Umbilical

Umbilicals are corridors branching out from UNSC Orbital Defense Platforms that serve as docking points for other ships, preferably Cairo and the In Amber Clad.

Cairo Station Umbilicals
During the First Battle of Earth, SPARTAN-117 cleared the portside Umbilicals enroute to the Covenant Bomb in Firing Control. This allowed Commander Miranda Keyes, Johnson, and her Flight Lieutenants to board the.