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The data in Sorvad's last message to her had been compromised along with the entire relay hub, which had been effectively destroyed.<ref name="HJ72652"/> Following her meeting with NOBLE Team Halsey noted in her journal that security measures were under way to preserve ONI's discoveries in the [[Viery Territory]] and to integrate and update [[Cortana]] with the latest intelligence from the [[Visegrád]] site. In addition, she was able to confirm definitely that the five with Jorge were indeed Spartans. She pulled Jorge's service record, but more was redacted than was usual even for a Spartan and she had trouble reconciling his recent activity with [[Naval Special Weapons]]. Seeing how he had seemed to grow in the past two decades, she made a note to herself to check [[Wikipedia:Pituitary gland|pituitary]] and [[Wikipedia:Human growth hormone|human growth hormone]] levels for enduring catalytic side effects. Halsey figured Jorge must be glad to be back on Reach, even given the circumstances, but was unsure whether or not she was only displacing or projecting her own feelings onto him. The others on NOBLE Team, of course, were a mystery to her, but seeing them did remind her once more that Mendez was missing. If time had permitted, she would have pursued this thread, but as all the pieces for [[Operation: RED FLAG]] were almost in place, she had to wait. The Covenant's presence on Reach was also enough to get her to begin preparing for [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]], which involved denying the enemy access to classified data.<ref name="HJ72652"/> | The data in Sorvad's last message to her had been compromised along with the entire relay hub, which had been effectively destroyed.<ref name="HJ72652"/> Following her meeting with NOBLE Team Halsey noted in her journal that security measures were under way to preserve ONI's discoveries in the [[Viery Territory]] and to integrate and update [[Cortana]] with the latest intelligence from the [[Visegrád]] site. In addition, she was able to confirm definitely that the five with Jorge were indeed Spartans. She pulled Jorge's service record, but more was redacted than was usual even for a Spartan and she had trouble reconciling his recent activity with [[Naval Special Weapons]]. Seeing how he had seemed to grow in the past two decades, she made a note to herself to check [[Wikipedia:Pituitary gland|pituitary]] and [[Wikipedia:Human growth hormone|human growth hormone]] levels for enduring catalytic side effects. Halsey figured Jorge must be glad to be back on Reach, even given the circumstances, but was unsure whether or not she was only displacing or projecting her own feelings onto him. The others on NOBLE Team, of course, were a mystery to her, but seeing them did remind her once more that Mendez was missing. If time had permitted, she would have pursued this thread, but as all the pieces for [[Operation: RED FLAG]] were almost in place, she had to wait. The Covenant's presence on Reach was also enough to get her to begin preparing for [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]], which involved denying the enemy access to classified data.<ref name="HJ72652"/> | ||
By 0250 hours on [[2552#August|August 1]] Admiral [[Michael Stanforth|Stanforth]] had provided Doctor Halsey with a list of assets required for RED FLAG.<ref name="DD4"/> The mission would require between twenty and thirty [[Spartan-II]]s, the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] Mjolnir software suite, an at least third-generation A.I. extensively programmed with Covenant system intrusion software, a refit {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} or augmented {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, and a veteran naval commanding officer and crew. Half of these would be coming directly from Halsey, who had already chosen Cortana to serve as the mission's A.I.<ref name="DD4">[[Data Drop]] [[Data Drop/Four|#4]]</ref> By [[2552#August|August 3]] Halsey and Cortana had both agreed she ought to be divided after long discussion.<ref name="HJ8352"/> John and the other Spartans would need her expertise for RED FLAG, but she was also the best-suited to continue the study of symbols and operating systems from Professor Sorvad's site. In her journal Halsey pledged to copy most of Cortana's [[Illegal Entry Protocols|illegal entry protocol]] translation routines to an independent module so so the incarnate personality which remained could go with Blue Team and the rest. It was her hope that the severed data-mining portion could be reunited with the rest of her so she could be updated with Sorvad's data before the ''{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'', RED FLAG's designated cruiser, departed.<ref name="HJ8352">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 3, 2552''</ref> By [[2552#August|August 5]] the module had been successfully copied and all tests indicated separated routine functions were within normal parameters.<ref name="HJ8552">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 5, 2552''</ref> Halsey noted in her journal that she hoped the remaining work left to Cortana wouldn't take much longer. She would need to leave as soon as she was ready, provided the ''Autumn'' was ready in time. Pledging to catch up on lost sleep later, she also made a reminder to herself to inquire with Cortana concerning how it felt to experience a [[Wikipedia:Multiplexing|multiplexed]] existence | By 0250 hours on [[2552#August|August 1]] Admiral [[Michael Stanforth|Stanforth]] had provided Doctor Halsey with a list of assets required for RED FLAG.<ref name="DD4"/> The mission would require between twenty and thirty [[Spartan-II]]s, the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] Mjolnir software suite, an at least third-generation A.I. extensively programmed with Covenant system intrusion software, a refit {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} or augmented {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, and a veteran naval commanding officer and crew. Half of these would be coming directly from Halsey, who had already chosen Cortana to serve as the mission's A.I.<ref name="DD4">[[Data Drop]] [[Data Drop/Four|#4]]</ref> By [[2552#August|August 3]] Halsey and Cortana had both agreed she ought to be divided after long discussion.<ref name="HJ8352"/> John and the other Spartans would need her expertise for RED FLAG, but she was also the best-suited to continue the study of symbols and operating systems from Professor Sorvad's site. In her journal Halsey pledged to copy most of Cortana's [[Illegal Entry Protocols|illegal entry protocol]] translation routines to an independent module so so the incarnate personality which remained could go with Blue Team and the rest. It was her hope that the severed data-mining portion could be reunited with the rest of her so she could be updated with Sorvad's data before the ''{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'', RED FLAG's designated cruiser, departed.<ref name="HJ8352">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 3, 2552''</ref> By [[2552#August|August 5]] the module had been successfully copied and all tests indicated separated routine functions were within normal parameters.<ref name="HJ8552">''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', ''August 5, 2552''</ref> Halsey noted in her journal that she hoped the remaining work left to Cortana wouldn't take much longer. She would need to leave as soon as she was ready, provided the ''Autumn'' was ready in time. Pledging to catch up on lost sleep later, she also made a reminder to herself to inquire with Cortana concerning how it felt to experience a [[Wikipedia:Multiplexing|multiplexed]] existence.<ref name="HJ8552"/> | ||
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