Editing Mission to Cleyell

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
|prev=[[Mission to Alpha Shard]]
|conc=
|next=[[Operation: SHELL GAME]]
|image=[[File:HE18 Fall.jpg|300px]]
|conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|date=[[2556]]
|place=[[Cleyell]]
|result=;UNSC victory
*Kig-Yar are defeated, Cleyell civilians rescued
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=[[Kig-Yar]]
|commanders1=*[[French (Captain)|CAPT French]]
*[[Holly Tanaka|SGT Holly Tanaka]]
|commanders2=Unknown
|forces1=*{{UNSCShip|Cascadia}}
*A [[D79-TC Pelican]]
*2 [[ODST]]s
*1 [[UNSC Army]] soldier
|forces2=Dozens of Kig-Yar
|casual1=None
|casual2=All Kig-Yar
}}
The '''Mission to Cleyell''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] operation to save civilians of the [[Glassing|glassed]] planet [[Cleyell]].

==Prelude==
In [[2556]], a [[Covenant remnants|Covenant fringe group]] glassed the last city of the colony world of Cleyell. Weeks later, the {{UNSCShip|Cascadia}} picked up a distress signal on the planet's surface, indicating that they may need to organize a search-and-rescue mission. One of the ODSTs aboard the ship questioned this, stating that any survivors only make it for around a month after a glassing. [[Holly Tanaka]]—a sergeant in the [[UNSC Army]]'s [[412th Engineer Command]]—then revealed that the three survivors from [[Minab|her homeworld]]'s glassing were recovered in [[2553]], three years later. After hearing her story, Captain French decided to follow Tanaka's advice. However, he also ordered Holly to accompany the group planetside due to her expertise.<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 17|Issue #17]]''</ref>

==The mission==
After the two-man ODST team and Tanaka landed on Cleyell's surface, they found a transmitter wedged down in a crack. When one of the ODSTs asked why someone would stash a transmitter there, the other ODST found a dead civilian with [[plasma]] burns in his body.<ref name="HE18">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 18|Issue #18]]</ref> 

Tanaka and the ODSTs discovered a partially intact agricultural station in the glasslands. Tanaka deduced that the distress signal must have originated from below the buildings; as there would likely be Kig-Yar snipers posted in the structure itself, no survivor could have escaped along the plains. They made their way into a cave system Tanaka had spotted earlier, with her taking the lead due to her experience. She warned the two ODSTs to remain quiet or the Kig-Yar would execute any prisoners if they heard them coming. As one of the ODSTs stepped forward, the ground gave way and he crashed through into a Kig-Yar-occupied cavern. Tanaka and the other ODST fell down the hole as well and a firefight ensued, with Tanaka and the ODSTs eventually emerging victorious.{{Ref/Reuse|HE18}}

==Aftermath==
In the caves Tanaka found a group of malnourished survivors, who were then rescued aboard a Pelican. After the mission, Captain French was impressed by Tanaka's selflessness and courage, and recommended Tanaka to [[Jun-A266]] as a suitable candidate for the [[SPARTAN-IV program]].{{Ref/Reuse|HE18}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HE18-Tanaka&ODSTs.png|Holly Tanaka and two ODSTs on Cleyell.
File:HE18 Beacon.jpg|The team find a transmitter.
File:HE18 Corpse.jpg|A dead civilian with plasma burns.
File:HE18 Hideout Discovered.jpg|Tanaka finding an agricultural station.
File:HE18 Search.jpg|Tanaka and the ODSTs inside a cave.
File:HE18 Fall 2.jpg|Tanaka and an ODST fighting against Kig-Yar.
File:HE18 Combat.jpg|Firefight between the UNSC troops and the Kig-Yar.
File:HE18 Embraced.jpg|The survivors are rescued.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]
**''[[Glassed|Glassed]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{Post-Covenant War conflicts}}