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After the opening of [[the Portal]] in November of 2552, the [[11th Marine Force Reconnaissance/ODST]], stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, fought alongside SPARTAN [[John-117]], during [[Human-Covenant War#Arrival of the Flood and Sangheili/human victory|Operation: BLIND FAITH]].<ref name="encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''Chapter 2, pages 56/57''</ref> Men and women from this battalion were also some of the first [[human]]s to travel outside the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]], during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="h3ark"/> One such assault happened during a mission to destroy numerous Covenant [[Anti-Aircraft Battery|anti-aircraft artillery platforms]] overlooking a desert. These AA guns were destroyed by the ODSTs, allowing the ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn]]'' to successfully land near the [[Cartographer|Cartographer building]].<ref name="h3ark">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of the Citadel|last battle]] of the Ark campaign - the last battle of the war - ODSTs were again airlifted into combat. This time, they punched holes in Covenant armor and artillery positions to allow SPARTAN-117 and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] to eliminate the [[Prophet of Truth]]. After the battle, the surviving ODSTs were taken back to Earth aboard the Sangheili flagship ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. <ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | After the opening of [[the Portal]] in November of 2552, the [[11th Marine Force Reconnaissance/ODST]], stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, fought alongside SPARTAN [[John-117]], during [[Human-Covenant War#Arrival of the Flood and Sangheili/human victory|Operation: BLIND FAITH]].<ref name="encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''Chapter 2, pages 56/57''</ref> Men and women from this battalion were also some of the first [[human]]s to travel outside the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]], during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="h3ark"/> One such assault happened during a mission to destroy numerous Covenant [[Anti-Aircraft Battery|anti-aircraft artillery platforms]] overlooking a desert. These AA guns were destroyed by the ODSTs, allowing the ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn]]'' to successfully land near the [[Cartographer|Cartographer building]].<ref name="h3ark">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of the Citadel|last battle]] of the Ark campaign - the last battle of the war - ODSTs were again airlifted into combat. This time, they punched holes in Covenant armor and artillery positions to allow SPARTAN-117 and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] to eliminate the [[Prophet of Truth]]. After the battle, the surviving ODSTs were taken back to Earth aboard the Sangheili flagship ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. <ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | ||
===Post- | ===Post-war=== | ||
Many ODSTs joined the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] after the war ended, prompting the development of a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2)]] variant of the ODST BDU. The ODSTs remain an active military unit, with the [[3rd Helljumper Platoon]] participating in the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] against | Many ODSTs joined the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] after the war ended, prompting the development of a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2)]] variant of the ODST BDU. The ODSTs remain an active military unit, with the [[3rd Helljumper Platoon]] participating in the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] against [[Merg Vol's Covenant faction]] in the 2550s. There was a battalion of ODSTs aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} as of [[2558]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''Issue #3''</ref> | ||
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