2528

2528 was a year in the 2520s in the 26th century.

January
January 30
 * James Cutter turns down a command position on board the cruiser.

February
February 13
 * The Battle of XI Boötis A takes place, resulting in a UNSC victory.

December
December 5
 * Edward Buck enlists in the UNSC Marine Corps.

December
 * Madrigal is invaded and glassed by the Covenant. Survivors flee to a set of asteroids in orbit above Hesiod, dubbing the worldlets the Rubble.

Unknown

 * Insurrectionist factions on Talitsa officially disband due to the escalation of the Human-Covenant War.
 * The first SECURITY-class Mjolnir variant was manufactured by Misriah Armory on Mars.
 * The Assembly Minority decides to sacrifice remote, low-population colonies in order to determine the Covenant's pattern of operation and plan effective countermeasures based on it.
 * Katrina leaves her homeworld, Eridanus II.
 * The United Nations Space Command classify the, and the.

Circa 2528
Around 3 years prior to November 7, 2531 Around 3 years after Gage Yevgenny finished ODST training around 2525
 * Construction Platform 966A is decommissioned and abandoned.
 * The Battle of Hat Yai takes place either this year or late in 2528.