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 ===Operation: FIRST STRIKE===
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-Eventually, the vessel was unlinked from the ''Ascendant Justice'' so that [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] and [[First Lieutenant]] [[Elias Haverson]] could use the ''Ascendant Justice'' to lure a Covenant battle fleet to the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'', which was about to explode.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 332''</ref> The ''Gettysburg'' was refitted with the slipspace drive from the ''Ascendant Justice'' prior to unlinking.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 329''</ref> After Operation: FIRST STRIKE, the ''Gettysburg'' and its skeleton crew headed back to the [[Sol system]].
+In order to buy [[Earth]] time with the [[Covenant]] set to invade, the Spartans convinced Admiral Whitcomb to allow them to launch a first strike. With Whitcomb unwilling to risk ''Gettysburg-Ascendant Justice'', the Spartans welded layers of lead, boron fibers and Titanium-A hull plates removed from the ''Gettysburg'' to a [[Spirit dropship]] so they could survive the transition from slipspace to normal space in the smaller craft as well as loading it up with munitions scavenged from the frigate's stores.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 348-351''</ref>
+Hours later, after rigging the ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' to blow, the Spartans received the "[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]" message and made contact with Whitcomb who explained that he had brought ''Gettysburg-Ascendant Justice'' out of slipspace on the system's edge to do some reconissance before deciding to do something about the Covenant fleet. Following Whitcomb's instructions, the Spartans traveled to the far side of a nearby moon where they found the ''Gettysburg'' waiting for them alone. Sergeant Johnson explained that while they were gone, the crew had placed ''Ascendant Justice's'' slipspace drive into the ''Gettysburg''. Using a spy drone, the crew watched as Whitcomb and Lieutenant [[Haverson]] lured the Covenant fleet in close to the exploding station, sacrificing themselves to destroy all but about a dozen Covenant vessels. Afterwards, ''Gettysburg'' made a random slipspace jump per the [[Cole Protocol]] before finally resuming the journey back to Earth.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''pages 392-399''</ref>
 ===Return to Earth===