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The base's placement near the Forerunner ruins may have been the result of a coincidence, or it may have been originally constructed to serve as a site to conduct research on possible Forerunner findings, and to keep the planet's civilian populace away from the area. | The base's placement near the Forerunner ruins may have been the result of a coincidence, or it may have been originally constructed to serve as a site to conduct research on possible Forerunner findings, and to keep the planet's civilian populace away from the area. | ||
During the [[Battle | During the [[Battle for Arcadia]] in [[2531]], the base was apparently attacked by the [[Covenant]] during the opening stages of the engagement, as much of the base was left in ruins when [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] reinforcements from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} arrived. The UNSC used the landing area of the apparently-deserted base as their base of operations, when they attacked a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] base inside a dome-shaped [[energy shielding|energy shield]]. They used an air pad on the base to call in [[M-145D Rhino|Rhino tanks]] from the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in orbit, and placed the tanks on the landing pads on the edge of the cliff. After a few unsuccessful attempts, they managed to destroy the Covenant outposts in the area and breach the energy field. After destroying it, they proceeded down to the valley to investigate the area.<ref name="dome"/> | ||
The remnants of the base were likely destroyed when the Covenant returned and [[Fall of Arcadia|destroyed]] Arcadia in 2549. | The remnants of the base were likely destroyed when the Covenant returned and [[Fall of Arcadia|destroyed]] Arcadia in 2549. | ||