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'''2525''' was the year in the 2520s in the 26th century. It was a year that saw the start of the [[Human-Covenant War]], which would become a twenty-seven year long engagement between the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The war began after [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] between the belligerents at the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of Harvest. The emergence of the Covenant threat prompted the training of the [[Spartan-II]] supersoldiers to be accelerated and [[Blue Team|a group]] of them were selected for their [[Operation: TALON|very first live combat mission]] in September of this year, an operation to capture the [[United Rebel Front]] colonel, [[Robert Watts]].

*Members of the Harvest militia go on a march carrying 25 kilogram [[rucksack]]s. Afterwards, Johnson and Ponder attend Harvest's [[Solstice Celebration]]. Johnson is briefed by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] as to why he and Byrne are there: to prevent [[Insurrectionist]] attacks on [[UNSC]] freighters.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 105-123''</ref>

*The [[Covenant]] ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' attacks a [[human]] ship (the ''[[Bulk Discount]]''), said human ship having the ''[[Walk of Shame]]'' in support and hosting not only Johnson and Byrne but also an arsenal of weapons. The aliens are repelled (though Johnson receives a fractured skull) and the ship destroyed, though [[Dadab]] and [[Lighter Than Some]] are able to escape in an escape pod after making a report on the relics they've found.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 124-136''</ref> Colonial Militia trainees [[Wallace Jenkins]], [[Forsell]], [[Wick]] and [[Andersen]] begin target practice.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 137''</ref> The [[Ministry of Fortitude]] holds a statistic-based meeting. The [[Minister of Fortitude]] takes stimulants to help him through the ordeal.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 143''</ref>

*Fortitude wakes up, the hangover effect of the stimulants taking hold. The [[Vice Minister of Tranquility]] alerts him to the [[Luminary]] detections made by ''Minor Transgression''. They resolve to use them to usher in an [[Age of Reclamation]] and secure their position as the next trio of Hierarchs.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 143-158''</ref> ''Walk of Shame'' is dispatched to [[Reach]] to request that [[FLEETCOM]] send a battle group in the event of first contact escalating into bloodshed.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 166''</ref>

*[[Jonathan Doherty]], is born in [[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]] on [[Luna]].<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/rookie '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Universe: Rookie'']</ref>{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P97|Enc22|Page=97}}

*After a week of remaining still, ''Rapid Conversion'' attacks the small, remote town of [[Gladsheim]], while {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}}s, [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Yanme'e]] slaughter its residents. The [[Harvest militia]] evacuates the town's few survivors, resulting in the injury of Maccabeus and the death of [[Ritul]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 279-286''</ref>

*Large firefights at the Tiara and Harvest's [[Harvest reactor complex|reactor complex]] ensue. Notable deaths include [[Ponder]], [[Vorenus]], [[Dadab]], and [[Lighter Than Some]]. [[Loki]] destroys the [[Tiara]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 368-385''</ref>

*[[Miranda Keyes|Miranda Halsey]] is born to [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Intersystem News]], LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star''</ref> on [[Luna]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P91|Enc22|Page=91}}

*At 1130 hours, the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] undergo rigorous chemical, physical and biological [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentations]] onboard [[Medical Facility Endurance]] in orbit over the planet [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 55-59'' (2001 version); ''pages 73-77'' (2010 version)</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|anim}}

*The Spartan-IIs awaken aboard ''Endurance'' and Halsey assesses the results.<ref name="anim">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'''</ref> Thirty-three Spartans successfully pass the alterations.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans''] ("''Only 33 of the candidates survived without significant injury.''")</ref> Thirty subjects have died,{{Ref/Note|In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', Déjà states that 27 subjects died, 36% of the candidates.}} and twelve are permanently disabled.

*{{CMAShip|Argo}} arrives in the [[Epsilon Indi system]] and makes a confirmation transmission. No further reports are received.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 118'' (2010 edition)</ref>

*Dr. Halsey begins to plan therapies, experimental surgeries, and rehabilitations for over eighty percent of the SPARTAN-II augmentation washouts. Some of the protocols are estimated to take years to complete. [[Artificial intelligence]]s predict a fifty percent success rate, though Halsey believes the Spartans' will to serve the UNSC will boost the success rate.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}

*Dr. Halsey moves her research from [[Camp Hathcock]] to [[CASTLE Base]], declining an invitation of working in a corner suite in [[Olympic Tower]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}

*The [[UNSC Special Forces#Naval Special Warfare Command|NAVSPECWEP]] approves the limited-run production of the MJOLNIR Mark IV armor, four months after the prototypes were sent.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}

*A test case file was unintentionally "attached" to an official response to Catherine Halsey. The file showed a volunteer attempting to use a prototype of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], resulting in his death due to his lack of training and proper physiology.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}

*Dr. Halsey works on improving the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor prototypes. Due to its secrecy, she relocates the [[Materials Group]] division working on the armor to [[Damascus Testing Facility]] in [[Vhalkem]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}

*The [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus]]. [[Blue Team]]—consisting of John-117, [[Samuel-034]], [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]]—infiltrate URF military base [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the [[Eridanus system]]'s [[asteroid]] belt. Robert Watts is captured by the SPARTAN-IIs and returned to the UNSC. The asteroid's hangar bay is damaged by Sam, causing it to vent atmosphere.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 81-94''</ref>

*[[Battle Group 4]], composed of the {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, the {{CMAShip|Arabia}} and the {{CMAShip|Vostok}} enters the Epsilon Indi system and make contact with a Covenant ship. The Covenant ship destroys the ''Vostok'' and the ''Arabia'' with only the badly damaged ''Heracles'' escaping.{{Ref/Game|HW|Part=Halo Wars Limited Edition|PartText=Limited Edition|Halo Wars: Genesis}}

*The Covenant ship broadcasts the following message to the battlegroup: "Your destruction is the will of the Gods...and we are their instrument," in complete English, showing that the Covenant have been studying humanity for some time.<ref name="for98">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 98''</ref>

*FLEETCOM recieves the Covenant's declaration of war.<ref name="HSS2">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', chapter 2</ref>

*UNSC is put on full alert for the Covenant. The training of the SPARTAN-IIs is accelerated.{{Ref/Reuse|for98}}

*The SPARTAN-IIs are informed of hostile contact with the Covenant and the fate of Harvest. They are introduced to [[Project MJOLNIR]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 94-101''</ref>

*Dr. Halsey begins to analyze the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}

*Many high-ranking personnel within the UNSC begin to show fear of the Covenant. Dr. Halsey and [[Franklin Mendez]] discuss the SPARTAN-IIs and Covenant threat.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}}

''' November 6–27'''

 

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*[[Ages of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]] begins with the [[Ascension (ceremony)|ascension]] of the [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]], [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]]. They declare that the human race destroyed a vast [[Forerunner]] reliquary and are to be exterminated, starting the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 379-384''</ref>

*The [[The Assembly|Assembly]] holds a tribunal for one of its members, who is believed to have attempted communication with the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Data pad ''</ref> Later in the year, they discuss the [[SPARTAN-II program]] and how it managed to reach operational capacity a year before the [[Insurrection]] expanded beyond control.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Data pad 9''</ref>

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