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===July=== | ===July=== | ||
'''July 17th''' | '''July 17th''' | ||
* | *Slipspace probes from the ''[[Archimedes]]'' encounter Covenant ships sent to attack [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||
*The {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} is tasked with patrolling the Sigma Octanus | *The {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} is tasked with patrolling the Sigma Octanus system. | ||
*The [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] begins. | *The [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] begins. | ||
'''July 18th''' | '''July 18th''' | ||
*The UNSC win a victory during the battle at Sigma Octanus IV. [[ | *The UNSC win a victory during the battle at Sigma Octanus IV. [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]] of the ''Iroquois'' plays a critical role in this success, destroying multiple Covenant vessels with the eponymous "[[Keyes Loop]]". Keyes is subsequently promoted to [[Captain]] by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Michael Stanforth]]. Unknown to the UNSC, the Covenant place a tracker on the hull of the ''Iroquois''. The importance of [[Reach]] to the UNSC is revealed to the Covenant when the ''Iroquois'' returns to that world. | ||
'''July 23rd''' | |||
*[[3 Charlie]], a [[UNSC Army]] fireteam, is sent on patrol in [[Longhorn Valley]] on Reach. They receive orders to investigate a disturbance at the [[Visegrad Relay]].<ref>'''[[Patrol]]'''</ref> | |||
'''July 24th''' | '''July 24th''' | ||
*Two months after the death of [[Thom-293]], [[SPARTAN-B312]] joins [[Noble Team]] as Noble Six. | *Two months after the death of [[Thom-293]], [[SPARTAN-B312]] joins [[Noble Team]] as Noble Six. | ||
*Noble Team is sent by Colonel [[Urban Holland]] on a mission to investigate | *[[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] is sent by [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] on a mission to investigate the disabled Visegrad Relay. Holland and the SPARTAN believe that the relay has been sabotaged by [[insurrectionist]]s. Instead, Noble Team discovers the presence of a Covenant strike force. [[WINTER CONTINGENCY]] is declared on Reach. | ||
'''July 26th''' | '''July 26th''' | ||
*[[Sword Base]], an | *[[Sword Base]], an Office of Naval Intelligence research facility, comes under attack by a [[Covenant corvette]]. UNSC Army forces, with the help of Noble Team, successfully repel the attack. The corvette is destroyed by orbital support. | ||
===August=== | ===August=== |
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