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Events
January
- Dr. Ruth Charet gives her inaugural address after her election as President of the Unified Earth Government.[1]
- The Black Ops cell Kilo-Five is formed by Admiral Margaret Orlenda Parangosky. Its members include Captain Serin Osman, SPARTAN-010, and several ODSTs. Because of Parangosky's distrust of the Sangheili, she sends Kilo-Five on a mission to cause insurrection between the Covenant Separatists and the Servants of Abiding Truth.
- The UNSC Security Council begins the reconstriction of the colonies. Lord Hood plans a diplomatic mission to surviving UEG colonies to discuss plans for reconstruction.
- Lord Hood arrives at Sanghelios to meet with Thel 'Vadam to formalize a treaty of peace between the Humans and the Sangheili. Hood also invites Thel to attend the memorial ceremony dedicated to those who died during the war.
- January 31: Dr. William Arthur Iqbal sends a message to his colleagues, concerning the ongoing study of Forerunner artifacts.[2]
March
- Andrew Del Rio is chosen as the commanding officer of the experimental ONI vessel, UNSC Infinity.
- March 3: In a ceremony presided over by Lord Hood, a monument is erected in the Kenyan Savannah near Mount Kilimanjaro to officially mark the end of the Human-Covenant War, and in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the war, including John-117, who is labeled MIA and is (presumebly) posthumously promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. A full military detail, led by Gunnery Sergeant Pete Stacker and including PFC Chips Dubbo, deliver a 21-gun salute to the fallen. Thel 'Vadam and his surviving brethren departed Earth for their homeworld, Sanghelios.[3]
