2528


 * Construction Platform 966A is decommissioned and abandoned.
 * Madrigal is glassed by the Covenant. Survivors flee to a set of asteroids in orbit above Hesiod, dubbing the worldlets The Rubble.
 * The Battle of Hat Yai takes place either late this year or in 2529.
 * The MJOLNIR Security variant is created.
 * The Assembly Minority decides to sacrifice remote, low-population colonies in order to determine the Covenant's pattern of operation and plan effective countermeasures based on it.
 * January 30: James Gregory Cutter turns down a command position on board the Cruiser.
 * February 13: The Battle of XI Boötis A takes place, resulting in a UNSC victory.
 * December 5: Edward Buck enlists in the UNSC Marine Corps.