Halo Reach — REACH

**HOST STAR:** *Epsilon Eridani*
**STATUS:** *Glassed (attacked* *2552*)

POPULATION: 121,000 (703 million pre-Covenant)
SPECIES: Human

HISTORY

Reach was the second most important human settlement behind Earth, both for being a highly-populated and vibrant community, and for being one of the largest military complexes the UNSC had. Reach was also home to the Spartan-II program, where Doctor Catherine Halsey and SCPO Franklin Mendez kidnapped and trained children into an elite team of super-soldiers.

By 2552, the war against the Covenant was not going well, and enemy fleets were pushing farther into humanity's inner colonies, quickly encroaching on what little space people called their own. The situation got far worse in July, when the Covenant found Reach, beginning a covert invasion of the planet before a full-scale attack commenced a few weeks later. Though Reach was heavily defended, including over 300 million military personnel, the planet fell to the Covenant, leaving nothing between them and Earth.

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Jun 30

June 30, 2362 – December 31, 2362

Reach is Colonized

June 30, 2362 – December 31, 2362

The colony world of Reach, the first ever extrasolar colony established by humanity, was colonized sometime in 2362 by the colony ship Odyssey.

June 30, 2362 – December 31, 2362

Jul 20

July 20, 2517 – March 30, 2525

Spartan-II Training Program

July 20, 2517 – March 30, 2525

The Spartan II program, led by Dr. Catherine Halsey, was a plan by the Office of Naval Intelligence to use children with superior genetic traits to create a group of super-soldiers in order to put an end to the ongoing Insurrection in the outer colonies.

July 20, 2517 – March 30, 2525

Jun 30

June 30, 2552 – November 3, 2552

Operation: RED FLAG

June 30, 2552 – November 3, 2552

Operation: RED FLAG was a planned operation by both the Office of Naval Intelligence and the UNSC to use Spartans to capture a Covenant ship, use it to penetrate into Covenant space, and capture a Hierarch, with the intent of using the Prophet to broker a cease-fire.

June 30, 2552 – November 3, 2552

Jul 24

July 24, 2552 – August 30, 2552

Fall of Reach

July 24, 2552 – August 30, 2552

The Fall of Reach was possibly the largest battle during the Human-Covenant War, taking place in the Epsilon Eridani system, in orbit and on the ground of Reach, humanity's largest military stronghold.

July 24, 2552 – August 30, 2552

Oct 7

October 7, 2559 – October 12, 2559

Operation: WOLFE

October 7, 2559 – October 12, 2559

Operation: WOLFE was a U N SC mission on the planet Re ac h in October 2559 to recover several cryobins from CASTLE Base under Menachite Mountain for Doctor Catherine Halsey.

October 7, 2559 – October 12, 2559

Oct 14

October 14, 2559

Battle of Epsilon Clarion

October 14, 2559

The Battle of Epsilon Clarion was a conflict on the Ark between the Keeper s of t he One Freedom, the Coven ant, and the Ba ni shed to activate the Halo Array in late 2559.

October 14, 2559