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2024, both Battle Born and Meridian Divide were re-released by the publisher Simon & Schuster. For the updated release, Meridian Divide was given an Adjunct

2551. Covenant forces hunt for relics on Meridian. The Forerunner relic on Meridian. Blue Team dashing through the rubble of a city on Meridian, passing nearby

took over production of many of CDS' products. Meridian is glassed Covenant forces hunt for relics on Meridian Halo: Reach Dr. Halsey's personal journal (First

Miners charging through Promethean forces at the entrance of Meridian's space elevator. Miner defending a bridge on Meridian. A Liang-Dortmund branded Pelican

Team went AWOL, Fireteam Osiris was dispatched to Meridian in search of them. After arriving at Meridian Station and interviewing the miners, Osiris learned

create successful Special Forces programs in the 26th century, the Colonial Military Authority experimented with a prototype Special Forces project in the

present in the Battle of Meridian in 2551, remaining in orbit while the world was glassed. Following the battle, a Covenant Special Operations team was dispatched

eliminated Covenant forces aboard a Mikpramu-pattern Phantom, Locke and the rest of Osiris battled numerous Covenant and Promethean forces on the ground. As

against invading Covenant forces despite their substantial technological and numerical disadvantage. The human Outer Colony of Meridian was home to an impressive

technology on the Human colony. In 2551, during the Battle of Meridian, a Covenant Special Operations team used a Kindler to search for Forerunner artifacts

rifle. 'Vadam, Locke and their respective forces prepare to engage Covenant forces. Locke and Tanaka entering Meridian's atmosphere inside a Pelican in pursuit

subdivision of the Office of Naval Intelligence mainly responsible for special projects. In 2512, Vice Admiral Michael Stanforth became the head of Section

Master Chief rushing through Meridian. Penelope Boren (voice-over): "The Master Chief would never have agreed to special treatment." Cut to several UNSC

Covenant forces on Arcadia and Trove in long-range artillery roles against UNSC forces. In 2548, at least six Locusts were used by the Covenant forces on Meridian

resettled and now independent Meridian to track down Blue Team and take them back to the UNSC. Fireteam Osiris arrived at the Meridian space elevator via Pelican

Operations, an independent branch of the United Nations Space Command armed forces created for the oversight of their operations. The SPARTAN-IV program has

the UNSC Navy branch's Special Forces. Although Spartan Operations has autonomy from the other four branches of the Armed Forces, the Spartans closely collaborate

operational authority of the Naval Special Weapons division of UNSC Special Forces, the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers are a special operations unit of the UNSC

year, the UNSC Infinity and Liang-Dortmund Corporation security forces stationed on Meridian carried a large supply of BR85Ns. Numerous BR85Ns were transported

service rifle was the MA5K carbine, an MA5 series variant intended for special forces use. Team Echo - KIA Team Foxtrot Tom-B292 Lucy-B091 Adam-B004 - KIA

murdered. With tensions heightening between Gao's government and the UNSC, Special Inspector Veta Lopis of the Gao Ministry of Protection was assigned with

Note the custom armor and Keeper signature colors. Keeper forces fighting Blue Team and Special Inspector Lopis in Wendosa. Ash-G099 fighting Keeper Jiralhanae

October 25, 2558, during the Battle of Meridian, Fireteam Osiris used a Corp Gauss Warthog to combat Promethean forces while attempting to return to their

activated the Special Delivery's self-destruct. The attacking Seraphs were caught in the blast and destroyed. The survivors of the Special would move into

Promethean forces which have inexplicably turned on them, weakening ‘Mdama’s hold on the Covenant. Fighting through Covenant and Promethean forces, Osiris

the local Sentinel forces became hostile to the surviving Marines, likely due to the immediate presence of the Flood. With his forces decimated, but the

back to their makeshift base of operations. Linda and "Special Crew," as the flight crew of the Special Delivery had come to be called, found their own way

to conventional forces, the Marine Corps maintain special forces in the form of the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers under the Naval Special Warfare Command

originally designed by Chalybs Defense Solutions, was designed for special forces within Beta-5 Division's Asymmetrical Action Group; while the GEN2 permutation

