Kilo 023: Difference between revisions

{{Status|Canon}}

|image=[[File:H3 Pelican Anvil-II.jpg|300px]]

***[[Battle of Voi]]

|namedcrew=[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]]

|captains=[[Lieutenant]] [[Hocus]]

'''''Kilo 023''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] dropship stationed on [[Earth]]. ''Kilo 023''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[pilot]] was [[Hocus]]. In [[2552#November|November 2552]], the ship was operating out of the UNSC [[military base]] codenamed [[Crow's Nest]] in [[Kenya]], but later relocated to the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} during the [[Battle of Voi]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref>

{{Main|Battle of Kenya}}

Following [[John-117]]'s return to Earth on [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]], ''Kilo 023'' was responsible for [[Recovery of John-117|extracting]] him, [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] from the [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]] in the [[Tanzania]]n jungle. Hocus used the dropship's [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile|missiles]] to destroy two [[Covenant]] [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]] in the process.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> Shortly after their return to Crow's Nest, the base was [[Attack on Crow's Nest|attacked]] by the Covenant. ''Kilo 023'''s escape with wounded soldiers was delayed by a unit of [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jumpers]] until the Master Chief arrived to fight them off.<ref name="crows">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> After the base's evacuation, [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] briefly took command of the Pelican to coordinate [[Assault on the Tsavo Highway|offensive]] [[Battle of Voi|efforts]] around [[Voi]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref>

===Expedition to the Ark===

{{Main|Battle of Installation 00|Battle of the Citadel}}

''Kilo 023'' was among the Pelicans aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} when the [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] traveled through [[the Portal]] to Installation 00. ''Kilo 023'', with Johnson, the Master Chief and several [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] aboard, successfully landed on the Ark. The ship served as backup while the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] attempted to locate the Ark's [[Cartographer]], though [[Hocus]] was able to spot it herself. ''Kilo 023'' dropped off 'Vadam at the entrance to the Cartographer to assist the Chief and later picked them up once they determined Truth's location.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark]]''</ref>

''Kilo 023'' joined the strike force of Pelicans and [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili]] Phantoms sent to lower the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]]'s protective shield. Encountering heavy [[Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith|AA flak]] near the shoreline, ''Kilo 023'''s wing man was shot down, killing its crew and taking ''Kilo 023''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]] with it, though ''Kilo 023'' itself landed safely, later assisting the Master Chief as he made his way to the last [[barrier tower]]. It is unknown whether she participated in the final assault on the Citadel itself.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant]]''</ref>

*[[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] (temporary) - Co-pilot during the [[Crow's Nest]] evacuation.

 

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