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{{Quote|Looks like a [[Covenant]] patrol. Badass [[Elite]] units, all KIA.|[[Sergeant]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] to [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] on [[Alpha Halo]]}} | {{Quote|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 | '''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 United Nations Space Command, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|a directive]] requiring that [[SPARTAN-II]] 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> Shortly before dying, [[Kurt-051]] listed several [[SPARTAN-III]]s and a SPARTAN-II as MIA. | Due to the need to increase morale in the United Nations Space Command, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[Office of Naval Intelligence Directive 930|a directive]] requiring that [[SPARTAN-II]] 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> Shortly before dying, [[Kurt-051]] listed several [[SPARTAN-III]]s and a SPARTAN-II as MIA. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Killed In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Killed In Action"]] | *[[Wikipedia:Killed In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Killed In Action"]] | ||
[[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | [[Category:Terms and Phrases]] | ||
[[Category:Military Terminology]] | [[Category:Military Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 21:54, May 5, 2010
- "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 United Nations Space Command, the Office of Naval Intelligence issued a directive requiring that SPARTAN-II 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] Shortly before dying, Kurt-051 listed several SPARTAN-IIIs and a SPARTAN-II as MIA.
Sources
- ^ Halo: First Strike page 249