Havana, Cuba to stop Covenant forces that had gathered around the orbital elevator. They then stopped the Covenant forces, who had captured multiple nuclear

program's mainline companies, given Mjolnir armor and assigned to separate special forces units. Kurt regarded the "cat 2" Spartan-IIIs as being on par with the

by using consenting adult volunteers primarily drawn from the various special forces units of the UNSC. While formerly serving within the various conventional

involved the denial of material to insurrectionist forces on Hat Yai, as UNSC forces destroyed twenty-one special technical assets belonging to the rebels at

colony vessels, as well as a training ground for covert operatives and Special Forces. Main article: Insurrection The Inner Colonies' reliance on the Outer

last stand. Main article: NOBLE Team NOBLE Team was a special operations fireteam of the UNSC's Special Warfare Command. Unlike the Headhunter program, NOBLE

and food. Naval Special Warfare Command, or NAVSPECWARCOM, and Naval Special Weapons (NAVSPECWEP) are responsible for all Naval special operations, including

harrowing landing on Meridian. In 2548 a small Covenant fleet element arrived in the Hestia system near the start of the rainy season on Meridian, one of Hestia

'Azavayl led Sangheili forces to commit massacres against the Jiralhanae, while the San'Shyuum Prelate Tem'Bhetek led Jiralhanae forces to commit massacres

the local Sentinel forces became hostile to the surviving Marines, likely due to the immediate presence of the Flood. With his forces decimated, but the

and led Promethean forces against Osiris and Arbiter Thel 'Vadam. The five were eventually able to defeat the Warden and his forces, and Osiris just managed

Prophets. Dubbing his movement "heresy", the High Prophets ordered Special Operations forces led by Rtas 'Vadumee and Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee to attack the gas

Casille, Veta Lopis and her Ferrets were led to Pinnacle Station above Meridian, where the AI Governor Sloan had initially advised Casille to work with

responsible for the construction of Ivanoff Station. Main article: UNSC Special Forces Beta-5 Division SPARTAN-II program SPARTAN-III program Main article:

the UNSC cruiser UNSC Sparrow following their escape from the Battle of Meridian, Saskia Nazari, Victor Gallardo, Evelyn Rousseau and Dorian Nguyen were

Operation: FALLEN WALLS. Covenant forces landed on the colony, where they encountered tough resistance from UNSC forces above the planet and on the ground

'Vadamee responded by deploying a Special Operations unit led by Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadumee. The Special Operations unit engaged with its

Leviathan to aid UNSC forces in the ongoing battle at the planet. Deployed to the remains of Alpha Headquarters to assist the local Marine forces as part of Operation:

article: Covenant's Special Warfare Group The Special Warfare Group is a military organization responsible for overseeing all special operations for the

Covenant and, following the empire's dissolution, its remnants. Among human forces, the Evocati are known as Ultras, and can be drawn from a number of species

Betrayal on Talitsa Alpha Shard The Composer The Didact Awakens Spartan Ops Meridian Return to Sanghelios Genesis Arrival Halo Archive: Canon Fodder Thread

begin with Sangheili forces now removed from the Covenant now led by the Jiralhanae. On November 17, final Covenant loyalist naval forces, including a final

bulk of Covenant forces gone, several UNSC forces accompanied the Fleet of Retribution in pursuit of Truth. The remainder of UNSC forces remained behind

2558, a battle took place on the icy world of Kamchatka, fought between the forces of the United Nations Space Command, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, and the Prometheans

purpose and power remained unclear to the UNSC. UNSC Navy UNSC Special Forces Naval Special Warfare Command Blue Team UNSC Marine Corps Main article: Artificial

war. Main article: Battle of Installation 00 The joint UNSC and Sangheili forces were deployed to the Ark after discovering the portal. This section needs

