Editing Red Team

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{{Disambig header|the Spartan-II unit|the Spartan-III unit|Red Team (SPARTAN-III)}}
{{Military infobox
|image=[[File:HW-Red Team.jpg|300px]]
|formed=[[2517|September 2517]] - Active by [[2559|April 2559]]
|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]
*[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]]
**[[SPARTAN-II program]]
|type=
|role=
|size= Three operators (as of 2559)
|nicknames=
|battles= 
*[[Human-Covenant War]]
**[[Battle of Chi Ceti]]
**[[Battle of Arcadia]]
**[[Battle of the Etran Harborage]]
**[[Battle of Jericho VII]]
**[[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]]
**[[Fall of Reach]]
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Second Ark Conflict]]
|commanders= 
*[[Jerome-092]]
*[[John-117]]
*[[Joshua-029]]
*[[Frederic-104]]
}}
{{Quote|no=three|q1=Always got to show off, eh, Alice?|Douglas-042|q2=Who gets to take this one?|Alice-130|q3=I figured you two have had enough fun.|Jerome-092|Red team reunites on [[Installation 09]].<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign levels ''[[The Halo]]''</ref>}}

'''Red Team''' is a name given to a number of mission-specific formations of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldiers]] subordinate to the [[UNSC Special Forces|UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command]]. Although Red Team generally operated at a size of around six members, more Spartans could be selected for missions that called for a larger force. Various iterations of Red Team actively participated in numerous battles against the [[Covenant]], including the [[Battle of Arcadia]], the [[Battle of Jericho VII]], the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], and the [[Fall of Reach]]. One incarnation of Red Team was also among the first members of the UNSC who engaged [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s and various [[Flood]] forces.

==Known members==
Various groups of Spartan-IIs have received the designation "Red Team" throughout the program's history. These are often temporary teams assembled for specific operations, and have ranged from as few as three members to almost two dozen depending on the needs of a given mission. During [[SPARTAN-II training|training exercises]] as well as in combat operations, Red Team was often designated as a counterpart to [[Blue Team]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 4'' (2003)</ref><ref name="fs157">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 157-166'' (2010)</ref>

One specific Red Team unit, consisting of rehabilitated [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation]] "washouts" Douglas-042, Alice-130, and Jerome-092 (the latter as fireteam leader), became more established in its roster than the aforementioned ''ad hoc'' teams, in part due to the Spartans' unusual circumstances compared to their mainline peers.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] — Alice-130''</ref>

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;Current composition (April 2559)
*CDR [[Jerome-092]] (Leader)
*SCPO [[Douglas-042]]
*SCPO [[Alice-130]]
[[File:Hw-prima-blog-04-01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Red Team in February 2531.]]
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;Former members
*[[Li-008]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[Joshua-029]] (2552) (Leader during [[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]]) (KIA)
*[[Vinh-030]] (2552) (KIA)
*[[Samuel-034]] (2523) (KIA)
*[[Isaac-039]] (2552) (KIA)
*[[William-043]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[Anton-044]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[Malcolm-059]] (2552) (KIA)
*[[Fhajad-084]] (2523) (Crippled during augmentation)
*[[Kelly-087]] (2523; 2552) (Second in command during the Fall of Reach. Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (Active)
*[[Grace-093]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)
*[[Frederic-104]] (2552) (Leader during the Fall of Reach. Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (Active)
*[[John-117]] (2523) (Leader during Spartan training exercise. Took command of Blue Team) (Active)
*[[Beta-Romeo Actual]] (2552) (Leader of Team Beta during the Fall of Reach) (Assumed KIA)
*[[Red-Fifteen]] (2552) (Assumed KIA)
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==Fall of Reach splinter arrangement==
After their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropship]], ''[[Bravo 001]]'', was shot down during the Fall of Reach and four team members were killed, the 18 surviving members of Red Team were split into four groups: [[Team Alpha|Alpha]], [[Beta-Red|Beta]], [[Team Gamma|Gamma]], and [[Team Delta|Delta]].{{Ref/Note|Most relevant sources released since 2009 explicitly state that Red Team consisted of 22 members during the mission to secure the orbital defense generators. Four members, including Malcolm-059, were killed on impact after jumping from ''Bravo 001'', which would leave 18 survivors. According to earlier editions of ''Halo: First Strike'', Alpha and Gamma teams each consisted of three members, Delta had six, and Beta had 11, resulting in 23 survivors; the number of Team Beta members was later [[Halo: Reach radio conversations#Countdown|reiterated]] in ''Halo: Reach''. However, the 2011 definitive edition of the novel states that Team Beta had six members, leaving 18 survivors, which is consistent with 22 total Spartans, four of whom died upon impact.}}
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'''Alpha'''
*Fred-104
*Kelly-087
*Joshua-029
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'''Beta'''
*Beta-Romeo Actual
*Red-Fifteen
*Four unknown Spartans
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'''Gamma'''
*Li-008
*Anton-044
*Grace-093
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'''Delta'''
*Will-043
*Isaac-039
*Vinh-030
*Three unknown Spartans
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==Operational history==
===Training===
{{Main|SPARTAN-II training}}
{{Quote|no=two|q1=They're not going to play fair. You heard the sniper we captured. He said that this time their Captain told them to win no matter what—even if they had to bloody a few of us to do it.|Linda|q2=So we'll return the favor and do whatever it takes to win, too.|John|John-117 and Linda-058 during Spartan training exercise.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 158'' (2010)</ref>}}
[[File:BL Black vs Red.png|thumb|250px|Red Team competing with Black Team during a training exercise.]]
During their training Red Team often competed with other Spartan teams, such as [[Black Team]] led by [[Margaret-053]]. At some point when Red Team discovered that Margaret was in a secret romantic relationship with [[Otto-031]], they tracked Margaret down and attacked her, claiming she and Otto were not taking their training seriously enough. Margaret lost her left eye resisting them. Soon, Black Team attacked Red Team in return; the latter were sentenced to ten days in the brig as a result.<ref name="issue3">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 3|Issue 3]]''</ref><ref name="issue4">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref><ref name="issue5">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref>

