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|name = | |name = Operation: WARM BLANKET | ||
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'''Operation: WARM BLANKET'''<ref name="FOR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''' (2010), ''Adjunct''</ref> was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[operation]] to recover [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] from [[Covenant]] captivity following the [[Battle of Miridem]] in [[2544]].<ref name="FOR"/> [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] commandos engaged the Covenant [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] on [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|OF92/EVA "Booster Frame" attack craft]] and successfully retrieved the doctor from the Covenant flagship, ''[[Resplendent Fervor]]''. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
During the Battle of Miridem, Catherine Halsey was captured by the Covenant while in [[Cryonics|cryogenic suspension]] as the evacuation ship carrying her was seized by the Covenant forces, leaving Halsey as the only survivor. The [[Cryo chamber|cryo pod]] was taken aboard an [[ | During the Battle of Miridem, Catherine Halsey was captured by the Covenant while in [[Cryonics|cryogenic suspension]] as the evacuation ship carrying her was seized by the Covenant forces, leaving Halsey as the only survivor. The [[Cryo chamber|cryo pod]] was taken aboard an [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]]. The Covenant recognized the prisoner's value and placed decoys on escorting {{class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s to hamper any UNSC rescue attempts. The Covenant fleet however, became trapped in a stellar magnetic field that prevented them from jumping to [[Slipstream space|slipspace]]. | ||
The UNSC used this to their advantage, and organized an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]-led operation to rescue Halsey, who was an invaluable asset to the UNSC, and sent the ONI stealth vessel [[ONI PRO-49776|PRO-49776]], commanded by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Lucius R. Jiron]], to intercept the Covenant fleet. On board was a team of [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers consisting of [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Solomon-069]] and [[Arthur-079]]. The Spartans were each to utilize an [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity]], or "Booster Frame", to infiltrate the fleet and effect a rescue. Intelligence did not believe the Covenant were aware of Halsey's significance. Nonetheless, if the five Spartans failed the UNSC was prepared to liquidate the doctor by attacking the enemy fleet.<ref name="Pack">'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[The Package]]''</ref> | The UNSC used this to their advantage, and organized an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]-led operation to rescue Halsey, who was an invaluable asset to the UNSC, and sent the ONI stealth vessel [[ONI PRO-49776|PRO-49776]], commanded by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Lucius R. Jiron]], to intercept the Covenant fleet. On board was a team of [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldiers consisting of [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Solomon-069]] and [[Arthur-079]]. The Spartans were each to utilize an [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity]], or "Booster Frame", to infiltrate the fleet and effect a rescue. Intelligence did not believe the Covenant were aware of Halsey's significance. Nonetheless, if the five Spartans failed the UNSC was prepared to liquidate the doctor by attacking the enemy fleet.<ref name="Pack">'''[[Halo Legends]]''': ''[[The Package]]''</ref> | ||
==The | ==The operation== | ||
===Space battle=== | ===Space battle=== | ||
{{Quote|What we want is in the heart of this fleet - the flagship.|[[John-117]]}} | {{Quote|What we want is in the heart of this fleet - the flagship.|[[John-117]]}} |