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Events

January

January 31

• Dr. William Arthur Iqbal sends a message to his colleagues, concerning the ongoing study of Forerunner artifacts.^[1]

Unknown

• Dr. Ruth Charet is elected as the President of the UEG.^[2]

February

February 1

• Jul 'Mdama allies with Avu Med 'Telcam and joins the Servants of the Abiding Truth.^[3]

March

March 3

• During a ceremony presided over by Lord Hood, a monument is erected in the Kenyan Savannah near Mount Kilimanjaro to officially mark the end of the Human-Covenant war, and in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the war including John-117 who is labeled MIA and is posthumously promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. A full military detail, led by Gunnery Sergeant Marcus P. Stacker, delivers a 3-volley salute to the fallen. Thel 'Vadam and his surviving brethren departed Earth for their homeworld, Sanghelios.^[4]

April

• A Forerunner Ancilla is found on Gao.^[5]

Unknown

• Ivanoff Research Station begins to monitor Installation 03.^[6] Dr. Catherine Halsey is then assigned to the Station.^[7]

May

• The Damascus Ordnance Commission is held.^[8]
• All security details at ZULU-level classified ONI sites are required to wear MJOLNIR Enforcer armor.

July

July 4–6

• The Battle of Gao takes place with the UNSC taking heavy losses, the Keepers of the One Light forces being nearly annihilated, Arlo Casille is made president of Gao and the Forerunner Ancilla is taken off world by the UNSC.^[9]

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• The Raid on the UNSC Infinity occurs prior to the Battle of Sanghelios.

Gallery

The dedication of the Hillside Memorial, officially marking the end of the Human-Covenant war.

Insurrectionists during the Raid on UNSC Infinity.

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