Miranda Keyes

Miranda Halsey was born on February 28, 2525, on the planet Reach, where her mother, Doctor Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, lived and worked. Note Though Miranda occupied Catherine's every non - working thought, there were many periods during her first year of life when her mother was absent. Barely a month after giving birth, the doctor had left the Epsilon Eridani system, bound for Lambda Serpentis by March 30th. She lived with her mother on Reach until 2531 at the age of six, when she was sent to live with her father because her mother felt that she could not provide the care her daughter deserved. In the following years, she changed her last name to Keyes. She would live in an apartment at Mare Insularum on Luna, where her father taught at the Academy at Mare Nubium or Luna Officer Candidate School. Dr. Halsey attempted to dissuade Miranda from joining the UNSC military to no avail. Miranda was accepted to the Academy's pre-enlistment training at age 16, being the second youngest to ever have attended the school. In April 2550, Miranda was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in a promotion ceremony at downtown Quezon on Reach. Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood also personally awarded her the Silver Star, and it was announced that she would assume command of the Stalwart-class light frigate UNSC in Amber Clad. Immediately following the ceremony, Keyes was deployed back to active duty, having been able to postpone a mandatory leave required for those receiving high-ranking promotions. In 2552, she accepted her father's posthumous Colonial Cross on Cairo Station immediately before the Battle of Earth. At this time, she was assigned to the Medii Battle Group of the UNSC Home Fleet. By this point, she had achieved the rank of Commander at a young age.