Editing Camp Independence

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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]].

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]].  

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