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To protect the location of [[Earth]], Vice Admiral Cole establishes the emergency order commonly known as the [[Cole Protocol]]: if any Covenant forces are present, selective purges of databases on all ship-based and planetary data networks are to be activated. When human forces are forced into retreat, they must not execute a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump in the direction of Earth or any major population center, even if this forces them to jump without the necessary navigational calculations (a "blind jump"). If such a jump is not possible, and if capture is imminent, the commanding officer must order a [[self-destruct]]. The on-board ship [[artificial intelligence]] construct, normally imperative to navigation and tactical decisions, must either be removed or destroyed. | To protect the location of [[Earth]], Vice Admiral Cole establishes the emergency order commonly known as the [[Cole Protocol]]: if any Covenant forces are present, selective purges of databases on all ship-based and planetary data networks are to be activated. When human forces are forced into retreat, they must not execute a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump in the direction of Earth or any major population center, even if this forces them to jump without the necessary navigational calculations (a "blind jump"). If such a jump is not possible, and if capture is imminent, the commanding officer must order a [[self-destruct]]. The on-board ship [[artificial intelligence]] construct, normally imperative to navigation and tactical decisions, must either be removed or destroyed. | ||
Due to the shortage of effective officers, Jacob Keyes is promoted to Commander and assumes command of the [[UNSC Iroquois|UNSC ''Iroquois'']]. In [[2552]], he foresees a Covenant attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]] thanks to a paper by Spartan washout [[Fhajad-084]]. His actions result in the destruction of a Covenant {{ | Due to the shortage of effective officers, Jacob Keyes is promoted to Commander and assumes command of the [[UNSC Iroquois|UNSC ''Iroquois'']]. In [[2552]], he foresees a Covenant attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]] thanks to a paper by Spartan washout [[Fhajad-084]]. His actions result in the destruction of a Covenant {{Pattern|Wik|light destroyer}} and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]], as well as the routing of a [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], with a daring maneuver dubbed the "[[Keyes Loop]]". This unprecedented victory against a Covenant force earns him a promotion to Captain and helps him become recognized by the entire UNSC. Keyes and the ''Iroquois'' remain in the [[Sigma Octanus system]] to partake in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||
On the ground, the Marine force is slaughtered save for a small group of survivors, so Spartan Blue, Red, and [[Green Team]]s are sent to destroy a Covenant occupation force in the city of [[Côte d'Azur]] with a nuclear bomb. In the city, they find the Covenant has occupied [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History|a museum]] and discover a new race called [[Huragok|Engineers]]. While Red and Green Teams escort a group of civilian survivors to the landing zone, Blue Team — John, Kelly, Fred, and [[James-005]] — enter the museum and discover two massive aliens: [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]. The Hunter pair seem to be scanning a [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|rock]] and transmitting the data to [[Covenant stealth ship|a stealth ship]], which Captain Keyes discovers and destroys. The Spartans are able to neutralize the Hunters, acquire the rock, and escape to the landing zone, where they detonate a nuclear bomb and annihilate the Covenant presence. Keyes later returns to Reach, inadvertently disclosing the location of the planet to the Covenant via a [[Covenant spy probe|homing beacon]] attached to the ''Iroquois''. An [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] committee debriefs him. There, he meets John-117 once again. Scans of the rock produce a set of [[forerunner symbols|alien symbols]] that do not match any Covenant dialect. Dr. Halsey concludes that the artifact is from a [[Forerunner|separate race]] from the Covenant. | On the ground, the Marine force is slaughtered save for a small group of survivors, so Spartan Blue, Red, and [[Green Team]]s are sent to destroy a Covenant occupation force in the city of [[Côte d'Azur]] with a nuclear bomb. In the city, they find the Covenant has occupied [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History|a museum]] and discover a new race called [[Huragok|Engineers]]. While Red and Green Teams escort a group of civilian survivors to the landing zone, Blue Team — John, Kelly, Fred, and [[James-005]] — enter the museum and discover two massive aliens: [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]. The Hunter pair seem to be scanning a [[Sigma Octanus IV artifact|rock]] and transmitting the data to [[Covenant stealth ship|a stealth ship]], which Captain Keyes discovers and destroys. The Spartans are able to neutralize the Hunters, acquire the rock, and escape to the landing zone, where they detonate a nuclear bomb and annihilate the Covenant presence. Keyes later returns to Reach, inadvertently disclosing the location of the planet to the Covenant via a [[Covenant spy probe|homing beacon]] attached to the ''Iroquois''. An [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] committee debriefs him. There, he meets John-117 once again. Scans of the rock produce a set of [[forerunner symbols|alien symbols]] that do not match any Covenant dialect. Dr. Halsey concludes that the artifact is from a [[Forerunner|separate race]] from the Covenant. | ||