili factions. Kilo-Five headed back down to Sanghelios on the newly improved, [[Slipspace]] capable, ''Tart-Cart''. After forcing 'Telcam unto the drop ship, Kilo-Five traveled to New Llanelli to drop him off. Meanwhile, with BB's help, ''Port Stanley'' posed as a Kig-Yar pirate ship. Disguised a Shipmistress named Lahz, Osman covertly destroyed some of 'Vadam's ships, leaving the Arbiter with a Pyrrhic victory. ''Port Stanley'' then jumped to New Llanelli to retrieve the rest of Kilo-Five.

Following the "Thursday war," Kilo-Five quickly resumed its previous task and returned to Venezia. With Spencer's help, Vaz and Naomi went undercover as UNSC deserters and investigated Venezia's black markets. During their investigation of Insurrectionist activity on the planet, they spotted Staffan Sentzke in company with Shipmaster [[Sav Fel]].

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====Shore Leave====

Once the Venezian threat was neutralized, Kilo-Five was granted shore leave. They dropped off Mike Spenser at ''[[Anchor 10]]'' and before heading out to the planet [[Cascade]], picked up a cargo of arms meant for 'Telcam from the {{UNSCShip|Thatcher}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', "page 476"</ref>  

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[[Category:UNSC Military Units|Kilo-Five]]