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The [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] was aware that the URF was taking shelter in the extensive asteroid belt, though they did not know Eridanus Secundus' location and knew very little about their strength. After initially assuming the rebel forces were largely unorganized, ONI realized that they had remained unified under the URF and Watts' leadership. Meanwhile, [[UNSC Fleet Command]] discovered that rebel sympathizers among its ranks were leaking valuable information to the URF.<ref name="for96"/> Furthermore, by [[2525]], ONI had learned that Watts intended to launch an attack against medical satellites throughout the Outer Colonies. In that same year, a member of the URF approached the UNSC and offered to make a deal with ONI. The rebel was not aware of the exact coordinates of Eridanus Secundus, though he revealed to ONI that the {{Class|Parabola|freighter}} ''[[Laden]]'' was a URF supply vessel.<ref name="for as act2">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''', ''Act Two''</ref> Further investigation proved that ''Laden'' was indeed captained by a thought-to-be-dead URF officer and was stocked with enough food and water to supply a small city. With a way to reach Eridanus Secundus in sight, ONI decided to wait until they had the right team and time to enact the operation.<ref name="for96"/> | The [[UNSC Navy]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] was aware that the URF was taking shelter in the extensive asteroid belt, though they did not know Eridanus Secundus' location and knew very little about their strength. After initially assuming the rebel forces were largely unorganized, ONI realized that they had remained unified under the URF and Watts' leadership. Meanwhile, [[UNSC Fleet Command]] discovered that rebel sympathizers among its ranks were leaking valuable information to the URF.<ref name="for96"/> Furthermore, by [[2525]], ONI had learned that Watts intended to launch an attack against medical satellites throughout the Outer Colonies. In that same year, a member of the URF approached the UNSC and offered to make a deal with ONI. The rebel was not aware of the exact coordinates of Eridanus Secundus, though he revealed to ONI that the {{Class|Parabola|freighter}} ''[[Laden]]'' was a URF supply vessel.<ref name="for as act2">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''', ''Act Two''</ref> Further investigation proved that ''Laden'' was indeed captained by a thought-to-be-dead URF officer and was stocked with enough food and water to supply a small city. With a way to reach Eridanus Secundus in sight, ONI decided to wait until they had the right team and time to enact the operation.<ref name="for96"/> | ||
After the UNSC learned of the [[Covenant]] and their [[First Battle of Harvest|attack]] on [[Harvest]] in [[2525#October|October 2525]], [[UNSC High Command]] and ONI wanted to test the recently [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmented]] [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] to ensure that the supersoldiers would be able to aid in the [[Human-Covenant War|inevitable war]] against the alien empire. The program's creator, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], was contacted by the Admiralty and informed of the attack on Harvest. Agreeing with High Command, Halsey resolved to deploy the Spartans on a | After the UNSC learned of the [[Covenant]] and their [[First Battle of Harvest|attack]] on [[Harvest]] in [[2525#October|October 2525]], [[UNSC High Command]] and ONI wanted to test the recently [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmented]] [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] to ensure that the supersoldiers would be able to aid in the [[Human-Covenant War|inevitable war]] against the alien empire. The program's creator, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], was contacted by the Admiralty and informed of the attack on Harvest. Agreeing with High Command, Halsey resolved to deploy the Spartans on a mission that ONI had been saving for the proper team—Operation: TALON. While {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}} transported Halsey, [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]], and the Spartan-IIs to the Eridanus system for the mission on [[2525#September|September 12, 2525]], Halsey and Mendez debriefed the Spartan-IIs on Watts and Eridanus Secundus. A small team of Spartans was to board ''Laden'', gain access to Eridanus Secundus, infiltrate the asteroid, capture Watts, and return to UNSC-controlled space. With a mission window of thirteen hours, the Spartans were given a [[panic button]] in the case of an emergency, with support from ''Pioneer'' and the [[prowler]] ''[[UNSC Athens|Athens]]'' if necessary. After the briefing, Mendez promptly promoted [[John-117]] to [[Petty Officer, Third Class|petty officer, third class]] and ordered him to choose the operation's team and equipment. Deciding he only needed a small team, John selected [[Samuel-034]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Fred-104]], forming [[Blue Team]].<ref name="for96"/> Donning [[black body suit]]s and outfits worn by those among ''Laden''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew, most of Blue Team armed themselves with [[MA2B assault rifle]]s and [[Combat knife|combat knives]], while Linda chose an [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]].<ref name="for100"/> | ||
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