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 * The SPARTAN-IIs are in their sixth year of training, they are now twelve years old.
 * At some point in the middle of the year, courtesy of increasing Insurrection activity, Jilian al-Cygni's workload begins to increase.
 * March 11: Emile-239 is born on Luxor, Eridanus II.
 * July 14: SPARTAN-IIs train on Reach, where they successfully capture a Marine base flag.