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|conflict=[[Insurrection]]<ref name="Spartan">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref> | |||
|date=Late [[2496]] or early [[2497]] | |||
|place=[[Outer Colonies]] | |||
|result=;Exposure of [[Secessionist Union]] spies in the [[Colonial Military Authority]] | |||
*Gradual takeover of CMA functions by the [[UNSC]] | |||
*[[ORION Project]] defunded over time as it was part of the CMA | |||
|side1=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |||
|side2=Secessionist Union | |||
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|forces1=Orion project operatives | |||
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'''Operation: VERITAS''' was a classified [[UNSC]] military [[operation]] undertaken by operators of the [[ORION Project]] during the [[Insurrection]].<ref name="Spartan">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref> The operation was a success, but would inadvertently contribute to the ORION Project's demise. | '''Operation: VERITAS''' was a classified [[UNSC]] military [[operation]] undertaken by operators of the [[ORION Project]] during the [[Insurrection]].<ref name="Spartan">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref> The operation was a success, but would inadvertently contribute to the ORION Project's demise. | ||
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===Repercussions=== | ===Repercussions=== | ||
As a result of the discovery of Insurrectionist agents embedded within the CMA, the [[United Nations Space Command]] immediately moved to dissolve the CMA and absorb its functions.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan}} Consequently, the UNSC made public this discovery of CMA involvement with insurrectionists in 2497.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 34''</ref> This signaled the beginning of the demise of the CMA, as due to security concerns its resources were slowly shifted to [[NAVCOM]] or [[UNICOM]] and its duties were relegated to patrolling the UEG's most distant colonies and providing logistical support to remote stations.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''pages 68-69'' (2011 edition)</ref> The CMA would ulitimately be suspended at the onset of the [[Human-Covenant War]] with the UNSC's declaration of emergency powers. | As a result of the discovery of Insurrectionist agents embedded within the CMA, the [[United Nations Space Command]] immediately moved to dissolve the CMA and absorb its functions.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan}} Consequently, the UNSC made public this discovery of CMA involvement with insurrectionists in 2497.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 34''</ref> This signaled the beginning of the demise of the CMA, as due to security concerns its resources were slowly shifted to [[NAVCOM]] or [[UNICOM]] and its duties were relegated to patrolling the UEG's most distant colonies and providing logistical support to remote stations.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''pages 68-69'' (2011 edition)</ref> The CMA would ulitimately be suspended at the onset of the [[Human-Covenant War]] with the UNSC's declaration of emergency powers. | ||
As a result of UNSC efforts to disolve the CMA, funding allocated to the ORION Project was dutifully redistributed elsewhere.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan}} Therefore, in an unintended consequence of its own success, VERITAS lead to the eventual dissolution of the ORION Project. Although the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Beta-5 Division]] eventually took control of the project, increasing the number of personnel to a peak of three hundred, prohibitive cost as well as deteriorating physical and mental conditions among ORION operators lead to a gradual winding-down of the program.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 81''</ref> ORION assets continued to lead operations such as [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE|KALEIDOSCOPE]] and [[Operation: TANGLEWOOD|TANGLEWOOD]], though with increasing inefficiency, until [[2506]] when the project was finally deactivated and its surviving 165 personnel distributed to posts through the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan}} Many, such as [[Avery Johnson]], would go on to enjoy long careers due to the positive effects of their genetic augmentation, although others would suffer severe effects, referred to as [[Boren's Syndrome]], and be forced to retire.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan}} | As a result of UNSC efforts to disolve the CMA, funding allocated to the ORION Project was dutifully redistributed elsewhere.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan}} Therefore, in an unintended consequence of its own success, VERITAS lead to the eventual dissolution of the ORION Project. Although the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Beta-5 Division]] eventually took control of the project, increasing the number of personnel to a peak of three hundred, prohibitive cost as well as deteriorating physical and mental conditions among ORION operators lead to a gradual winding-down of the program.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 81''</ref> ORION assets continued to lead operations such as [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE|KALEIDOSCOPE]] and [[Operation: TANGLEWOOD|TANGLEWOOD]], though with increasing inefficiency, until [[2506]] when the project was finally deactivated and its surviving 165 personnel distributed to posts through the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan}} Many, such as [[Avery Johnson]], would go on to enjoy long careers due to the positive effects of their genetic augmentation, although others would suffer severe effects, referred to as [[Boren's Syndrome]], and be forced to retire.{{Ref/Reuse|Spartan}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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[[Category:Insurrection]] | [[Category:Insurrection]] | ||
[[Category:Operations]] | [[Category:Operations]] | ||
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