Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE

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Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE Conflict: Insurrection Date: 2502 Place: Harvest Outcome: UNSC Victory Belligerents UNSC People's Occupation Government Commanders Unknown Jerald Mulkey Ander Strength Avery Johnson and his Spotter Jerald Mulkey Ander 2 more men inside the truck (presumably bodyguards) Ander's truck Casualties None Jerald Mulkey Ander Both men in the truck killed Ander's truck
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Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE was an assassination and decapitation strike carried out by Avery Johnson against the leadership of the Secessionist Union.^[1]

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In 2502, the UNSC, specifically Project: ORION, sent a young, but capable Corporal Avery Johnson to assassinate Jerald Mulkey Ander, a leader of the People's Occupation Government. The UNSC sent Johnson to Harvest, which, at the time, was a new colony, to assassinate him. This operation was also Johnson's final test for the Naval Special Warfare Sniper School. ^[2]

Johnson acquired a position a fair distance from his target and set up a M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle. Along with Johnson, there was another UNSC Marine, presumably his spotter for making calculations for wind and distance.

When Ander's truck passed by, Johnson took the shot and successfully killed Ander, effectively ending the threat posed by the "Secessionist Union".

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1. ↑ Halo Graphic Novel, page 122
2. ↑ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 64