Editing Camp Independence

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==Summary==
'''Camp Independence''' is a [[UNSC]] encampment located in the [[Highland Mountains]] on planet [[Reach]]. It is located inside a large cavern in the shadow of a cliff, thereby obscuring the entrance from the casual observer. The cavern is illuminated by florescent lights and reinforced by steel I-beams on the walls and ceiling. It is protected by two [[Gauss Cannon]]s bolted to large boulders near the entrance of the cavern. It was a fallback position for the high-ranking staff of [[HIGHCOM]].

During [[The Battle of Reach]], [[Admiral Whitcomb|Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]] and his staff retreated to Camp Independence to escape death at the hands of the [[Covenant]]. He then radioed [[Charlie Company]] to come in and rescue him. Instead, he discovered that company to be destroyed, and [[Spartans]] in its place<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 22</ref>. He ordered [[Spartan-104|SPARTAN-104]] to rescue him. Fredric dispatched [[Spartan-044|SPARTAN-044]], [[Spartan-093|SPARTAN-093]], and [[Spartan-008|SPARTAN-008]] to pick up Whitcomb. They then attempted to fall back to Fredric's position, but it had already be surrounded by the Covenant. They held position and broadcast [[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 156</ref> over the [[COM|UNSC E-Band]] for three weeks until [[SPARTAN-117]] and [[Cortana]], aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', picked up the transmission and rescued Whitcomb and the Spartans from Camp Independence. His staff is assumed to be killed and Camp Independence is still intact, one of few places not [[glassed]] by the Covenant.

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-'''Camp Independence''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] encampment located in the [[Highland Mountains]] on planet [[Reach]]. It is located inside a large cavern in the shadow of a cliff, thereby obscuring the entrance from the casual observer. The cavern is illuminated by florescent lights and reinforced by steel I-beams on the walls and ceiling. It is protected by two [[M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor|Gauss Cannons]] bolted to large boulders near the entrance of the cavern. It was a fallback position for the high-ranking staff of [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]].
+==Summary==
+'''Camp Independence''' is a [[UNSC]] encampment located in the [[Highland Mountains]] on planet [[Reach]]. It is located inside a large cavern in the shadow of a cliff, thereby obscuring the entrance from the casual observer. The cavern is illuminated by florescent lights and reinforced by steel I-beams on the walls and ceiling. It is protected by two [[Gauss Cannon]]s bolted to large boulders near the entrance of the cavern. It was a fallback position for the high-ranking staff of [[HIGHCOM]].
-During the [[Fall of Reach]], [[Danforth Whitcomb|Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]] and his staff retreated to Camp Independence to escape death at the hands of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. He then radioed [[Charlie Company]] to come in and rescue him. Instead, he discovered that company to be destroyed, and [[SPARTAN Program|Spartans]] in its place<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 22</ref>. He ordered [[Frederic-104]] to rescue him. Frederic dispatched [[Anton-044]], [[Grace-093]], and [[Li-008]] to pick up Whitcomb. They then attempted to fall back to Frederic's position, but it had already be surrounded by the Covenant. They held position and broadcast [[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 156</ref> over the [[COM|UNSC E-Band]] for three weeks until [[John-117]] and [[Cortana]], aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', picked up the transmission and rescued Whitcomb and the Spartans from Camp Independence. During this time the Spartans had performed several hit-and-run attacks against the Covenant. His staff is assumed to be killed and Camp Independence is still intact, one of few places not [[glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant. The camp is also where [[Danforth Whitcomb|Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]] might have hidden the [[NOVA Bomb]] that was later discovered by the Covenant's [[carrier|supercarrier]] ''[[Sublime Transcendence]]'', and caused an explosion in the orbit of the planet [[Joyous Exultation]].
+During [[The Battle of Reach]], [[Admiral Whitcomb|Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb]] and his staff retreated to Camp Independence to escape death at the hands of the [[Covenant]]. He then radioed [[Charlie Company]] to come in and rescue him. Instead, he discovered that company to be destroyed, and [[Spartans]] in its place<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 22</ref>. He ordered [[Spartan-104|SPARTAN-104]] to rescue him. Fredric dispatched [[Spartan-044|SPARTAN-044]], [[Spartan-093|SPARTAN-093]], and [[Spartan-008|SPARTAN-008]] to pick up Whitcomb. They then attempted to fall back to Fredric's position, but it had already be surrounded by the Covenant. They held position and broadcast [[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], Page 156</ref> over the [[COM|UNSC E-Band]] for three weeks until [[SPARTAN-117]] and [[Cortana]], aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', picked up the transmission and rescued Whitcomb and the Spartans from Camp Independence. His staff is assumed to be killed and Camp Independence is still intact, one of few places not [[glassed]] by the Covenant.
-==List of appearances==
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-*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
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