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*[[Missing In Action|Missing In Action (MIA)]] | *[[Missing In Action|Missing In Action (MIA)]] | ||
*[[Wounded In Action|Wounded In Action (WIA)]] | *[[Wounded In Action|Wounded In Action (WIA)]] | ||
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*[[Wikipedia:Killed In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Killed In Action"]] | *[[Wikipedia:Killed In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Killed In Action"]] | ||
[[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | [[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | ||
[[Category: Military Terminology]] | [[Category:Military Terminology]] | ||
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- "Looks like a Covenant patrol. Badass Elite units, all KIA."
- — Sergeant Avery J. Johnson to Captain Jacob Keyes on Alpha Halo
Killed In Action, better known as KIA, is a casualty classification used by the United Nations Space Command that denotes the death of a serviceman during/after a combat mission or situation.
Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, the Office of Naval Intelligence issued a directive requiring that SPARTAN-II casualties be listed as Missing In Action or Wounded in Action, to create the illusion that such personnel were invincible. The SPARTAN-IIs would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA on their team's rosters.[1] Shortly before dying, Kurt-051 listed several SPARTAN-IIIs and a SPARTAN-II as MIA.
Sources
- ^ Halo: First Strike page 249
