Yao

"Catherine Halsey"

- Yao Commander Yao was a United Nations Space Command naval officer stationed aboard the  at the start of the Covenant War.

Biography
CDR Yao was aboard the Persian Gate on December 1, 2525 when it was orbiting Chi Ceti IV with a complement of Spartan-IIs. On December 3, having left Chi Ceti behind them, Commander Yao joined the the four Spartans selected for Blue Team in its ready room aboard the vessel. She spoke up as she entered, just as Dr. Catherine Halsey finished congratulating the teenagers for recently proving the Covenant could be beat. Yao informed them that due to their demonstrated success, they were here now in order to prove themselves again. She had Nora, the shipboard A.I., display a map of the Alpha Corvi system and began to fill them in concerning a Covenant incursion on Alpha Corvi II that had begun just three hours prior. Dropships had landed on the colony's surface and its largest city, Jamshid, was under attack by ground forces. LDCR Yao told Blue Team that their job was to drop near the city's outskirts and then fight to provide relief of the marines defending Jamshid. She stated that they were not to contact the marines. She finished by giving the order for the young warriors to suit up before walking away to let Halsey finish briefing them.

Trivia
Yao is an ancient Chinese surname.

Gallery
 File:HCD-Yao2.png|Commander Yao enters the ready room. File:HCD-Yao3.png|Yao briefs the Spartans. File:HCD-Yao4.png|Yao takes her leave. 

List of appearances

 * Halo: Collateral Damage