Sangheili forces would pursue the Prophet of Truth’s forces through a Forerunner portal in East Africa to the Ark, where UNSC ground forces secured a Cartographer

ranks of national special operations groups as well as from the UNSC's own special forces. The UEG also employs its own naval forces for policing, including

overwhelmed by the planets defenses and his ground forces in the city of Mombasa were pushed back by UNSC ground forces. The Prophet had his flagship, the CAS-class

collapse. A lone corvette was present for the beginning of the Battle of Meridian in 2548, acting as the ship for a Covenant force working on excavating

Realizing that he needed authority of all of Gao's military forces to prevent UNSC forces from entering Gao's orbit, Casille decided to make a proclamation

control room. Meanwhile, the UNSC forces of Alpha Base are forced to defend themselves from a surprise attack by Covenant forces who are attempting to kill the

these uprisings, a bombing attack that left millions dead. However, UNSC forces were successful in quelling the two later insurrections, which were armed

destroyer was the predominant offensive ship of the Covenant's now-defunct naval forces, used primarily for ship-to-ship warfare and glassing operations. These

been relatively low-key, often involving covert missions carried out by special forces such as Spartans. As a result, the generation that had grown up during

machine advancing toward Biko, the operation intends to let Cole's naval forces engage the Covenant with the prowlers inserting their troops while the aliens

war on the UNSC forces on the planet and Gao battle-jumpers and MV-29 Wyverns were ordered to engage the battalion's remaining forces. As the rest of the

be maintained with all local forces in order to track any spread of the parasite." Sesa 'Refumee: "There are no local forces, Oracle. Now, all you have is

Knights, followed by Covenant forces. The Covenant created havoc on board the ship, forcing the Infinity to recall all forces on Requiem to defend the ship

against Rojka. His forces were whittled down until the Unwavering Discipline was taking heavy fire and was about to be boarded by Thars's forces. At this point

The drill instructors in the short are actual Hungarian Special Forces soldiers. The special effects studio, Legacy Effects, accurately replicated the

fleets, including the occupational ground forces and the Special Warfare Group, which contained the Special Operations Division. Covenant troops were heavily

the Covenant are after it. After clearing a way through Covenant forces, the UNSC's forces enter the relic and find out where the Covenant have been pointed

infiltrating heavy casualties. While Covenant forces were making their final push towards the base, all UNSC ground forces on the facility were ordered by the commander

When informed that his forces were about to breach the structure where the UNSC forces remained barricaded, 'Mdama ordered his forces to kill all the humans

before discovering the UNSC forces in the recently uncovered Forerunner city below. 'Mantakree personally led the Covenant forces on the surface, before a

natives in the caverns, prompting the Gao Ministry of Protection to dispatch Special Inspector Veta Lopis and her field team to investigate. However, the situation

his recruitment of Fireteam Osiris, his missions with them on Kamchatka, Meridian, and Sanghelios, and rescuing Blue Team from Cortana's grasp on Genesis

del Maiz) in Havana, Cuba to stop Covenant forces that had gathered there. Linda discovered that all UNSC forces in the area were killed by a Scarab and Jiralhanae

planetside forces. After overwhelming the defenders, the Covenant glassed the planet. Isolated skirmishes between UNSC remnants and the Covenant forces continued

that the Flood gathered bodies of the dead for use as biomass. As Covenant forces made an attempt to retake the ship the pair was again contacted by Keyes

prevent hostile forces from entering the nearby cavern entrances, Castor and five hundred of the Keepers' Jiralhanae, Kig-Yar, and human forces have landed

Zealots, Generals, special operation officers, stealth troops, and honor guardsmen commonly use energy swords. Some Sangheili special forces units, notably

by the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) and its various branches and forces. In the UNSC, ships can also be operated by different departments and branches

that he held a special operations designation. Grunts holding this title and wearing the tell-tale black armor are only called in for special combat situations

