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History of the WDO (Wolfe Defence Organization) and WDN (Wolfe Defence Navy)
Formed in 2552 after the nearby planet of Lister was glassed by the Covenant fleet of Relentless Inquisition, the WDO consisted largely of a mixture of male and female civilians recruited, led and trained by the remnants of the original Wolfe Planetary Marine Guard. Three months later the Relentless Inquisition (42 Assault carriers, 198 battlecruisers) struck and was devastated by the discipline of the troops coupled with the unprecedented orbital defences and land-based super-MACs.

The remains of the fleet were chased down by the WDN, led by the heroic Fleet Admiral Ocasiac, and several prisoners interrogated.

Using the information from the prisoners, the commander of the WDO prepared the forces for an assault on High Charity that would have overwhelmed and destroyed the city, had it ever happened.

They had not known about Halo, nor the Flood. So when a Covenant Cruiser infested with the parasite entered their atmosphere they happily blew it out of the sky. Before the ship was destroyed several dispersal pods were launched, which landed in civilian areas. The plague spread rapidly, assimilating over 1/4 of the planet's population within a few hours. By the time the WDO co-ordinated a counterattack most of the planet's civilian and military population was infected.

In a bid to stop the parasite from spreading the surviving military element fled the planet and formulated a plan to destroy the parasite.

By this time the Brute uprising was underway, and a fleeing Elite ship came into contact with the single Halcyon-class cruiser. Before they opened fire, the Elites' shipmaster surrendered. They formed an unsteady alliance and took part in a joint plan - they would transfer the humans to the Elite's ship and drop the Halcyon-class onto the surface, armed with two Nova bombs wired to the fusion reactors.

The plan worked too well - the whole planet was destroyed by the explosion, scattering the rocky remains for miles in every direction. The humans remained with the Elites until word reached them of the alliance between the former Covenant members and their former foes.

Upon their arrival at Earth they were originally imprisoned for destroying an entire planet utterly, but once their reasons were verified they were released and given a hero's welcome.