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| {{Status|Canon}}
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| {{Wikipedia}}
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| [[File:H4-S12SOLA-Jetpack.png|thumb|210px|A UNSC Series 12 jetpack.]]
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| {{Quote|no=two|1=Edward Davis|q1=Too bad we don't have jetpacks.|2=Sarah Palmer|q2=Maybe we should ask. Could be a thing.|3=[[Edward Davis]] and [[Sarah Palmer]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Initiation]]''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref>}}
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| '''Jetpacks''', '''thruster packs''', '''jump packs''' and '''jump-jets''', are personal propulsion device. Jetpacks give individuals limited flight capabilities, both inside and outside of gravity-intensive environments. Jetpacks are used by various species, including [[human]]s, [[Sangheili]], [[Kig-Yar]], [[Jiralhanae]], and occasionally [[Unggoy]].<ref name="ENC354">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 354'' (2011 edition)</ref>
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| ==Background==
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| ===Human===
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| [[File:DeliverHope - ThomJetpack.png|thumb|250px|[[Thom-A293]] equipped with a jump-jet.]]
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| As part of their standard training, all personnel of the [[UNSC]]'s [[UNSC Special Forces#Naval Special Warfare Command|Naval Special Weapons]] and [[UNSC Special Forces#Unified Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare Command]] are required to learn how to operate with jetpacks.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC354}} Likewise, all [[UNSC Navy]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] personnel are trained to become familiarized with jetpacks in [[Wikipedia:Micro-g environment|microgravity]] environments. However, only [[Spartan]] supersoldiers and certain [[UNSC Special Forces]] units—such as the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] or operatives of [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]]'s [[Delta-6 Division]]—are trained to use jetpacks in an atmosphere. This training is often referred to as "jump pack training". Safety considerations are considered very important during jetpack training, especially for non-[[Biological augmentation|augmented]] personnel; without the encumbered of [[armor]] weighing half of a ton, some users can easily miscalculate the height and speed they are able to attain.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/jetpack '''Halo Waypoint''': ''UNSC Jet Pack'']</ref> The UNSC has developed [[jump jet safety restraints]] and gravity mitigation harness linkages to be used with certain jetpack models.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Armory''</ref> Thrusterpacks are usually not well protected and the worn by [[James-005]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] exploded when hit with projectiles from a [[Needler]], causing him to tumble into deep space and subsequently lose contact.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref>
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| Jetpacks are often used by specialized units, such as the ODSTs' [[Bullfrogs]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> The UNSC commonly uses jetpacks for [[extra-vehicular activity]] operations, such as ship repair by specialized technicians and welders.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 90'' (2003 edition); ''page 336'' (2010 edition)</ref> The new versions of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|second generation]] of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] used by the [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]] features an integrated set of thrusters, but jetpacks are still used to give the Spartans full maneuvering capabilities. [[Lethbridge Industrial]]'s [[Series 12 jetpack|Series 12 SOLA jetpack]] is the standard jetpack unit following the [[Human-Covenant War]], featuring integrated fly-by-light controls.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| ===Covenant===
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| The [[Covenant]] equipped specialized infantry units with jetpacks to aid them in combat. [[Sangheili Ranger|Sangheili]] and [[Kig-Yar Ranger]]s of the Covenant [[Fleet Security]] division were normally equipped with jetpacks to allow them to carry out extra-vehicular activity missions and other operations that required extensive vertical mobility.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC354}} The [[jump pack]]s used by [[Jiralhanae Jumper]]s were not capable of true flight, although they allowed its users to propel themselves to great distances.<ref name="HE145">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 145''</ref> The [[Unggoy Ranger]]s of [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant faction]] were deployed with limited thruster packs seemingly capable of only short bursts.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref> [[Floatfighting]] referees were equipped with jetpacks to help them navigate around the [[Combat Section]] of the [[Ussans|Ussan]] [[The Refuge|Refuge]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 299''</ref>
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| ==Notable models==
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| *'''[[Antigravity pack]]''' – A Covenant propulsion unit utilized by [[Sangheili Ranger]]s.
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| *'''[[Covenant thruster pack]]''' - A thruster pack used by Sangheili Rangers to maneuver in zero- to low-gravity environments.<ref name="reach">'''Halo: Reach'''</ref>
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| *'''[[Jump pack]]''' – A Covenant propulsion unit utilized by [[Jiralhanae Jumper]]s.
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| *'''[[M805X thruster pack]]''' – An in-atmosphere UNSC thruster pack utilized by [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IVs]].
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| *'''[[T-PACK]]''' – A UNSC propulsion unit used for maneuvering in a vacuum.
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| *'''[[Series 8 jetpack]]''' – An in-atmosphere UNSC jetpack utilized by [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]]s and [[Bullfrogs]].
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| *'''[[Series 9 jetpack]]''' – A UNSC jetpack.
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| *'''[[Series 12 jetpack]]''' – An in-atmosphere UNSC jetpack utilized by SPARTAN-IVs.
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| *'''[[Thruster (Halo Infinite)|Unidentified Thrusters]]''' - An in-atmosphere UNSC thruster pack utilized by the Spartan branch.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:1216011570 JumpPack.jpg|Jiralhanae Jumpers in flight with jump packs in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
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| File:Reach 1840061 Full.jpg|ODST Bullfrogs were equipped with jump-jets in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
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| File:Halo Waypoint - Jetpack.jpg|A Spartan-IV in combat with a Series 12 jetpack in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
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| File:Halo4-ThrusterPack.png|An M805X thruster pack in-use by a Spartan-IV.
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| File:HE16 Off the edge.jpg|[[Sarah Palmer]] using her GEN2 thrusters in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
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| File:H2A-RefumeeRises.jpg|[[Sesa 'Refumee]] in combat with an antigravity pack in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
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| File:HtT-HM04.png|Linda-058 using her GEN2 thrusters in ''[[The Hunt Begins]]''.
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| File:H5G-MarkVSprint.png|A Spartan-IV using their GEN2's thrusters to accelerate their sprinting in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
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| File:H5G-MarkVThrust.png|A Spartan-IV thrusting in reverse.
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| File:H5G-MarkVbackhover.png|A Spartan-IV using thrusters to hover in mid-air.
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| File:H5G-Shoes.png|GEN2 boots included thrusters by October 2558.
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| File:HCD Linda.PNG|Linda-058 with a VTOL unit in ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| {{Col-2}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| *''[[Remember Reach]]''
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| **''[[Deliver Hope]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| **''[[Spartan Ops]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Initiation]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
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| *''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
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| **''[[The Hunt Begins]]''
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]''
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
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| **''[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]'' {{C|Simulation only}}
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| **''[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]''
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| [[Category:Jetpacks| ]]
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| [[Category:Transportation]]
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