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'''Kilo-Five''' was a highly covert intelligence unit under the supervision of [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Director of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', Chapter 2</ref> Established in late [[2553#January|January 2553]], Kilo-Five's mission was to incite an insurrection between the various [[Sangheili]] [[Covenant remnants|factions]] left shattered after the [[Great Schism]]; this was accomplished by arming the religious extremist group known as the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', Chapter 1</ref> Due to the position of the civilian administration and [[High Command]], specifically [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Hood]], to pursue a peace treaty with [[Sanghelios]], this unit and mission were not known to those outside the senior leadership of ONI. Kilo-Five was led in the field by [[Serin Osman|Rear Admiral Serin Osman]], an ONI operative, former [[SPARTAN-II]] and the protégé of Admiral Parangosky. The unit reported directly to Admiral Parangosky and was thus designated as part of ONI Core Four, outside the hierarchy of ONI's Sections Zero through Three.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 199''</ref>

During their operations, they manned the highly advanced [[ONI prowler|stealth corvette]] {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}}, refitted in the post-war months with [[Forerunner]] technology.  

'''SPARTAN-II's'''

*[[Smart AI|Fourth-generation smart AI]] - [[Black-Box]]

On multiple occasions, Kilo-Five provided arms to the leader of [[Servants of the Abiding Truth|the Abiding Truth]], [[Avu Med 'Telcam]]. They set up their meetings on the [[glassing|glassed]] colony of [[New Llanelli]] in the [[Brunel system]]. On their second meeting, Kilo-Five encountered a colonist named [[Tom Muir]]. Muir was extracted from the planet and quarantined on ''Port Stanley'', so he couldn't discover anything about their mission. When he questioned Osman about the meetings, Serin lied and told him they were merely exchanging fallen soldiers.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 151''</ref>

Kilo-Five then headed to the former mining colony [[Reynes]] to relieve ONI operative [[Mike Spenser]] of his duties. Spenser was a [[Department of Colonial Security|DCS agent]] who operated a UNSC listening station on the planet. He was extracted by Mal and Vaz, but not before they were involved in a brief firefight with several [[Kig-Yar]], who were attempting to claim the team's dropship for themselves.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 152-158''</ref>

The {{UNSCShip|Ariadne}} experienced reactor complications and was forced to drop out of [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] near [[Venezia]]. Having received no assistance from the [[Insurrectionist]]-controlled colony, ''Ariadne'' sent a message to [[Earth]] asking for help. The {{UNSCShip|Monte Cassino}} was dispatched - both to evacuate the ship's crew and to rendezvous with the {{UNSCship|Port Stanley}} for a personnel transfer. However, the reactor exploded before any help could arrive, and the ''Ariadne'' was lost with all hands. Prior to the ''Monte Cassino'''s return trip to [[Earth]], ''Port Stanley'' transferred Mike Spenser and Tom Muir to the ship.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 184''</ref>

Serin Osman later met with Admiral Lord [[Terrence Hood]] onboard the {{UNSCShip|Iceni}}. They, along with Corporal Vasily Beloi and Dr. Evan Phillips, were the first humans to visit Sanghelios. There, Hood and [[Thel 'Vadam]] discussed the fragile state of both species, as well as a treaty to formalize the peace. Hood invited 'Vadam to a [[Voi Memorial|memorial service on Earth]], and in return 'Vadam invited Dr. Phillips to study Sangheili history and culture on their homeworld.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 358-361''</ref>

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Kilo-Five attended the Voi Memorial in Kenya on March 3rd. Admiral Parangosky informed Osman that she would be appointed rear admiral and her successor the following month. Shortly after, Evan Phillips, along with a fragment of BB, left ''Port Stanley'' to visit Sanghelios. He arrived in the state of [[Vadam]] and requested a tour of the planet's most ancient cities.  

''Port Stanley'' returned to Sanghelios as 'Telcam began his [[Sangheili civil war|assault on Vadam]]. Utilizing the Pelican ''[[Tart-Cart]]'', Kilo-Five searched for Phillips in Ontom and inside the [[Temple of the Abiding Truth]]. They eventually located Phillips through an intercepted communication and traveled to the state of [[Acroli]] to evacuate him. They extracted Phillips in the midst of a skirmish at [[Nes'alun keep]]. During the evacuation, ''Tart-Cart'' was damaged by a Banshee, forcing Devereaux to put her down for repairs. They were eventually forced to accept parts from the Sangheili, [[Forze 'Mdama]]. Once repairs were made, they flew back to ''Stanley''. During their flight back, a fire erupted and they had to re-route to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, which was deployed on trial to Sanghelios to test its capabilities in the guise of assisting the Arbiter and his forces.

====Sangheili civil war====

Meanwhile, a Kig-Yar pirate crew contracted by 'Telcam located ''Pious Inquisitor'' and attempted to commandeer the ship for themselves. Sinks, distrustful of the Kig-Yar and only compliant to Sentzke's orders, placed the ship in complete lockdown. Once Kilo-Five located the ship, Sentzke convinced Sinks to allow them to come onboard. Planning to escape, Sentzke had Vaz promise to take care of Naomi and in turn gave his word to cease his aggression against Earth. Mal and Naomi boarded the ship in a different location and eliminated members of the Kig-Yar crew. The Shipmistress, [[Chol Von]], set the ship to explode and escaped with her remaining crew. While Kilo-Five escaped to their dropships, Sentzke took a [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]] from the [[shuttle bay]] but stayed in range to ensure Naomi was safe. Vaz requested BB to give Sentzke the file on Naomi's kidnapping to prove him right to his doubting family; BB complied and sent the files to Sentzke's Spirit. BB discovered Sinks had secretly rigged the Spirit with a miniature slipspace drive which would enable him and Sentzke to escape. Black-Box knew ONI would never stop hunting Sentzke if they knew he was alive and chose to erase his own recollection of the incident, leaving Kilo-Five to conclude that Sentzke had died when the ship exploded.  

====Shore leave====

Once the Venezian threat was neutralized, Kilo-Five was granted shore leave. They dropped off Mike Spenser at ''[[Anchor 10]]'' and before heading out to the planet [[Cascade]], picked up a cargo of arms meant for 'Telcam from the {{UNSCShip|Thatcher}}.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 476''</ref>

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