Banshees and Phantoms, but the UNSC air forces counterattacked with Hornets and Pelican gunships. The ground forces led by John-117 punched through the remaining

was assigned to Team Saber under the command of Ash-G099. When the human forces on Onyx came under attack by Sentinels on October 31, 2552, the teams were

the planet and the UNSC managed to decimate most of their forces. Watts ordered for all URF forces to retreat from the planet, and the remaining rebel ships

of Bungie.net. Arms Race featured several shots of characters as well as special effects and set props, but little real action. The film was also shown at

producing supersoldiers to pacify the colonies by way of using low-profile special forces to eliminate the rebel leadership in accordance with the suggestions

MA5K is a carbine variant of the MA5 that is used almost exclusively by Special Forces units. It receives a thirty-round magazine and is fairly modular, capable

eliminate any opposition from the occupying Promethean and 'Mdama's Covenant forces. In February 2558, the UNSC Infinity returned to Requiem, destroying an

343 INDUSTRIES Catherine Halsey: "You are hereby conscripted into UNSC special project codename Orion-II." John-117: "Its cost cannot be measured in brass

carried the Librarian's special geas. Since the human specimens on the installation lacked these imprints, Faber ordered his forces to gather humans from

carrier) is a design pattern variation of assault carrier employed by the naval forces of the Covenant. The Kerel served the Covenant (and continues to serve its

soldiers of the elite Orbital Drop Shock Trooper divisions, although UNSC Special Forces operators and SPARTAN-II supersoldiers are known to use these as one

Arlo Casille, revealed that Administrator Sloan of Pinnacle Station on Meridian had approached him on behalf of Dark Moon in order to let the corporation

human's plan when a flotilla of Silent Shadow forces arrives over Netherop to eliminate Nizat and his forces. Nizat believes that the only way for him to

the station's cables. A second, unique elevator appeared as the Covenant Special Operations team and the Arbiter entered the Flood research facility within

Lopis is an Office of Naval Intelligence agent who formerly served as a special inspector of the Ministry of Protection on planet Gao. Following Operation:

material linked to an environmental control computer and the occupant's special-issue neural interface. This network translates electrochemical signals

Battle of Seoba was an engagement early in the Human-Covenant War between forces of the United Nations Space Command and several Insurrectionist factions

hinterland town of Skathi, Concord from a contingent of Covenant ground forces. When the Covenant attacked the colony of Concord in early December 2551

a fast attack vehicle serving as the United Nations Space Command Armed Forces' primary joint light tactical ground vehicle. The M12 Warthog is the most

massive carnage, and to this end volunteers were recruited from the UNSC's Special Forces. Based on the failures documented surrounding the genetic augmentation

pipe, which will lead you to a small, dark room. Be careful of Covenant forces from below and to the right, though, especially on Heroic or Legendary.

John 117 Monument Narrator: So it's no surprise that the piece itself is special. Begun three years ago in 2607, the monument is a diorama built entirely

Covenant to encounter Humanity. During the First Battle of Harvest, Jiralhanae forces had Unggoy secure Harvest's orbital Tiara station. Most of the Unggoy present

'Moramee suspects movement along the mountains. He looks up but sees nothing special, as Forge is already gone. He then moves towards the structure. GameTrailers

smaller vessels, while Kig-Yar forces could use the asteroids for hiding. The war between the Covenant and Kig-Yar forces culminated in sieges of redoubts

fought aboard the Forerunners' Ark, and the UNSC and Covenant separatist forces together secured the Halo Array, destroying the Ark shortly afterward. In

Phillips. They arrive in the city to find the temple under attack by Jiralhanae forces. After killing them, Kilo-Five gain entrance to the Temple, and begin their

Covenant forces: a few Elites, Jackals, and mostly Grunts clearing a cave-in. They land the dropship half a kilometer away from the Covenant forces. After

