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In [[2525#November|November 2525]] members of Red Team were briefed on the [[First Battle of Harvest|massacre]] that took place on [[Harvest]] shortly after first contact with the [[Covenant]]. A short time later the frigate {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, under the command of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wallace]], brought Spartans and [[Dr. Halsey]] to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] at [[Chi Ceti IV]], where they were to receive the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mjolnir powered armor]] for the first time.<ref name="for141">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 141'' (2010)</ref> When a Covenant ship, ''[[Unrelenting]]'', attacked ''Commonwealth'', the active Spartans, including Red Team, took part in their [[Battle of Chi Ceti|first engagement]] with the Covenant. The Spartans used thruster packs to launch themselves from a Pelican dropship. Each Spartan carried an [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|ANVIL-II warhead]] to be used against the Covenant ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 147-150'' (2010)</ref> However, they missed the ship and only Blue Team managed to board the vessel through a puncture in its hull, caused by a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] round from ''Commonwealth''. They completed the mission and destroyed the Covenant ship, in spite of sustaining their [[Samuel-034|first combat fatality]].
In [[2525#November|November 2525]] members of Red Team were briefed on the [[First Battle of Harvest|massacre]] that took place on [[Harvest]] shortly after first contact with the [[Covenant]]. A short time later the frigate {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, under the command of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wallace]], brought Spartans and [[Dr. Halsey]] to the [[Damascus Testing Facility]] at [[Chi Ceti IV]], where they were to receive the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mjolnir powered armor]] for the first time.<ref name="for141">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 141'' (2010)</ref> When a Covenant ship, ''[[Unrelenting]]'', attacked ''Commonwealth'', the active Spartans, including Red Team, took part in their [[Battle of Chi Ceti|first engagement]] with the Covenant. The Spartans used thruster packs to launch themselves from a Pelican dropship. Each Spartan carried an [[ANVIL-II Air-to-Surface Missile|ANVIL-II warhead]] to be used against the Covenant ship.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 147-150'' (2010)</ref> However, they missed the ship and only Blue Team managed to board the vessel through a puncture in its hull, caused by a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] round from ''Commonwealth''. They completed the mission and destroyed the Covenant ship, in spite of sustaining their [[Samuel-034|first combat fatality]].


In [[2531#February|February 2531]], Red Team, composed of [[Jerome-092]], [[Douglas-042]], and [[Alice-130]], was deployed on [[Arcadia]] along with the six-member [[Team Omega]];<ref name=city/> these Spartans' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV armor]] was equipped with a prototypical [[energy shield]] system which would not become standard until the release of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] 20 years later.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 119'': ''"Energy shielding was a key feature of Mark V, although other Spartan squads had field-tested prototypes of this technology as early as 2531."''</ref>
In [[2531#February|February 2531]], Red Team, composed of [[Jerome-092]], [[Douglas-042]], and [[Alice-130]], was deployed on [[Arcadia]] along with the six-member [[Team Omega]];<ref name=city/> these Spartans' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV armor]] was equipped with a prototypical [[energy shield]] system which would not become standard until the release of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] 20 years later.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 119'': ''"Energy shielding was a key feature of Mark V, although other Spartan squads had field-tested prototypes of this technology as early as 2


On February 9, 2531, Red Team participated in the [[Battle of Arcadia]]. Spartans were tasked with  defending the capital, [[Pirth City]], long enough to evacuate the civilian residents.<ref name=city>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Afterward, Red Team linked up with Marines from the support vessel {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} as well as Team Omega; together they launched a counterattack on a nearby Covenant outpost.<ref name=outskirts>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> After the majority of the Covenant forces in and around the city were eliminated, Team Omega departed; however, Red Team remained with ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s forces to assist with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]]'s plan to infiltrate a large Covenant [[Energy shielding#Covenant|shield dome]]. The Spartans helped prevent the destruction of several prototypical [[M145D Rhino]] tanks while the tanks ensured that the shield was destroyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Dome of Light]]''</ref> After [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]'s forces triumphed over a [[Type-29 Scarab|Scarab]], Jerome, Douglas, and Alice searched for Covenant survivors in the jungle on an [[M12 Warthog]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Upon hearing that [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] had been abducted by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], Forge and Red Team boarded ''Spirit of Fire'', which jumped into slipspace in pursuit of the Covenant [[CPV-class heavy destroyer|destroyer]] carrying Anders.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref name="signal">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref>
On February 9, 2531, Red Team participated in the [[Battle of Arcadia]]. Spartans were tasked with  defending the capital, [[Pirth City]], long enough to evacuate the civilian residents.<ref name=city>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Afterward, Red Team linked up with Marines from the support vessel {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} as well as Team Omega; together they launched a counterattack on a nearby Covenant outpost.<ref name=outskirts>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> After the majority of the Covenant forces in and around the city were eliminated, Team Omega departed; however, Red Team remained with ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s forces to assist with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]]'s plan to infiltrate a large Covenant [[Energy shielding#Covenant|shield dome]]. The Spartans helped prevent the destruction of several prototypical [[M145D Rhino]] tanks while the tanks ensured that the shield was destroyed.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Dome of Light]]''</ref> After [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]'s forces triumphed over a [[Type-29 Scarab|Scarab]], Jerome, Douglas, and Alice searched for Covenant survivors in the jungle on an [[M12 Warthog]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Upon hearing that [[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] had been abducted by [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], Forge and Red Team boarded ''Spirit of Fire'', which jumped into slipspace in pursuit of the Covenant [[CPV-class heavy destroyer|destroyer]] carrying Anders.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref name="signal">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref>