Installation 03: Difference between revisions

By [[2553|March 2553]], the top-secret research station ''[[Ivanoff]]'' had been built in Installation 03's orbit. That month, Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] was indefinitely detained there by [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]], CINCONI, as retribution for lying to the admiral about the creation and deployment of [[flash clone]]s during the SPARTAN-II program's early phases.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 341''</ref> [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]] teams were deployed to reconnoiter the surface, to quarantine areas of potential [[Flood]] contamination, and to recovery any notable Forerunner artifacts.<ref name="H4EVG"/> The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Pioneer|MJOLNIR Pioneer]] variant first saw field use during these exploratory deployments.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Pioneer armor/specialization description''</ref> By [[2558]] [[Team Black]] was assigned to Gamma Halo.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'']</ref>

The ONI science teams retrieved various artifacts from the surface of Installation 03 and brought them on Ivanoff Station for study, including the installation's [[activation index]] and a [[Composer]]. An accident with the Composer killed the team researching the device; however, it provided coordinates which led the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to the [[shield world]] known as [[Requiem]]. When the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] was awakened, he traveled to ''Ivanoff'' in his ship ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' and [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|acquired the Composer]], using it to digitize ''Ivanoff's'' staff before jumping to slipspace to travel to [[Earth]] to use the recovered weapon on humanity's homeworld.<ref name="composer"/> However, SPARTAN-117 and Cortana followed the Didact into slipspace in an [[F-41 Broadsword]] in hopes of foiling his plan, ultimately defeating him.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref>