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In [[2523|July 2523]], Red Team, consisting of [[John-117]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Samuel-034]], and [[Fhajad-084]], participated in training exercise along with [[Blue Team]], consisting of [[Linda-058]] and [[Frederic-104]]. The Spartans were deployed in [[Longhorn Valley]] on Reach with mission target to capture a flag located somewhere in the region. While Blue Team provided cover with [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle|sniper rifles]] (acquired earlier from [[Tango Company]]'s Marines, who had been looking for them for past two days) which had been repurposed for non-lethal usage), Red Team infiltrated Tango Company's base by hiding in the undercarriages of passing trucks. Using battery acid and [[stun grenade]]s, the Spartans created a diversion beneath Tango company's barracks, inflicting many casualties. Then, neutralizing the guards around the flag pole with a [[narq-dart pistol]], John snatched the flag and Red Team exfiltrated the base. Tango Company sent a [[D77-TC|Pelican]] transport in an effort to trick the Spartans into thinking their extraction craft had arrived. Not fooled, the young supersoldiers again outsmarted and overcame the Marines. Then, after John sent the [[Spartan signals|''all-clear'' signal]], both Spartan teams rendezvoused at the LZ.<ref name="fs157"/>

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 name="EVG"/><ref name="signal">'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref>

Upon arriving at a Forerunner [[shield world]] known as the [[Etran Harborage]] on February 23, Red Team assisted ''Spirit of Fire'' in neutralizing Covenant and Flood forces.<ref name="signal"/> After the Spartans assisted in destroying a [[proto-Gravemind]],<ref name=flood/> Red Team became stranded on the planet. With ''Spirit of Fire'' being dragged inside the megastructure, Red Team was assisted by Sergeant Forge and his Marines and successfully withdrew to the ship.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> Red Team then assisted the crew in scouring the Flood forces from the ship's dorsal hull.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> Soon the crew repelled Covenant boarders and repaired the ship's power core when after it was damaged by Covenant forces.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Repairs]]''</ref>

Once Anders was rescued, Red Team were tasked with ensuring that ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[slipspace drive]] arrived at the [[teleporter]] that would take it to the [[Apex Site]] in an attempt to destroy the shield world's artificial sun, denying the Covenant access to a fleet of [[Sojourner-class dreadnought|Forerunner warships]].<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor (Halo Wars level)|Reactor]]''</ref> Atop the Apex Site, Jerome, Alice, and Douglas engaged a large force of [[Sangheili]] while Forge engaged 'Moramee. Once the area was clear, Jerome volunteered to take the damaged drive in and ensure its detonation. Forge, believing that the Spartans would play a bigger part in the war than he ever could, took his place. Jerome, Douglas, Alice, and ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew were then charged with opening the gate which allowed ''Spirit of Fire'' to exit the shield world. The survivors then escaped the shield world aboard the vessel.<ref name="EVG"/><ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]''</ref>

{{Quote|If Atriox gets control of this Halo, he'll be holding a gun to the head of all life across hundreds of light years. We have to clear the Banished off this ring. It's up to you, Red Team.|Captain Cutter on the importance of Red Team's mission on [[Installation 09]].<ref name="The Halo"/>}}

Soon Red Team participated in a mission developed by Isabel to destroy the enemy's flagship, ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''. According to the plan, Douglas and his team had to capture a Forerunner [[particle cannon]], which the UNSC would use against the carrier, immobilizing it and disabling its shields, allowing Jerome and Isabel to infiltrate the carrier through its [[gravity lift]] while Alice and her artillery unit cleared out a Banished base around the lift.<ref name="Hold the Line">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> Reaching the Banished base below the carrier, Jerome requested Alice's assistance in dealing with anti-air turrets guarding the grav-lift. As soon as the particle cannon finally managed to break through ''Enduring Conviction''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s shields, and the Banished ordnance were destroyed, Jerome boarded the carrier.<ref name="Under The Dark">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Under The Dark]]''</ref> Arriving inside, Jerome made short work of the [[Sangheili]] in the area before inserting Isabel into a nearby [[holotank]], allowing her to access the vessel's firing systems. Once Isabel managed to fire its [[ventral beam]] on the surface of the Ark, the installation's sentinels, in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction, launched themselves at the weakest part of the carrier. As the sentinels cut away at the vessel, Jerome held off Jiralhanae reinforcements, protecting Isabel. With the sentinels having done enough destruction to the carrier, the energy projector shut down and the front section of the vessel began to separate. Retrieving Isabel from the holotank, Jerome proceeded to jump out of the newly formed opening, dodging debris as he descended toward the Ark's surface.<ref name="Under The Dark" />