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===Circinius IV===

{{Main|Battle of Circinius IV}}

[[File:ChiefFUDreveal.png|300px|thumb|right|Though at the time he thought he was rescuing the planet's last survivors in [[2526]], John returned to Circinius IV years later to evacuate civilian holdouts still present.<ref name="H4FUD"/>]]

The colony world [[Circinius IV]] came under attack by the [[Covenant]] on [[2526#April|April 26, 2526]].<ref name="4/26/2526">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/learn-what-happened-today-in-halo/9e7159ac-143a-4e71-bcfd-622db8f7c3a3/posts?page=4#post65 '''Halo Waypoint Forums''' - ''Today in Halo'']</ref> As part of the [[Operation: SILENT STORM|counterattack]] against the Covenant, John, Kelly, and Fred were deployed to the surface to evacuate residents.<ref name="H4FUD"/><ref name="HSS5"/><ref name="HOSFM104">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', ''page 104''</ref> John tracked a distress signal from what remained of [[Hastati Squad]] of the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]] and found them covering in a training room with a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|zealot]] about to attack. John crept up behind the zealot and stabbed it in the back of its neck with a [[combat knife]], instantly killing it. He turned to the four cadets--[[April Orenski]], [[Thomas Lasky]], [[Chyler Silva]], and [[Michael Sullivan]]—and told them that they didn't have much time to get out. John radioed Kelly and informed her that he had secured four survivors and that she ought to inform command and bring her team north for Pelican extraction at Evac Alpha. As far as John was concerned, these four cadets were by then the only remaining survivors on the entire planet. He told them to armor up quickly, as they had only fifteen minutes to get to their evacuation point. Sullivan pointed out that the nearby lockers were inaccessible to them, so John simply tore the doors from their hinges. Once everyone was sufficiently armed and armored, the group proceeded cautiously down a darkened hall of the academy. John eventually signaled a stopping point, as he had heard what might be enemies ahead. He ordered the cadets to stay quiet and to remain in place while he left to deal with any nearby threats. When John did return, he asked who the best shot among them was. Silva and Orenski were both singled out, and once he confirmed Lasky could drive an [[M12 Warthog]], each of those three was given a role. Their goal was [[General]] [[Daniel Black]]'s [[M12 Warthog LRV|LRV]] parked just outside the building. When asked who he was, he simply replied that they could call him "Master Chief".<ref name="H4FUD"/>