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The [[Covenant]] occupied this mesa when they discovered the ring, using mostly a light compliment of [[Grunts]], [[Jackals]], and [[Elite]]s, as well as a few Banshees. It provided a good view of the surrounding areas, and the steep embankments around it made it hard to reach from the ground. Strategically placed [[Shade]] turrets made the mesa hard to assault from the air as well. | The [[Covenant]] occupied this mesa when they discovered the ring, using mostly a light compliment of [[Grunts]], [[Jackals]], and [[Elite]]s, as well as a few Banshees. It provided a good view of the surrounding areas, and the steep embankments around it made it hard to reach from the ground. Strategically placed [[Shade]] turrets made the mesa hard to assault from the air as well. | ||
When the Pillar of Autumn | When the Pillar of Autumn was attacked above the Halo, the [[ODST]]s under command of [[Major Antonio Silva]] abandon the ship aboard [[Human Entry Vehicles]] and most of them landed around the base. Silva saw the tactical advantage to the mesa, and orders [[First Lieutenant Melissa McKay]] to take it. | ||
The ODSTs are sucessful in taking the base, but they are undersupplied. Silva then orders McKay on a convoy to the Pillar of Autumn crash site, and she sucessfully gathers materials and resupplies the base. It then becomes the central base of the survivors of the Autumn, as all known surviving naval personnel and [[Pelican]] ships are relocated there. | The ODSTs are sucessful in taking the base, but they are undersupplied. Silva then orders McKay on a convoy to the Pillar of Autumn crash site, and she sucessfully gathers materials and resupplies the base. It then becomes the central base of the survivors of the Autumn, as all known surviving naval personnel and [[Pelican]] ships are relocated there. | ||