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John-117 was not the only returnee from [[Installation 05]]. Commander Keyes and Sergeant Johnson preceded him. Hood gave Johnson permission to interrogate a [[Quick to Adjust|rebel Huragok]], which had been extracted several weeks earlier from [[New Mombasa]] by Captain [[Veronica Dare|Dare]]'s [[Buck's squad|Helljumper squad]]. The UNSC was interested in [[The Portal|what]] the Covenant were looking for.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''Epilogue''</ref>
John-117 was not the only returnee from [[Installation 05]]. Commander Keyes and Sergeant Johnson preceded him. Hood gave Johnson permission to interrogate a [[Quick to Adjust|rebel Huragok]], which had been extracted several weeks earlier from [[New Mombasa]] by Captain [[Veronica Dare|Dare]]'s [[Buck's squad|Helljumper squad]]. The UNSC was interested in [[The Portal|what]] the Covenant were looking for.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''Epilogue''</ref>
The protracted battle for the planet left the admiral with few ships. By now it was obvious the Covenant were excavating a massive object between the ruins of New Mombasa and the industrial town of [[Voi]], what he and Keyes believed to be "The Ark".<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> Commander Keyes proposed a daring offensive to destroy the Forerunner ship, now grounded on the object; Hood gave his approval only after John-117 was recovered.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref> Once the Spartan and [[Thel 'Vadam]] disabled local enemy air defenses, Hood led [[Battle Group Victory]] from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}<ref name="mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 117''</ref> in a low altitude strike on the dreadnought. The attack failed and the Covenant left through a newly-opened [[Slipspace portal]] generated by the machine that also disabled Hood's ships, prompting him to regroup his forces.<ref>'''Halo 3''', level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Moments later, [[Indulgence of Conviction|a Flood-infested Covenant cruiser]] suddenly emerged from Slipspace nearby and crash-landed in Voi; the subsequent Flood invasion was repelled with aid from the pursuing [[Fleet of Retribution]], and a message from [[Cortana]] was retrieved from the crashed cruiser before the Fleet was forced to quarantine the area via [[glassing]].<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>


[[File:Hood Pelican.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Lord Hood grimly watches [[Miranda Keyes]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]] as his [[D77H-TCI|Pelican]] leaves the ''Shadow of Intent'''s hangar.]]
[[File:Hood Pelican.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Lord Hood grimly watches [[Miranda Keyes]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]] as his [[D77H-TCI|Pelican]] leaves the ''Shadow of Intent'''s hangar.]]


The battle left the admiral with few ships. By now it was obvious the Covenant were excavating something near New Mombasa. Commander Keyes proposed a daring offensive to destroy the grounded Forerunner ship; Hood gave his approval only after John-117 was recovered. Once the Spartan and [[Thel 'Vadam]] disabled local enemy air defenses, Hood led a squadron of frigates and [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] fighters from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>  in a low altitude strike on the dreadnought. The attack failed and the Covenant left through a slipspace portal to [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref><ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>
Meeting with [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] aboard the Fleet's flagship, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', Hood watched on as the AI warned of an impending attack on Earth by the [[Gravemind]] and a Flood-infested ''[[High Charity]]'', claiming a solution to the parasite lay beyond the portal. The admiral was not confident of the AI's advice given its damaged state and was prepared to fight a conventional battle against the Flood whereas the Shipmaster saw this guaranteed suicide as foolish, opting to lead an expedition through the portal to find Cortana's solution. [[John-117]] and Commander [[Miranda Keyes|Keyes]] agreed with the shipmaster, convincing a weary Hood to spare the ''Dawn'' to accompany the Sangheili. Hood remained on Earth as the combined task force departed for what would become known as the real Ark, [[Installation 00]].<ref name="floodgate"/><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> The final stand he had expected never came, as ''High Charity'' jumped directly toward the Ark from the vicinity of [[Mars]] one day later.<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''' - The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref>  
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===Battle of Installation 00===
The departure of the Covenant was followed by a [[Flood]] attack. It was repelled with the aid of [[Swords of Sanghelios|Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction]], and a message from [[Cortana]] was retrieved. The AI claimed a solution to the Flood could be found on Installation 00. Hood met with [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] aboard the [[Fleet of Retribution|separatist]] [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. The two disagreed on strategy. The admiral was not confident of the AI's advice given its damaged state and was prepared to fight a conventional battle against the Flood. The Shipmaster saw this guaranteed suicide as foolish and opted to lead an expedition through the portal to find Cortana's solution. [[John-117]] and Commander [[Miranda Keyes|Keyes]] agreed with the shipmaster, and convinced a weary Hood to spare ships and troops to accompany the Sangheili. Hood remained on Earth as the combined task force departed.<ref name="floodgate"/> The final stand he had expected never came, as the Flood-infested ''High Charity'' jumped directly toward the Ark from the vicinity of Mars.<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''' - The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> However, Admiral Hood was present on Earth during [[Operation: MARSH FLASH]] where the UNSC mopped up the remaining Covenant forces on Earth concurrent to the [[Battle of Installation 00]].


===Post-Covenant War===
===Post-Covenant War===
{{Quote|For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure, sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight...''our'' fight...was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, [[Voi Memorial|this hillside]] will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us...and they shall not be forgotten.|Lord Hood's eulogy at the Voi Memorial, March 2553}}
{{Quote|For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure, sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight...''our'' fight...was [[Installation 00|elsewhere]]. As we start to rebuild, [[Voi Memorial|this hillside]] will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us...and they shall not be forgotten.|Lord Hood's eulogy at the Voi Memorial, March 2553}}


[[File:Handshake-large.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands at Voi Memorial.]]
[[File:Handshake-large.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands at Voi Memorial.]]