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'''Killed In Action''', better known as '''KIA''', is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that denotes the death of a soldier during/after a combat mission or situation.
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{{Quote|Looks like a [[Covenant]] patrol. Badass [[Elite]] units, all KIA.|[[Sergeant]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] to [[Captain (Navy)|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 or after a combat mission or situation.


Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, [[Spartan-II]] super-soldiers are never listed as 'Killed In Action', but rather as [[Missing In Action]] or [[Wounded in Action]] to give the appearance that they are invincible and can never die. The Spartans II's would put a fallen member's status as KIA or WIA, they even did so for a few fallen Spartan IIIs.<ref>[[First Strike]] page 249</ref>
Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC armed forces, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[ONI Directive 930]], requiring that [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program]] 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.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 249''</ref>  


There are two other classifications for soldiers, [[MIA]] (Missing In Action) and [[WIA]] (Wounded In Action). These three classes for non-active soldiers were used as early as World War I, created by the allied nations to hopefully make it easier on saying what happened to the wounded, missing, or dead soldiers.
==Sources==
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==[[UNSC]] Personnel==
==See also==
*[[Major General Nicolas Strauss]]
*[[Missing in action|Missing in Action (MIA)]]
*[[Aboim|Lieutenant Colonel Aboim]]
*[[Wounded in action|Wounded in Action (WIA)]]
*[[Major]] [[Antonio Silva]]
*[[Carol Rawley| Flight Captain Carol "Foehammer" Rawley]]
*[[Ponder|Captain Ponder]]
*[[First Lieutenant Melissa McKay]]
*[[Lieutenant Buckman]]
*[[Downs|Lieutenant Downs]]
*[[Sergeant Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]]
*[[Master Gunnery Sergeant (Armory)]]
*[[Master Sergeant Lister]]
*[[Staff Sergeant Marvin Mobuto]]
*[[Sergeant Corly]]
*[[Corporal Perez]]
*[[Corporal Locklear]]
*[[Corporal Lovik]]
*[[Corporal Wilkins]]
*[[Corporal Jim Higgins]]
*[[Robert Grove|Corporal Robert Grove]]
*[[Lance Corporal Janet Adams]]
*[[Lance Corporal "Snaky" Jones]]
*[[Wallace Jenkins|Private First Class Wallace A. Jenkins]]
*[[Private First Class M. Fitzgerald]]
*[[Private First Class Hosky]]
*[[Private Manuel Mendoza]]
*[[Private Fincher]]
*[[Private Walker]]
*[[Private Cochran]]
*[[Private McKenzie]]
*[[Private O'Brien]]
*[[Private Riley]]
*[[Private Satha]]
*[[Private Kappus]]
*[[Private Bisenti]]
*[["Doc" Valdez]]
*[[Murphy]]
*[[O'Brian]]
*[[Suzuki]]
*[[Yutrzenika]]
*[[Sian Wong]]
*[[Crazed Marine]] (Can Be Killed In-game)
*[[Suicidal Marine]] (Can Be Killed In-game)


== References ==
==External links==
<references/>
*[[Wikipedia:Killed In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Killed In Action"]]
 
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== Related Links ==
[[Category:Military terminology]]
*[[Wikipedia:Killed In Action|"{{PAGENAME}}" on Wikipedia]]
*[[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]])
*[[Wounded in Action]] ([[WIA]])
 
 
[[Category:Terms and Phrases]]
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Latest revision as of 02:56, March 11, 2024

"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 or after a combat mission or situation.

Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC armed forces, the Office of Naval Intelligence issued ONI Directive 930, requiring that SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III program 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]

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  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 249

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