Codename: FIXER: "So, is this a standard section 2 response time? Or am I just special?" Comms Officer: "I'm sorry, can I help you?" Codename: FIXER: "I wouldn't

upon Delgado's return to the Rubble, he is detained by Bonifacio's private forces. The Council suspects him for dealing with the Kig-Yar for the NAV data

Adytum, which contained the desired shards. However, overwhelming Covenant forces nearly prevented their escape, with roughly two thirds of the Banished force—including

journal, and your copy of Reach the game, but what really makes this version special is what's underneath this styrofoam block here." Brian Jarrard: "So this

had the objective to destroy several Covenant base camps before the UNSC forces would begin a full-scale assault. The mission was ultimately a failure,

Librarian and preserved during the Conservation Measure. Viewing humanity as special, the Librarian imposed a geas upon the species, which has been said to have

city of Noctus, in the planet Andesia. Meridian is the 7th satellite orbit of Hestia V. Many facilities on Meridian, including the garage holding the Scorpion

Covenant forces are present, selective purges of databases on all ship-based and planetary data networks are to be activated. When human forces are forced

New Mombasa slipspace event, the planet remains under siege by Covenant forces. Frederic-104, William-043, and Linda-058 are pulled out of the line of

M12 Warthog The M12 Warthog was the predominant Warthog employed by UNSC forces between the 24th and 26th centuries, and saw use in the Insurrection and

Naval Space Combine fight each other using mechatronian technology. The UNSC forces uses the Panzerdoll armor. Main article: Fractures: Tenrai The Tenrai universe

of Huragok, in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of UNSC forces. The Huragok did not initially resist this measure, as they were made to

Onyx, but was interrupted by an explosion. Soon after, the surviving UNSC forces on Onyx regrouped and declared Bloody Arrow. Kurt, CPO Mendez and the Spartan-IIIs

dialogue about Chief. Cortana (narration): "I chose you because you were special." Chief removes the chip in his helmet, and walks into a blue light to reconnect

Drop Shock Troopers (Mentioned only) 15th Marine Forces Reserve (First mentioned) UNSC Navy Naval Special Weapons SPARTAN-II program (Mentioned only) Office

Fleet of Inexorable Obedience (Mentioned only) Covenant Special Warfare Group Covenant Special Operations Silent Shadow Covenant remnants Banished Jul

mentioned) Fleet of Righteous Vigilance (Mentioned only) Special Warfare Group Covenant Special Operations Silent Shadow Covenant remnants San'Shyuum flotilla

UNSC Armed Forces Spartan Operations SPARTAN-IV program Fireteam Apollo (First appearance) UNSC Navy Naval Special Warfare Command Naval Special Weapons SPARTAN-II

Spirit of Fire ship emblem belt buckle. On the Billy and Mandy Christmas Special there's a shelf in a store with video game boxes entitled, "Hello #2" as

Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command UNSC Armed Forces UNSC Navy Naval Special Weapons SPARTAN-II program Black Team (Mentioned only) Blue

Sentinel BR Rare energy Battle Rifle with Sentinel Sight. Delta-Six special forces configuration with variable-zoom 4x/6x optics; optimized for long-range

Space Command UNSC High Command UNSC Armed Forces UNSC Marine Corps (Mentioned only) UNSC Navy Naval Special Warfare Command (Mentioned only) SPARTAN-II

mode, though Liang-Dortmund private security forces take essentially the same role in missions set on Meridian. They will generally follow the player. They

Sundered Legion April 30, 2024: Banished Honor, Halo: Meridian Divide reissue and one new short story: Meridian Homecoming May 2024: Halo: The Third Life Fall

15, 2023 - August 18, 2023 Season 05 November 2, 2023 January 21, 2024 Special Delivery Visor - Legend Charm - Space Pickle Stance - Into The Breach Give

additional castes [which include] a warrior capable of commanding ground forces and possibly piloting their ships..." In the original 2001 print, this statement

elements of the rebel forces escaped and regrouped in the local asteroid belt. Billions of rocks, where they hid from our forces... and continue to hide