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Overall, the defense of Earth was one of the largest campaigns the ODST fought in during the entire war. The fighting spread across the globe and in space as newly-arrived [[Covenant fleet]]s of [[warship]]s scattered the Orbital Defense Grid.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=goo204}} The fleets deployed troops throughout the continents of [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Europe]] and [[Wikipedia:Asia|Asia]] and a multitude of other locations, including many parts of the [[Sol system]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=goo204|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=204-205}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=lootcrate2|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]}} The [[Battle of Cleveland]] is one example of the ODSTs' participation during the war on Earth.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI2|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 2|2]]}} On [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]] after the orbital defense grid was almost completely overwhelmed by [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|own massive loyalist armada]] and too much of UNSC planetside forces was overrun during the same day,{{Ref/Level|Id=H3CN|Game=Halo 3|Level=Crow's Nest}}{{Ref/Level|Id=TGJ|Game=Halo 2|Level=[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]}} two ODSTs from the [[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]] fought alongside a detachment of Marines in the [[Battle of Sector Six]].{{Ref/Film|Id=arms|Film=Halo: Landfall|Story=[[Halo: Arms Race|Arms Race]]}} Troopers [[T. Rymann]] and [[S. Hartley]] were tasked with calculating the crash site of John-117 on Earth, while a Marine battalion was tasked with defending a narrow corridor between Covenant and UNSC forces in [[Pakistan]].{{Ref/Film|Id=combat|Film=Halo: Landfall|Story=[[Halo: Combat|Combat]]}} Bravo-21 and numerous [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were killed in the clash, while Bravo-22 was injured along with some of the other surviving Marines. Their actions successfully allowed [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]] to track and locate the Spartan.{{Ref/Film|Id=lastone|Film=Halo: Landfall|Story=[[Halo: Last One Standing|Last One Standing]]}} | Overall, the defense of Earth was one of the largest campaigns the ODST fought in during the entire war. The fighting spread across the globe and in space as newly-arrived [[Covenant fleet]]s of [[warship]]s scattered the Orbital Defense Grid.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=goo204}} The fleets deployed troops throughout the continents of [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Europe]] and [[Wikipedia:Asia|Asia]] and a multitude of other locations, including many parts of the [[Sol system]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=goo204|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=204-205}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=lootcrate2|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]}} The [[Battle of Cleveland]] is one example of the ODSTs' participation during the war on Earth.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI2|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 2|2]]}} On [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]] after the orbital defense grid was almost completely overwhelmed by [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|own massive loyalist armada]] and too much of UNSC planetside forces was overrun during the same day,{{Ref/Level|Id=H3CN|Game=Halo 3|Level=Crow's Nest}}{{Ref/Level|Id=TGJ|Game=Halo 2|Level=[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]}} two ODSTs from the [[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]] fought alongside a detachment of Marines in the [[Battle of Sector Six]].{{Ref/Film|Id=arms|Film=Halo: Landfall|Story=[[Halo: Arms Race|Arms Race]]}} Troopers [[T. Rymann]] and [[S. Hartley]] were tasked with calculating the crash site of John-117 on Earth, while a Marine battalion was tasked with defending a narrow corridor between Covenant and UNSC forces in [[Pakistan]].{{Ref/Film|Id=combat|Film=Halo: Landfall|Story=[[Halo: Combat|Combat]]}} Bravo-21 and numerous [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were killed in the clash, while Bravo-22 was injured along with some of the other surviving Marines. Their actions successfully allowed [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]] to track and locate the Spartan.{{Ref/Film|Id=lastone|Film=Halo: Landfall|Story=[[Halo: Last One Standing|Last One Standing]]}} | ||
After the opening of [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]] on November 17, 2552, the [[11th Marine Force Reconnaissance/ODST]], stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, fought alongside Spartan [[John-117]], during [[Human-Covenant War#Arrival of the Flood and Sangheili/human victory|Operation: BLIND FAITH]].<ref name="encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''Chapter 2, pages 56/57''</ref> Men and women from this battalion were also some of the first modern [[human]]s to travel outside the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]], during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].{{Ref/Reuse|h3ark}} One such assault happened during a mission to destroy numerous Covenant [[ | After the opening of [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]] on November 17, 2552, the [[11th Marine Force Reconnaissance/ODST]], stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, fought alongside Spartan [[John-117]], during [[Human-Covenant War#Arrival of the Flood and Sangheili/human victory|Operation: BLIND FAITH]].<ref name="encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''Chapter 2, pages 56/57''</ref> Men and women from this battalion were also some of the first modern [[human]]s to travel outside the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]], during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].{{Ref/Reuse|h3ark}} One such assault happened during a mission to destroy numerous Covenant [[Anti-Aircraft Battery|anti-aircraft artillery platforms]] overlooking a desert. These AA guns were destroyed by the ODSTs, allowing the ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn]]'' to successfully land near the [[Cartographer|Cartographer building]].{{Ref/Level|Id=h3ark|Game=Halo 3|Level=The Ark}} During the [[Battle of the Citadel|last battle]] of the Ark campaign—the last battle of the war—ODSTs were again airlifted into combat. This time, they punched holes in Covenant armor and artillery positions to allow John-117 and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] to eliminate the [[Prophet of Truth]].{{Ref/Level|Id=TheCovenant|Game=Halo 3|Level=[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]}} After the battle, the surviving ODSTs were taken back to Earth aboard the [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili]] [[flagship]] ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''.{{Ref/Level|Id=Halo|Game=Halo 3|Level=[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]}} | ||
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