2545
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2545 was a year in the 2540s in the 26th century.
Events
January
January 10
February
Early February
- Edward Buck requests a transfer for the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in response to the loss of his homeworld, Draco III.
February 27
- Edward Buck is transferred to the ODSTs by UNSC High Command.[2][4]
May
May
- After a long drawn out battle, the Battle of Actium ends in a UNSC defeat and Actium is glassed.[5]
May 10
- During the Battle of Actium, Colonel Akono Menteith delivers a stirring speech, rallying the men and women of the 53rd Armored Division to perform great feats of heroism.[5]
May 30
- A conversation takes place between Franklin Mendez and Kurt-051, regarding the reassignment of some members of SPARTAN-III Beta Company, including SPARTAN-B312 and Catherine-B320, to non-combat roles.[6]
July
July 3
- Operation: TORPEDO commences. Spartan-IIIs of Beta Company launch an assault against a Covenant refinery on Pegasi Delta. 298 of the 300 SPARTAN-IIIs are killed during the assault, with Tom-B292 and Lucy-B091 as the only survivors.[7]
July 9
- The 330 recruits of the SPARTAN-III Gamma Company start their training.[8]
September
September
- Edward Buck takes shore leave on Castellaneta in orbit over Saturn, where he meets ONI operative Veronica Dare for the first time.[9]
September 16
- Class-II Spartan-IIs undergo augmentations.[citation needed] Yasmine Zaman has her fourteenth birthday.[10]
- At some point during her augmentations, Yasmine Zaman dies from complications. Her brain is later donated for the creation of the AI known as "Melissa".
Unknown
- Richard Lash transfers to the Prowler Corps.
- Natalie Aiken is born on Vodin. Her mother dies during childbirth, leaving her father, Randall Aiken, to raise her.[11]
- Mason Hundley's father dies in the Procellarum basin on Luna, where his skiff ran into severe winds during a retrieval maneuver.[12]
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 26
- ^ a b Halo: New Blood, chapter 2
- ^ X.com, Jessica Shea (@bsangel): "#TodayInHalo 1/10/2545 The Covenant initiate their brutal assault of the human colony Draco III." (Retrieved on Jan 10, 2016) [archive]
- ^ X.com, Jessica Shea (@bsangel): "#TodayInHalo 2/27/2545 Edward Buck is quickly transferred into the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers." (Retrieved on Feb 27, 2016) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint video, Hero-Courage
- ^ Bungie.net: NOBLE TEAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Prologue
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Ship Strike (Retrieved on Apr 20, 2023) [archive]
- ^ Halo: New Blood, chapter 6
- ^ i love bees, Axon Clips, Chapter 11: Everyone: "Heroes"
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Randall Aiken
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Mason Hundley
