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[[File:The Olympic Tower 2.jpg|thumb|250px|The top portion of the Olympic Tower.{{Ref/Reuse|NE}}]]
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'''Olympic Tower''', also known as the '''[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] Headquarters''', was a building at [[Fleet Command Headquarters]] in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]], [[Eposz]], [[Reach]].{{Ref/Level|Id=NE|HR|New Alexandria|Detail=The tower is identified as such via the in-game NAV marker.}} It was one of FLEETCOM HQ's main buildings for special ONI projects and high-ranking officials.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFoR|HTFoR|Chapter=25}} At a height of about 2,250 UH-144 Falcon altimeter units, it was one of New Alexandria's tallest buildings.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[UH-144 Falcon]] altimeter</ref> Having an office in the tower was considered quite prestigious; in particular, the corner offices provided a wonderful view of the surrounding area.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}
[[File:The_Olympic_Tower 2.jpg|thumb|250px|The top portion of the Olympic Tower]]
'''Olympic Tower''', also known as the '''Office of Naval Intelligence Headquarters''' and abbreviated '''ONI HQ''', was a building at [[Fleet Command Headquarters]], in the city of [[New Alexandria]] at [[Eposz]] on the planet [[Reach]].<ref name="reach">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> It was one of FLEETCOM HQ's main buildings for special projects and high-ranking officials, including those with [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]].<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 230''</ref> At a height of  2,250 meters<ref>'''[[UH-144 Falcon]]''' ''altimeter''</ref>, it was one of New Alexandria's tallest buildings. It was quite prestigious a tower to be in, and in particular, the corner offices provided a wonderful view of the surrounding area.<ref name="CH"/>


There was a fallout bunker on Sublevel Two of the facility. The tower also had retractable VTOL pads on the upper floors.{{Ref/Reuse|NE}}
[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], leader of the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] projects, was offered a corner office in this tower when her projects flourished. Fortunately, she declined, as her office at [[CASTLE Base]] provided some isolation and peace from those who wanted to bother her.<ref name="CH"/> Eventually CASTLE Base proved to be her salvation as Olympic Tower and almost all of the surface of Reach was [[Glassing|glassed]] by [[Covenant Empire|the Covenant]], but Dr. Halsey's office managed to stay intact and safe until her SPARTAN-IIs came, inside CASTLE Base.


==History==
During the Fall of Reach, the Olympic Tower was the center of operations for the evacuation effort around New Alexandria, but later came under attack after the Covenant zeroed its position. In the later stages of the evacuation, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] requested that all personnel be evacuated from the building immediately.<ref name="reach"/>
Prior to [[2525#June|June 28, 2525]],{{Ref/Book|Dr. Halsey's personal journal|Page=June 28, 2525}} Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] had been offered a corner office in this tower when her projects flourished. However, she declined as her office at [[CASTLE Base]] provided some isolation and peace from those who wanted to bother her.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}
 
During the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 23, 2552]], the Olympic Tower was the center of operations for the evacuation effort in and around New Alexandria, but later came under attack after the [[Covenant]] zeroed in on its position. In the later stages of the evacuation, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] requested that all personnel be evacuated from the building immediately. [[SPARTAN Program|Spartan]] [[NOBLE Team]], along with some of the facility's personnel, hid in the sublevel fallout bunker between August 23 and August 26 after a {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} started glassing the immediate area around the tower.{{Ref/Reuse|NE}}
 
The tower was later presumably destroyed when New Alexandria was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|NE}}


There was a fallout bunker on Sublevel Two of the facility, where [[Noble Team]] headed after the Covenant began glassing the city. The tower also had retractable VTOL pads on the upper floors.<ref name="reach"/>
==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{First mentioned}}


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