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{{Center|For the project, see [[Project BRAVADO]].}}
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'''Operation: BRAVADO''' was a classified operation of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Office_of_Naval_Intelligence#Section_Three|Section Three]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-one/230711 '''Halo.xbox.com:''' ''Data Drop One'']</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-two/240733 '''Halo.xbox.com:''' ''Data Drop Two'']</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-three/252256 '''Halo.xbox.com:''' OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE//SECTION 3 - DATA DROP THREE]</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-four/272104 '''Halo.xbox.com:''' OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE//SECTION 3 - DATA DROP FOUR]</ref>
'''Operation: BRAVADO''' was a classified operation of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[Office_of_Naval_Intelligence#Section_Three|Section Three]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-one/230711 '''Halo.xbox.com:''' ''Data Drop One'']</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-two/240733 '''Halo.xbox.com:''' ''Data Drop Two'']</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-three/252256 '''Halo.xbox.com:''' OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE//SECTION 3 - DATA DROP THREE]</ref>


==History==
==History==
At 11:00 P.M. on [[2552#July 18|July 18, 2552]], the head of ONI Section Three, Vice Admiral [[Michael Stanforth]] sent a response message to Admiral [[Margaret Parangosky]], the director of ONI, providing her with information on the events of the recent [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. In his message, he mentioned numerous UNSC vessels, such as the [[UNSC Leviathan|''Leviathan'']], the [[UNSC Coenwulf|''Coenwulf'']], the [[UNSC Cradle|''Cradle'']], and the [[UNSC Iroquois|''Iroquois'']]. He also made note of numerous locations on [[Sigma Octanus IV]], such as [[Caracas]], [[Huiren]], [[Côte d'Azur]], [[Silma]] and [[Enfield]], describing them as having become "[[glassing|parking lots]]" in the battle. After stating that the Covenant were transmitting some data from the planet before he had managed to destroy the beacon, he referenced [[Onyx]], [[Meridian]], [[Arcadia]], and the [[Babd Catha Forerunner complex]] that Doctor Halsey was excavating on [[Reach]]. He claimed that 18 Covenant vessels were destroyed in the battle, and that it may take years for the planet to recover.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/239409409548923768/DDR-A340021-2300-07-18-52.pdf '''Halo.xbox.com:''' RE: OPERATION: BRAVADO - Part 1]</ref> Supposedly, this data is all relevant to BRAVADO.
On May 20th, 2544, in her personal journal, [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Doctor Halsey]] makes note of the project, stating how aside from the fact that it has proven useful in fighting back the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] threat, that she knew nothing of the operation.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref>


At 3:25 A.M. on [[2552#July 19|July 19]], Parangosky would respond to Stanforth, stating that informants on Verge were claiming the existence of an ultra radical wing of the [[People's Occupation]]. She concludes that such was to be expected for some reason, and that there was bigger news involving the Covenant. Apparently, ONI had been tracking the Covenant's advances over the past nine months, and were running statistical analysis in order to determine which colonies had higher chances of being raided. In her results, she stated that the chances of invasion for [[Epsilon Eridani]] was at 87.2%, and that it had never been that high in the past. She also states how Dr. Hasley  has gotten on her nerves, as ever since she had uncovered the artifact of Reach, she had been rummaging through highly classified ONI files regarding [[Onyx]]. She then claims that her only reason for not addressing this with her, or causing the doctor trouble, was because she knew how fond Stanforth was of her. At the end of her message, Parangosky says that she'll be meeting Stanforth at [[Camp Hathcock]], on Reach, later on.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/390487270992876438/DDR-A340021-0325-07-19-52.pdf '''Halo.xbox.com:''' RE: OPERATION: BRAVADO - Part 2]</ref>
At 1:00 P.M. on [[2552#July 18|July 18th, 2552]], the head of ONI Section Three, [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth]] sent a response message to [[Margaret Orlenda Parangosky]], the director of ONI, providing her with information on the events of the recent [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. In his message, he mentioned numerous UNSC vessels, such as the [[UNSC Leviathan|''Leviathan'']], the [[UNSC Coenwulf|''Coenwulf'']], the [[UNSC Cradle|''Cradle'']], and the [[UNSC Iroquois|''Iroquois'']]. He also made note of numerous locations on [[Sigma Octanus IV]], such as [[Caracas]], [[Huiren]], [[Côte d'Azur]], [[Silma]] and [[Enfield]], describing them as having become "[[glassing|parking lots]]" in the battle. After stating that the Covenant were transmitting some data from the planet before he had managed to destroy the beacon, he referenced [[Onyx]], [[Meridian]], [[Arcadia]], and the [[Babd Catha Forerunner complex]] that Doctor Halsey was excavating on [[Reach]]. He claimed that 18 Covenant vessels were destroyed in the battle, and that it may take years for the planet to recover.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/239409409548923768/DDR-A340021-2300-07-18-52.pdf '''Halo.xbox.com:''' RE: OPERATION: BRAVADO - Part 1]</ref> Supposedly, this data is all relevant to BRAVADO.


