Halo: Ghost Escort

**UNSC OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE - SECTION III** **CLASSIFICATION: EYES ONLY // CODEWORD: HYPODERMIC** **PRIORITY: ALPHA-ONE** **FROM:** ONI HIGHCOM **TO:** ONI Commander, UNSC Event Horizon **RE:** Formation of Strike Group 27 / Execution of General Order 098-38 ONI Commander, Effective immediately, Strike Group 27 is formed under your command. The stealth UNSC Event Horizon is designated flagship. Three standard UNSC destroyers are assigned to form the forward vanguard, while the Event Horizon trails in the rear, relying on specialized ablative coating to run completely silent and invisible to enemy radar. Strike Group 27 is ordered to the frozen vacuum of the Cordoba System to execute the Cole Protocol. A UNSC Captain failed to purge shipboard Smart AI and NAV data during a sudden attack. That data must be retrieved or deleted before Covenant forces extract Sol's coordinates. ONI HIGHCOM Threat Assessment: Highly possible that this mission will attract a Covenant ambush. ONI intelligence officers are honed weapons for absolute containment, and are required to use every resort at their disposal to guarantee the Cole Protocol is executed. Your capture is strictly forbidden. Prepare to use the final resort to ensure compliance Make us proud. **// END TRANSMISSION //** ADDENDUM // VESSEL DOSSIER: STRIKE GROUP 27 The Event Horizon operates under total stealth protocol; do not fire the MAC gun until a hit can be confirmed. Primary long-range engagements will utilize MAC assets and Archer missiles, with short-range Gauss cannons held in reserve due to immediate stealth compromise upon firing. Tactical area denial relies on laying two mine variants. Event Horizon armory holds combat ready M441 Hornet 30-megaton mines. For reconnaissance, stealth tracking mines can be laid silently. For offensive operations, ODSTs must maintain constant tube readiness to board enemy vessels. To counter projected Covenant boarding parties when perimeters collapse, Marines require an inspirational squad leader to command them to repel breaches. 4 attached Spartans from Green Team serve as the final line of defense and are the only personnel authorized to physically move or transport AI cores or NAV data to prevent their capture. **// END ADDENDUM TRANSMISSION //**