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A very important year for the United Nations Space Command, as this marked the initiation of the SPARTAN-II Program, which would eventually give birth to some of humanity's greatest heroes.
==Events==
===June===
====Unknown====
*Jacob Keyes graduates UNSC OCS.Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 19: "I graduated from UNSC OCS only seven weeks ago."
===August===
====August 17====
*Dr. Catherine Halsey and Lieutenant Jacob Keyes meet 6-year-old John on Eridanus II. John passes a test conducted by Halsey and is unknowingly accepted into the SPARTAN-II Program.Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 21-27
===September===
====September 23====
*Jacob Keyes is promoted to full Lieutenant by Dr. Halsey and is reassigned to the .Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 28
*Seventy-five children are conscripted into the SPARTAN-II Program per Naval Code 45812 on Reach.Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 30-31
====September 24====
*The 6-year-old Spartan-II trainees awaken for their first day of training. They are led by Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez. They are introduced to Déjà.Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 35-43
====September 25====
*John, Kelly, and Sam become friends.Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 45
===Unknown===
*The is destroyed by the Insurrectionist frigate Iliad.Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp
== Losses and Deaths ==
=== List of Ships ===
==== Human Ships ====
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==Sources==
Category:Timeline