Codename: SURGEON

SURGEON was a code name adopted by an Office of Naval Intelligence operative with Section III and was a leader of Operation: HYPODERMIC in 2552. This operative's Section III Operator Number is AA2.

During the Human-Covenant War
The earliest known activity from SURGEON was in 2532, when he/she received a message concerning the SPARTAN-III program from Codename: COALMINER. The message noted that the early stages of preparation for SPARTAN-III Alpha Company were progressing satisfactorily and expressed confidence in Kurt-051's training regimen.

SURGEON was later informed by Codename: COALMINER of a potential breach of security when Cortana broke into the ONI database and discovered that the was an ONI Prowler. COALMINER then deleted the ship from the Reach database.

After the war
On December 31, 2552, Surgeon filed a report to Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS entitled "Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J." The extensive report outlined the life and career of Admiral Preston Jeremiah Cole and postulated that he was in fact alive and living outside UNSC-controlled space. The report was filed from the in synchronous orbit on the far side of Luna.

At a later date, perhaps in 2557, SURGEON sent a message to COALMINER discussing how the Human-Covenant War had been a catalyst for humanity's betterment. SURGEON likened humanity's experience in the war to a sword being tempered by fire. The report indicated that, if humanity did not take advantage of the post-war situation, all might have been for naught.

Gender
Codename: SURGEON's gender is unknown, although SURGEON is referred to as "sir" by Codename: COALMINER. However, the title "sir" is not entirely restricted to males, and females are referred to as "sir" on some occasions.