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[[File:UNSC_Spirit_of_Fire_(CFV-88).png|thumb|The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} played a pivotal role in the events of early 2531.]] | [[File:UNSC_Spirit_of_Fire_(CFV-88).png|thumb|The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} played a pivotal role in the events of early 2531.]] | ||
*The [[Harvest campaign#Final Liberation of Harvest|final battle]] of the [[Harvest campaign]] is won in space: [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s fleet engages the alien warships that have again returned to the [[Harvest]] colony. Six years after the planet was attacked, [[UNSC]] forces emerge victorious at great cost.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> | *The [[Harvest campaign#Final Liberation of Harvest|final battle]] of the [[Harvest campaign]] is won in space: [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s fleet engages the alien warships that have again returned to the [[Harvest]] colony. Six years after the planet was attacked, [[UNSC]] forces emerge victorious at great cost.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> | ||
*'''February | *'''February 4''': The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} enters the [[Epsilon Indi system]] and arrives back at a glassed and partially frozen [[Harvest]], encountering the Covenant troops of the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]], led by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], that are in the process of uncovering a [[Forerunner]] [[Relic]] on the planet.<ref>http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40831.html</ref> | ||
*The ''Spirit of Fire'' discovers the damaged {{UNSCShip|Prophecy}}, which has been previously attacked by the Covenant and suffered a critical reactor failure. Sergeant Forge and a team of [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] Marines squad rescue the ''Prophecy''' survivors and destroy the ship to prevent its NAV data from falling into Covenant hands. | *The ''Spirit of Fire'' discovers the damaged {{UNSCShip|Prophecy}}, which has been previously attacked by the Covenant and suffered a critical reactor failure. Sergeant Forge and a team of [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] Marines squad rescue the ''Prophecy''' survivors and destroy the ship to prevent its NAV data from falling into Covenant hands. | ||
*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} makes an entry in his log, reflecting on the five years leading up to this point in the war against the Covenant.<ref name = "Five Years">2008-14-07. [http://www.halowars.com/Dwnloads/Movies.aspx E3 2008: Five Long Years Cinematic]. ''[[Ensemble Studios]]. Accessed on 2008-14-07</ref> | *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} makes an entry in his log, reflecting on the five years leading up to this point in the war against the Covenant.<ref name = "Five Years">2008-14-07. [http://www.halowars.com/Dwnloads/Movies.aspx E3 2008: Five Long Years Cinematic]. ''[[Ensemble Studios]]. Accessed on 2008-14-07</ref> | ||
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*Professor Anders joins the ''Spirit of Fire'''s crew. | *Professor Anders joins the ''Spirit of Fire'''s crew. | ||
*Prof. Anders receives some unexpected readings on an EM band and asks a [[AV-14 Attack VTOL|Hornet]] squadron en route to [[Rally Point Baker]] to investigate. They end up sighting a battalion of [[Sangheili]]. [[Sergeant Forge]] is assigned to [[Quadrant 4]] to investigate.<ref name = "Viral"/> | *Prof. Anders receives some unexpected readings on an EM band and asks a [[AV-14 Attack VTOL|Hornet]] squadron en route to [[Rally Point Baker]] to investigate. They end up sighting a battalion of [[Sangheili]]. [[Sergeant Forge]] is assigned to [[Quadrant 4]] to investigate.<ref name = "Viral"/> | ||
*'''February | *'''February 6''': Anders writes her father a message detailing her mission to Harvest and the result of her discoveries on the planet, and encodes it as a detailed analysis of Homer's Odyssey. ONI censors miss the cipher completely and the message passes unaltered to her father. | ||
*'''February | *'''February 7''': ''Spirit of Fire'' holds service for the crew of the UNSC ''Prophecy''. The crew roster is read despite objections from ONI personnel. | ||
*'''February | *'''February 9''': ''Spirit of Fire'' arrives at the planet of [[Arcadia]] [[Battle of Arcadia|during battle]], where they meet SPARTAN [[Red Team]]. Anders is captured by the [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]]. ''Spirit of Fire'' pursues the Covenant into unknown space. Serina projects an arrival at [[Shield World 0459|their destination]] in 312 hours. | ||
*'''February | *'''February 14''': Serina, knowing that the crew may be on a one way trip, manufactures and delivers fake emails from family members to the crew celebrating Valentine's Day. She uses previous correspondence as a basis for the letters. | ||
