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Drop pods and drop ships descend towards Earth in the opening phase of Operation Chastity. Their target, unknown. Their mission, classified.
Morning rises over an Argentinian valley as sniper Corporal Westwood and spotter Private Savage watch Covenant anti-aircraft positions way behind enemy lines. Above, the UNSC Hope Springs Eternal heads to the field of battle as two Pelicans are fired upon far below it. The operation the Recon squad on the ground were moving in support of apparently started early...
The remnants of Lieutenant Ashton's Recon platoon have regrouped and, unable to be extracted due to force commitments elsewhere, are forced to march overnight to get to Kilo Firebase, held by the 29th Marine Reserves.
Ashton's platoon, still reeling from their day's fighting, take up position to rest for the night. They are only 8 miles from their own lines, and 10 from Kilo Firebase. PFC Winters is manning the comms, while Corporal Westwood cooks up some rations, his sniper rifle already set up on some sandbags. Savage looks out the window, while Foster uses his helmet for a pillow.
Two Pelicans are shot down during Operation Chastity, with Ashton's Recon Marines of the 267th Marine Regiment moving to protect the injured Marines of the 29th Marine Reserves.
Sierra-062 drags a concussed PFC Winters from an industrial building in the wartorn Las Armas weapons factory. Winters' comrades have fought desperately to give him enough time, and the Spartan seems to have come through.