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To protect the location of [[Earth]], Vice Admiral Cole establishes the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1]], more commonly known as the "Cole Protocol". If any Covenant forces are present, selective purges of databases on all ship based and planetary data networks are to be activated. When human forces are forced into retreat, they must not execute a [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] jump in the direction of Earth, or any major population center, even if this forces them to jump without the necessary navigational calculations (a "blind jump"). If such a jump is not possible, and if capture is imminent, the commanding officer must order a self-destruct. The on-board ship [[artificial intelligence]] construct, normally imperative to navigation and tactical decisions, must either be destroyed or removed. | To protect the location of [[Earth]], Vice Admiral Cole establishes the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1]], more commonly known as the "Cole Protocol". If any Covenant forces are present, selective purges of databases on all ship based and planetary data networks are to be activated. When human forces are forced into retreat, they must not execute a [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] jump in the direction of Earth, or any major population center, even if this forces them to jump without the necessary navigational calculations (a "blind jump"). If such a jump is not possible, and if capture is imminent, the commanding officer must order a self-destruct. The on-board ship [[artificial intelligence]] construct, normally imperative to navigation and tactical decisions, must either be destroyed or removed. | ||
Due to the shortage of effective officers, Keyes is promoted to Commander and assumes command of the [[UNSC Iroquois|UNSC ''Iroquois'']]. Shortly thereafter, he foresees a Covenant attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]] thanks to a paper by Spartan [[Fhajad-084]]. His actions result in the destruction of a [[Covenant destroyer]] and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]] as well as the routing of a | Due to the shortage of effective officers, Keyes is promoted to Commander and assumes command of the [[UNSC Iroquois|UNSC ''Iroquois'']]. Shortly thereafter, he foresees a Covenant attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]] thanks to a paper by Spartan [[Fhajad-084]]. His actions result in the destruction of a [[Covenant destroyer]] and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]] as well as the routing of a {{Class|DDS|carrier}} with a daring maneuver dubbed the "[[Keyes Loop]]". This unprecedented victory against a Covenant force earns him a promotion to Captain and helps him to become recognized by the entire UNSC. Keyes and the ''Iroquois'' remain in the Sigma Octanus system to partake in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||
On the ground, the Marine force is slaughtered save a small group of survivors, so Spartan Blue, [[Red Team|Red]], and [[Green Team]]s are sent to destroy a Covenant occupation force in the city of [[Côte d'Azur]] with a nuclear bomb. In the city, they find the Covenant has occupied the museum and discover a new race called [[Huragok|Engineers]]. While Green and Red Teams escort a group of civilian survivors to the landing zone, Blue Team--John, Kelly, Fred, and [[James-005]]--enter the museum and discover two massive aliens later designated [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]. They have a [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|rock]] which is being scanned, the contents of the scan transmitted to a stealth ship discovered and destroyed by Captain Keyes. The Spartans are able neutralize the Hunters, acquire the rock, and escape to the landing zone, where they detonate the bomb and eliminate the Covenant presence. Keyes later returns to Reach, inadvertently disclosing the location of the planet to the Covenant via a homing beacon attached to the ''Iroquois''. He is debriefed by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] committee. Here he meets John-117 once again. Scans of the rock produce a set of [[forerunner symbols|alien symbols]] that do not match any Covenant dialect. Dr. Halsey concludes that the artifact is from a [[Forerunner|separate race]] from the Covenant. | On the ground, the Marine force is slaughtered save a small group of survivors, so Spartan Blue, [[Red Team|Red]], and [[Green Team]]s are sent to destroy a Covenant occupation force in the city of [[Côte d'Azur]] with a nuclear bomb. In the city, they find the Covenant has occupied the museum and discover a new race called [[Huragok|Engineers]]. While Green and Red Teams escort a group of civilian survivors to the landing zone, Blue Team--John, Kelly, Fred, and [[James-005]]--enter the museum and discover two massive aliens later designated [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]. They have a [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|rock]] which is being scanned, the contents of the scan transmitted to a stealth ship discovered and destroyed by Captain Keyes. The Spartans are able neutralize the Hunters, acquire the rock, and escape to the landing zone, where they detonate the bomb and eliminate the Covenant presence. Keyes later returns to Reach, inadvertently disclosing the location of the planet to the Covenant via a homing beacon attached to the ''Iroquois''. He is debriefed by an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] committee. Here he meets John-117 once again. Scans of the rock produce a set of [[forerunner symbols|alien symbols]] that do not match any Covenant dialect. Dr. Halsey concludes that the artifact is from a [[Forerunner|separate race]] from the Covenant. | ||