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*[[ | {{Quote|Looks like a [[Covenant]] patrol. Badass [[Elite]] units, all KIA.|[[Sergeant]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] to [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] on [[Alpha Halo]]}} | ||
*[[ | '''Killed in Action''', better known as '''KIA''', is a casualty classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that denotes the death of a serviceman during or after a combat mission or situation. | ||
Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC armed forces, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[ONI Directive 930]], requiring that [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program]] casualties be listed as [[Missing in Action]] or [[Wounded in Action]], to create the illusion that such personnel were invincible. The SPARTAN-IIs would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA on their team's rosters.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 249''</ref> | |||
==Sources== | |||
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==See also== | |||
*[[Missing in action|Missing in Action (MIA)]] | |||
*[[Wounded in action|Wounded in Action (WIA)]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[[Wikipedia:Killed In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Killed In Action"]] | |||
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[[Category:Military terminology]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:56, March 11, 2024
- "Looks like a Covenant patrol. Badass Elite units, all KIA."
- — Sergeant Avery J. Johnson to Captain Jacob Keyes on Alpha Halo
Killed in Action, better known as KIA, is a casualty classification used by the United Nations Space Command that denotes the death of a serviceman during or after a combat mission or situation.
Due to the need to increase morale in the UNSC armed forces, the Office of Naval Intelligence issued ONI Directive 930, requiring that SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III program casualties be listed as Missing in Action or Wounded in Action, to create the illusion that such personnel were invincible. The SPARTAN-IIs would put a fallen member's status as MIA or WIA on their team's rosters.[1]
Sources[edit]
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 249
