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{{ | {{Rename|Recovery of John-117|More accurate title; at no point was Kilimanjaro "raided" or even set foot on by the participants}} | ||
{{Disambig header|the engagement during the Battle for Earth|the mission by the [[Ace of Spades]] crew|Mission to Mount Kilimanjaro}} | |||
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{{Quote|We must go. The Brutes have our scent.|Thel 'Vadam}} | {{Quote|We must go. The Brutes have our scent.|Thel 'Vadam}} | ||
The '''Raid on Kilimanjaro''' was a small engagement between the [[United Nations Space Command]] against the [[Covenant | The '''Raid on Kilimanjaro''' was a small engagement between the [[United Nations Space Command]] against the [[Covenant|Covenant loyalists]] in [[2552#November|late 2552]] near [[Mount Kilimanjaro]], Tanzania, [[Earth]]. The raid was significant because of the recovery of the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117]], who would play a vital role in ending the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="s117">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> | ||
==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||