Operation FACSIMILE

As virtual simulation technology developed during the 26th century, it was quickly adpoted by the UNSC to prepare their service members for the rigors of combat. Operation FACSIMILE was created in 2544 to train elite Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in fighting the Covenant forces they may encounter in the battlefield. By 2610, the Great War had been relegated to the history books, and new generations had grown up never knowing the horrors of the conflict with the Covenant. Alongside the unveiling of the John 117 Memorial, there was a sudden surge in interest for Covenant War media. Games companies capitalized on this, creating simulations for those too naieve to understand to experience war in a somewhat neutered manner. The long-defunct FACSIMILE program was dredged up by one of these companies, and with a few modern touches, was released to the public with a sixty credit pricetag.