A very important year for the United Nations Space Command, as this marked the initiation of the SPARTAN-II program, which would eventually give birth to some of humanity's greatest heroes.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 19 ("I graduated from UNSC OCS only seven weeks ago.")
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 21-27
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint - Today in Halo: 09/17/2517
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 28
  5. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 30-31
  6. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 35-43
  7. ^ Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp, Issue #2
  8. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 45