Codename SURGEON (Earth-5875)

"Decades from now, when historians evaluate the war, what will they say about us? Will they claim that our victory was ultimately fruitless? That it failed to secure a lasting peace, or worse, that it was only a prelude to far greater horrors that now lay ahead? My hope -- OUR HOPE -- is that history would instead view this war as a catalyst. That the last thirty years were a crucible, a threshing floor for our species, sifting out our fears and frailties. And that ultimately it made us stronger and more vigilant in the end, fully prepared for whatever will come next. After all, what good is struggle if there is no change? What good is a fire if the sword is not made stronger?"

- - Codename SURGEON to Codename COALMINER

SURGEON was the code name of an elusive ONI Section III agent. The agent was one of the leaders of the classified Operation HYPODERMIC and an acquaintance of Codename COALMINER.

First Contact War
The little that is known about Codename SURGEON started in 2532, when the operative was briefed about the SPARTAN-III Program by Codename COALMINER, where the latter informed SURGEON about the early stages of the program and the preparations for Alpha Company. SURGEON expressed hopes from Kurt-051.

Months later, SURGEON noticed a potential breach in ONI's security caches by Cortana, discovering about the status of the UNSC Circumference. SURGEON then sent a message to COALMINER, ordering the deletion of the ship from Reach's databases.

Post-war
On December 31st, 2552, SURGEON wrote the Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J., detailing the life and career of the eponymous UNSC vice admiral, where SURGEON theorized that he might have been alive, exiling himself outside of UEG-space.

On May 19th, 2552, SURGEON sent five reports on the state of the post-war galaxy to COALMINER from the UNSC Point of No Return. In 2559, following a terrorist attack on Novigrad, Sedra, Codename SURGEON received a report by COALMINER about the Aleria mining union Mols'Desias, and the Sedran doctor Brynn Morad.