Editing Outbreak on Earth

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{{Battle infobox
|name= Outbreak on Earth
|image= [[File:H3 Floodgate ODST Concept.jpg|300px]]
|prev= [[Battle of Installation 00]]
|conc= [[Battle for Earth]]
|next= 
|conflict= [[Human-Covenant war]] 
|date= [[2552]]
|place= [[Voi]], [[Earth]]
|result=Decisive [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]/[[Fleet of Retribution]] victory
*Containment of the Flood successful
*Heavy losses and [[Suicidal Marine|significant psychological trauma]] for UNSC Marines<ref>[[Halo 3]] [[Floodgate]] "I... I didn't have a choice... The L.T... the sergeant... they were all infected! I could see it crawling... sliding around beneath their skin!! A-and then they got up... they s-started to talk! Oh, God! Their voices!! Oh, God! No, make them stop! I did them a favor... y-yeah that's it; I helped them! Maybe... maybe I need to do myself... a fav..."</ref>
|side1    = *[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[Covenant separatists]]
**[[Fleet of Retribution]]
|side2    = *[[Flood]]
|commanders1    =*[[Fleet Admiral Terrance Hood]]
*[[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]]
*[[Rtas 'Vadum]]
*[[Thel 'Vadam]]
|commanders2    = *None
|forces1  = *Many Marines
*A few Elite Sangheili
*[[Shadow of Intent]]
|forces2  =
*Many Flood
**[[Pod infector]]s
**[[Flood Carrier Form]]s
**[[Flood Combat Form]]s
**[[Pure Form]]s
*[[Indulgence of Conviction]]
|casual1  =*Many UNSC marines
|casual2  =
*All Flood
}}

During the conclusion of the [[Battle for Earth]] there was a brief yet significant [[Flood]] '''Outbreak''' that jeopardized the entire planet.

==The battle==

===Crash landing of Indulgence of Conviction===
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===Spread of infestation===
[[File:Infection.jpg|230px|thumb|right|A UNSC Marine being infected by the Flood.]]
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===Sangheili allies arrive===
{{Quote|Hail humans, and take heed. This is the carrier ''Shadow of Intent''. Clear this sector while we deal with the Flood.|Rtas 'Vadum}}
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===Containment of the Outbreak===
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==Aftermath==
{{Quote|One single Flood spore can destroy a species. Were it not for the Arbiter's counsel, I would have glassed your entire planet!|Rtas 'Vadum to Lord Hood after glassing [[Voi]] to eliminate the Flood threat<ref name="floodgate">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>}}
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===Sterilization===
{{Main|Operation: JOINT MONITOR}}
The operation saw [[Naval Special Warfare|Special Forces]] [[ODST]]s [[Edward Buck]] and the rest of [[Alpha-Nine]] performing biohazard containment protocols in what remained of [[Voi]], in order to ensure there was no [[Flood]] presence. None was detected.<ref name="HNB">'''[[Halo: New Blood]]'''</ref>

==Gallery==

==Refrences==
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{{Human-Covenant War}}
[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War]]
[[Category:Human-Covenant War]]