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[[File:Rymann and Hartley.jpg|thumb|200px|[[T. Rymann]] and [[S. Hartley]] at [[Sector Six]] in [[Pawa]], [[Pakistan]].]] | [[File:Rymann and Hartley.jpg|thumb|200px|[[T. Rymann]] and [[S. Hartley]] at [[Sector Six]] in [[Pawa]], [[Pakistan]].]] | ||
Following the disastrous loss of Reach and their massive casualties during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] - where all but [[Locklear|one]] troopers deployed were killed in action, either on the ring itself or aboard the [[Flood]]-infested Covenant cruiser ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' when it was destroyed by [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]] to contain | Following the disastrous loss of Reach and their massive casualties during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] - where all but [[Locklear|one]] of the troopers deployed were killed in action, either on the ring itself or aboard the [[Flood]]-infested Covenant cruiser ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' when it was destroyed by [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]] to contain the outbreak - the ODST participated in the most significant battle of the entire war: the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref name="bwu11">[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16271 '''halo.bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 11/21/08'']</ref> The battle began on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], when a [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|smaller-than-expected Covenant fleet]] led by the [[Prophet of Regret]] jumped into the Solar System. ODST combat teams, along with the Marines, began engaging Covenant forces on the Orbital Defense Platforms ''[[Cairo Station|Cairo]]'', ''[[Athens Station|Athens]]'', and ''[[Malta Station|Malta]]''. Despite the ODSTs' valiant efforts, ''Malta'' and ''Athens'' were destroyed. As the Covenant ship carrying the Prophet of Regret landed over the African mega-city of [[Mombasa]], teams of ODSTs were deployed over the city from orbit in [[Operation: BUMRUSH|an attempt to board the carrier]]; before the teams could reach the target, however, the carrier jumped into Slipspace. Only [[Unidentified Shock Trooper squad|a single squad]] managed to safely land in the city to carry out the retrieval of the [[Superintendent]]'s data. | ||
After Regret's unexpected retreat from New Mombasa, members of the [[7th Shock Troops Battalion]] would later drop from the ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]'' onto [[Installation 05]] during the [[Battle of Installation 05|operation]] to capture the Prophet of Regret. Most of these troopers would perish during the initial firefights against the Covenant, and only a few would escape back to [[Earth]] with [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] to lead a resistance against the Covenant occupation forces.<ref>'''Halo 2''', ''[[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]]''</ref> | After Regret's unexpected retreat from New Mombasa, members of the [[7th Shock Troops Battalion]] would later drop from the ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]'' onto [[Installation 05]] during the [[Battle of Installation 05|operation]] to capture the Prophet of Regret. Most of these troopers would perish during the initial firefights against the Covenant, and only a few would escape back to [[Earth]] with [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] to lead a resistance against the Covenant occupation forces.<ref>'''Halo 2''', ''[[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]]''</ref> | ||