Harbinger Corps

== Insurrection - 12th ODST/MFR ==
The 12th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper / Marine Force Reconnaissance Battalion saw its activation on December 11th, 2512 under the supervision of the Office of Naval Intelligence Section III, 83rd Operational Command callsign "Chimera". This Intelligence group would shadow all participating members until 2559. The 12th was always assigned to high-risk missions delivered by its overseers during Operation Trebuchet. Multiple combat teams and 2 companies would see its destruction during these high-risk missions. Its members would see a prolonged life in cryo-sleep, only ever being awoken for their suicide missions. From Operation: Silver Wind.. to its final operation; Operation: Hammerhead, one freshly cut combat team, CT-7 callsign "Horizon" and its two combat elements, CE 7-1/7-2 callsigns "Dawn" and "Dusk" were commissioned on 2520. Being awoken from cryo on October 22nd 2524 would infiltrate a heavily fortified insurrectionist compound for the procurement of a shiva class nuclear warhead. The success rate of this mission was declared 24% success rate out of 76% failure rate. CT-7 "Horizon" was able to secure the nukes with ease. After review of this, Chimera wanted to preserve its surviving members by assigning them over to a Marine Battalion. This occured just before the First Contact with the Covenant. The 12th ODST/MFR was declared MIA on the same day of its activation. Those under CT-7 "Horizon" did not favor this movement for they enjoyed falling from orbit and risking their lives that most wouldn't dare to do.
== Human Covenant War ==
The 2nd Battalion 8th Marines had been a long-time traditional unit underneath the UNSC from the 21st century. Those that served underneath the 12th ODST/MFR were assigned to the 2nd BN 8th MAR under new names, placement ranks, and listed as "Transfers" to an officer and enlisted billets to those who were killed in action. Most people were skeptical of the new transfers as forth of their mentality, training, and methods. The Marines were stationed on the planet of harvest at Forward Observation Station "Makoto" On February 3rd, 2525. Moments later and hearing UNSC Reports of multiple advanced alien races began engagement on other UNSC. The former 12th ODST/MFR members began assisting marines in their firefights against the covenant. Retaking harvest on 2526 under the command of Vice-Admiral Preston Cole. However, would continue a long arduous battle for 5 years. One of the ships they served under that the 2nd BN 8th MAR was placed under was UNSC PRO (111) "Forward Unto Midnight" the same ship would make its appearance in the later iterations of the surviving member's groups. One of the heaviest battles the marines had faced would see its demise on 2531 and OPCOM "Chimera" would extract what was left of the 2nd BN 8th MAR and move them to the Epsilon Eridani star system to the planet of Reach. The predecessors of the 12th would be placed under cryosleep. The Marines that served on harvest would undergo SWTC training and become ODST's. then placed under cryo. This lasted from 2533-2552 until the invasion of reach and its fall.
== Post-War ==
The surviving members of the 12th ODST/MFR and those who served beneath the 2nd BN 8th Marines were merged into what was formerly known as the 83rd ODST/MFR. Two iterations were created based on specific needs for Operations Command "Chimera". The 83rd was commissioned immediately after Winter Contingency was active. The First Iteration of the 83rd worked as an Intelligence Gathering Team to capture specific assets from the covenant during the invasion of reach. When the planet was determined as a "Lost Cause" the 83rd was extracted from the planet and re-assigned to their home planet of "Earth". The battalion was later re-constructed as a Direct Action Company. On October 20th, the Battle of Earth began. After being awoken again from cryo-sleep, the company was entrusted to defend any assets that belonged to ONI. They were tasked with retrieving or foreseeing the destruction of all property that was highly sensitive. Briefly, the 83rd served alongside the noted legend Master Chief during the Battle of New Mombassa. Helping the Spartan-II clear a landing zone to return the retrieved assets to the orbiting naval vessel "Forward unto Midnight". After this, the company was assigned to defend New Mombassa at all costs. They were to drop alongside the UNSC Frigate "Say My Name", however, their Operational Command needed them elsewhere. The "Forward Unto Midnight" was given coordinates to a supposed "desolate" planet to retrieve a research team that had gone silent just days before. The remaining members did not trust this.
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