At 2:50 A.M. on [[2552#August 1|August 1]], Stanforth messages Parangosky back, claiming that he is preparing a battlegroup in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] in preparation for the awaited Covenant attack. He states his concerns about Parangosky considering [[Operation: RED FLAG|RED FLAG]], and states that if used on Reach, the human death count would be astounding and that it would become a revolutionary point in the war. In the conclusion of his message, he states that he had attached a separate file outlining the plan for RED FLAG. He then attaches the plan for RED FLAG, with its foremost goal being to achieve a cease fire after capturing a Covenant "[[Hierarchs|High Prophet]]". It can be assumed that the operation was not a full success, in this case.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/489872090930784032/DDR-A340021-0250-08-01-52.pdf '''Halo.xbox.com:''' RE: OPERATION: BRAVADO - Part 3]</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/489872090930784032/93893-PRELIM.pdf '''Halo.xbox.com:''' OPERATION: RED FLAG/ 93893]</ref>
At 3:25 A.M. on [[2552#July 19|July 19th, 2552]],  Parangosky would respond to Stanforth, stating that informants on Verge were claiming the existence of an ultra radical wing of the [[Secessionist Union|People's Occupation]]. She concludes that such was to be expected for some reason, and that there was bigger news involving the Covenant. Apparently, ONI had been tracking the Covenant's advances over the past nine months, and were running statistical analysis in order to determine which colonies had higher chances of being raided. In her results, she stated that the chances of invasion for [[Epsilon Eridani]] was at 87.2%, and that it had never been that high in the past. She also states how Dr. Hasley  has gotten on her nerves, as ever since she had uncovered the artifact of Reach, she had been rummaging through highly classified ONI files regarding [[Onyx]]. She then claims that her only reason for not addressing this with her, or causing the doctor trouble, was because she knew how fond Stanforth was of her. At the end of her message, Parangosky says that she'll be meeting Stanforth at [[Camp Hathcock]], on Reach, later on.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/390487270992876438/DDR-A340021-0325-07-19-52.pdf '''Halo.xbox.com:''' RE: OPERATION: BRAVADO - Part 2]</ref>
 
At 2:50 A.M. on [[2552#August 1|August 1st, 2552]], Stanforth messages Parangosky back, claiming that he is preparing a battlegroup in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] in preparation for the awaited Covenant attack. He states his concerns about Parangosky considering [[Operation: RED FLAG|RED FLAG]], and states that if used on Reach, the human death count would be astounding and that it would become a revolutionary point in the war. In the conclusion of his message, he states that he had attached a separate file outlining the plan for RED FLAG. He then attaches the plan for RED FLAG, with its foremost goal being to achieve a cease fire after capturing a Covenant "[[Hierarchs|High Prophet]]". It can be assumed that the operation was not a full success, in this case.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
Operation: BRAVADO is a reoccurring aspect of the [[Data Drop]]s, a series of files centered around the Fall of Reach, posted on [[Halo Waypoint]].
*Operation: BRAVADO is a reoccurring aspect of [[Data Drop]], a viral campaign for ''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', and the rest of its series.


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence]]
[[Category:Office of Naval Intelligence]]
[[Category:Operations]]
[[Category:UNSC projects]]
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