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{{Quote|ONI thinks it might be the local Insurrection. Five months ago, they pulled a similar job on Harmony. Hit a relay to take out our eyes and ears, then stole two freighters from dry dock. That cannot happen here. Reach is too damn important. I want that relay back online, Noble One.|[[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]]<ref name="actual">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|ONI thinks it might be the local Insurrection. Five months ago, they pulled a similar job on Harmony. Hit a relay to take out our eyes and ears, then stole two freighters from dry dock. That cannot happen here. Reach is too damn important. I want that relay back online, Noble One.|[[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]]<ref name="actual">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref>}} | ||
On the night of July 23, 2552, two days before the invasion began, the Covenant dispatched a small strike force, the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], to Reach to cripple the planet's [[Visegrád Relay|communications array]] at [[Visegrád]], leaving Reach isolated from the rest of the UNSC.<ref>''Patrol''</ref> This operation, however, went unnoticed by the UNSC and it was surmised by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] that | On the night of July 23, 2552, two days before the invasion began, the Covenant dispatched a small strike force, the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], to Reach to cripple the planet's [[Visegrád Relay|communications array]] at [[Visegrád]], leaving Reach isolated from the rest of the UNSC.<ref>''Patrol''</ref> This operation, however, went unnoticed by the UNSC and it was surmised by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] that the local [[insurrectionist]] organization, an ultra-radical cell of the [[People's Occupation]],<ref>[[Data Drop/DDR2]]</ref> was responsible for the loss of contact with the facility.<ref name="actual"/> In response, several [[UNSC Army|Army]] fireteams were sent to investigate the matter. Contact with these fireteams was lost shortly thereafter.<ref name="actual"/> | ||
===Winter Contingency=== | ===Winter Contingency=== | ||