Offical Report of UNSC Abandonment of Trost

This is the Official report of the UNSC abandonment of Trost.

Report
[UNSC SECURITY COUNCIL] [REPORT ON EVENTS OF DELTA FORTI: TROST COLONY]

[NOVEMBER 26, 2564]

A detachment of the Third Fleet arrived in the Delta Forti System earlier this week, as ordered, to secure the surrounding space and begin final operations on the colony, Trost.

Following the loss of Rear Admiral Andrew Harmon, In Solemn Night, and the catastrophic events that occured there prior, it has been determined by those on this committee that the Delta Forti System is no longer a viable investment of UNSC resources.

The colony, Trost, has received significant natural and infrastructural damage, which would require extensive effort to rehabilitate. Coupled with the vast losses taken, Trost is considered to be a liability if held within UNSC territory.

This being said, all UNSC assets are to be recovered and withdrawn from the system in the following months. Reassignment options are being considered and are expected to occur by unit. All surviving Spartans will be evaluated and reassigned individually.

Commander John-A222 has been debriefed and is being reassigned to classified operations. The surviving members of NOVA TEAM have also been recalled from existing deployments for this assignment.

Salvage teams have started examining the wreckage of UNSC In Solemn Night and have confirmed engine detonations as the cause of collision. Several Spartan fatalities have been recorded thusfar. Likewise, the shipboard AI is confirmed to have terminated itself moments before impact. Any additional data not eliminated according to protocol will be recovered and returned to the Sol System for inspection.

However, Covenant splinter leader, Rysa 'Vestam has been verified as Killed In Action onboard the vessel. With this loss, the remnants of his faction are in ruins, most retreating into the depths of space or killed. The Swords of Sangheilios have likewise been notified of this development. Those involved in his elimination are to be commended for their efforts, including the fallen Andrew Harmon.

Likewise, we have been notified that Swords of Sangheilios Fleetmaster Rhos 'Sevai and his fleet have been lost. The UNSC is taking every precaution to maintain open communications with the Sangheili government and avoid strain as a result of these events.

All UEG, UNSC, and ONI facilities within the Delta Forti System are having their assets examined, recovered, and/or destroyed before final abandonment. In summation, the scarred planet will be devoid of any UNSC presence whatsoever by some point in the next year. Survey teams suggests that only wildlife and spare Prometheans will wander Trost's surface following this complete withdrawal.

Sincerely,

Admiral Serin Osman Office of Naval Intelligence

UNSC Security Council Special Trost Development Committee