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'''2552''' was the penultimate year in the [[Human-Covenant War]], during which the [[Human]]s of the [[United Nations Space Command]] nearly saw utter defeat and extinction, though the tide turned, and with the help of the [[Sangheili]], won the Human-Covenant War. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] were at the peak of their power and reach in 2552, with major assaults on the Human [[Inner Colonies]] and an invasion followed by a [[Battle of Earth|prolonged engagement]] on their home planet, [[Earth]].<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of Installation 04|battle]] at [[Installation 04]], the galaxy found its first large outbreak of the [[Flood]] threat in over a hundred thousand years.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', level ''[[The Library (Level)|The Library]]''</ref> Over two months later, an even larger outbreak occurred at [[Installation 05]].<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[Sacred Icon (Level)|Sacred Icon]]''</ref>

The war finally drew to a close at [[Installation 00]], known more commonly as the "''Ark''", with the Humans and Sangheili attempting to assassinate the [[Prophet of Truth]], before he could activate the remaining Halo Installations.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> The alliance was successful in their mission against the Covenant.

After the recovery of a Forerunner device on [[Reach]], the members of an organized resistance comprised of SPARTANs from Reach and survivors of the Battle of Installation 04 are in some sort of time anomaly, causing them not to be in the "correct timeline" <ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref>. What is known is that the events taken place with the possession of the device take place after September 24th.

*[[Codename: SURGEON]] filed a report to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]] entitled "[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]" The report was filed from {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}} in synchronous orbit on the far side of [[Luna]].<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' - ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', pages 413-487</ref>