Status: Active – Seen across recovered black site ARSENALS and encoded drone flight paths
First recorded during OPERATION SEAL-1 when an operative bled out near Echo-7 and his comms unit began transmitting a signal tagged HALO:144 — despite being offline.
That signal pulsed 7 times and then went silent. Two days later, the team recovered a child survivor from the ruins with “HALO” carved into the wall behind them.
“They didn’t save me. The light did.” — Unknown Survivor
HALO designates divine intervention or pre-mortem warning. If a HALO-tagged file appears, expect:
Status: Classified – Assigned only to operatives with 3+ successful exfil missions under blackout ops
Used in hushed tones after OPERATION SANCTUM where a single TF144 asset walked 12 miles through fire and EM-dead zones, carrying another wounded on his back.
When asked how he navigated without comms, he said:
“The sky was screaming. I followed the wings.”
His exfil data was tagged:
/// ARCHANGEL.EXFIL.03 - WRATH PASSAGE COMPLETE