Operation: METEORITE

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Operation: METEORITE
John-117 and a Sangheili fighting aboard the Triumph of Tolerance.
Conflict:	Human-Covenant War
Date:	c.July 13, 2551
Location:	Aboard the Triumph of Tolerance in orbit of Promise
Outcome:	UNSC victory Successful retrieval of data from the kelguid on High Charity Destruction of the Triumph of Tolerance and the Minister of Harmony's experiments
Details Belligerents United Nations Space Command Navy Marine Corps Covenant Sacristan Order Commanders MCPO John-117 SGTMAJ Avery Johnson 1LT Williams† Minister of Harmony Strength Libra Team 1 SPARTAN-II 1 SPARTAN-I Several Marine POWs 1 Orbital Drop Shock Trooper 2 captured Spirits 2 captured Morsam-pattern Seraphs 1 Halberd-class light destroyer UNSC Burden of Proof 1 Covenant agricultural vessel Triumph of Tolerance Multiple Sangheili Several Jiralhanae Numerous Kig-Yar Numerous Unggoy Several Mgalekgolo Multiple Elsedda-pattern Banshees Several Is'belox-pattern Banshees Multiple Morsam-pattern Seraphs Several Spirits Several Karo'etba-pattern Ghosts Several Zurdo-pattern Wraiths Casualties Heavy Most Marines Near total Triumph of Tolerance

"Op started simple enough: drop in, grab the goods, get out before anyone notices. Well, guess what? They noticed."

— Avery Johnson

Operation: METEORITE was a UNSC operation in July 2551. The UNSC's goal for the operation was to acquire data from the kelguid onboard the Covenant agricultural vessel Triumph of Tolerance that would lead them to High Charity and lay the groundworks for the then-upcoming Operation: RED FLAG.