Captain Jacob Keyes was placed in command. Prior to the Fall of Reach the Pillar of Autumn was selected to support a SPARTAN-II operation to capture Covenant leaders. It was informally referred to as the Autumn, and its name abbreviated to 'PoA'. The UNSC Pillar of Autumn, (Hull Classification Symbol C-709), was a Halcyon-class Cruiser in the UNSC Navy.
First i want to thank 'Shreeyam Kacker' for the explosions.