*'''February | *'''February 23''': [[Battle of Shield World 0459]]. Medical officers aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' mistake the [[Flood]] for a virus.<ref name="hwtime">'''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]'''</ref> | ||
*'''February | *'''February 25''': ''Spirit of Fire'' escapes [[Shield World 0459]] thanks to the sacrifice of [[John Forge]].<ref name="hwtime"/> | ||
*'''February | *'''February 26''': The ''Spirit of Fire'' crew burn Flood-infected bodies to prevent the virus from spreading in the ship. Chief Medical Officer O'Neil also decides to cancel any study of the Flood.<ref name="hwtime"/> | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
*'''March | *'''March 1''': Chief Engineer [[Andrew Prescott]] finishes his assessment of damage to ''Spirit of Fire'' and repairs continue to the hull. The FTL core reactor cannot be replaced and plans to manufacture a spare from base reactor units are deemed unworkable. The decision is made to run the ship on a skeleton crew and place the rest in suspended animation.<ref name="hwtime"/> | ||
*'''March | *'''March 3''': Captain Cutter files a report in his log, wondering what Anders experienced as a prisoner of the Covenant.<ref name="hwtime"/> | ||
*'''March | *'''March 4''': Anders analyzes the events in the shield world and concludes that [[Forerunner|the beings]] who built it knew humans.<ref name="hwtime"/> | ||
*'''March | *'''March 11''': Anders is put into cryosleep by Captain Cutter.<ref name="hwtime"/> | ||
*'''March | *'''March 12''': Captain Cutter writes five commendations, fourteen family condolence letters, and a note to his wife.<ref name="hwtime"/> | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
*'''May | *'''May 1''': [[Raid on Camp New Hope]]. [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] infiltrates [[Camp New Hope]], on planet [[Victoria]], in the [[111 Tauri System]]. [[General]] [[Howard Graves]] of the [[United Rebel Front]] is killed and three [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s are recovered.<ref name = "GoO">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
*'''June | *'''June 12''': Feeling she cannot provide her daughter the care she deserves, [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] sends [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda]] to live with her father, [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]].<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref> | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
*'''October | *'''October 24''': [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] proposes the [[SPARTAN-III program]] to leading members of [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/HaloWaypoint/posts/10151985325652679 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Today in Halo'']</ref> The project is approved and implemented immediately.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 47-49''</ref> | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
*'''November | *'''November 7''': [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] [[Kurt Ambrose|Kurt-051]], [[Kelly-087]] and [[Fred-104]] are dispatched to investigate [[Construction Platform 966A]] for suspected rebel activity.<ref name = "GoO"/> Kurt-051 experiences a [[thruster pack]] malfunction and is sent into interplanetary space. The [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Circumference}} and the [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Tannenberg}} start immediate rescue operations; however, after over 5 hours of searching, nearby Covenant activity forces the search to be terminated, and Kurt-051 is 'officially' declared [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|MIA]]. In actuality the operation was a ruse: Kurt is picked up by Colonel James Ackerson and recruited to train his SPARTAN-IIIs. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
*'''December | *'''December 14''': After being extracted by Colonel James Ackerson, Kurt-051 is briefed on the SPARTAN-III project and given leadership over its implementation, as well as a new identity as "Kurt Ambrose".<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/HaloWaypoint/posts/10152119534552679 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Today in Halo: 12/14/2531'']</ref> | ||
*'''December | *'''December 19''': [[Nicole-458]] is born.<ref>2005-13-12, [http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=7349 Building a Spartan]. ''[[Bungie]]''. Accessed on 2008-03-12</ref> | ||
*'''December | *'''December 27''': 497 recruits arrive at [[Camp Currahee]] on [[Onyx]] beginning the Spartan-III program under the command of Kurt-051, forming what will later become [[Alpha Company]].<ref name = "GoO"/> | ||
==Other events== | ==Other events== | ||