2520

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

July
July 20
 * Captain Alexander, the last civilian captain of UNSC Spirit of Fire, retires from active duty at the conclusion of the Verent mission. The ship is requisitioned by the UNSC and scheduled for refit.

August
August 27
 * Carter-A259 is born on Durban, Biko.

September
September 1 September 27
 * Spirit of Fire completes an extensive refit at the Reach orbital shipyards before entering active military duty as a ground support vessel, initially detailed with providing ground support for Operation: TREBUCHET.
 * The SPARTAN-II program suffers its first casualty, when Carris-137 accidentally kills a handler during training.

Unknown

 * A major uprising occurs in the population centers on Talitsa.
 * The Daily Bulletin, a Human newspaper company, began printing this year.

Circa 2520
Between January 28, 2519 and January 27, 2520
 * Malcolm Geffen is born, in Wolverhapton, Earth.