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/Reuse|fs157}}

===Early Human-Covenant War===
[[File:Red Team.jpg|thumb|250px|Jerome's incarnation of Red Team in 2531.]]
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> 

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>

===Etran Harborage===
{{Main|Battle of the Etran Harborage}}
{{Quote|Spirit of Fire, this is Red Team. We are 100 meters from Ander's transponder signal. Meeting strong resistance. Seein' some pretty crazy stuff out here, over.|Jerome-092 encountering the [[Flood]].<ref name=flood>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[The Flood]]''</ref>}}
[[File:Hw-prima-blog-01-01-crop.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sergeant John Forge with Red Team.]]
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/Reuse|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/Reuse|EVG}}<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape (Halo Wars level)|Escape]]''</ref>

The members of Red Team, as with the rest of the crew, entered [[Cryo chamber|cryo-sleep]] after ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped the destruction of the shield world. After the loss of contact the UNSC tried to locate ''Spirit of Fire'' for the next three years. In [[2534]], ''Spirit of Fire'' and her entire crew were declared "lost with all hands". Thus the members of Red Team had been declared MIA.

On January 1, [[2537]], six years after the events on the shield world, a [[Pod infector]] which had been nesting out of sight all along initiated an outbreak of the parasite aboard ''Spirit of Fire''. As the Flood threatened to breach quarantine, the ship's AI, [[Serina]], awoke Jerome who, with the aid of Professor Ellen Anders, was forced to kill all infected crew members to protect the remaining crew. After all traces of the Flood parasite aboard ''Spirit of Fire'' were erased, Jerome returned to cryo-sleep.<ref name="SHH">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Something Has Happened]]''</ref>

===Further operations in various compositions===
[[File:The Covenant - SII.jpg|250px|thumb|Spartan Blue, Red, and Green teams deployed on Sigma Octanus IV.]]
In [[2535]], another group of Spartan-IIs designated Red Team participated in the [[Battle of Jericho VII]]. The team's mission was to slip behind Covenant lines and plant a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]], hoping to destroy the next Covenant ship that landed and dropped its shields, while [[Blue Team]] drew out the Covenant rear guard.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 2''</ref> Meanwhile, [[Green Team]] prevented a Covenant ground force from advancing on the planet.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 113'' (2011 edition)</ref> All three Spartan teams accomplished their missions and returned safely to the remaining UNSC fleet in a Pelican dropship.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 20'' (2010 edition)</ref>

During [[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]] on [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]], Red Team was led by [[Joshua-029]]. They were tasked with scouting the city of [[Côte d'Azur]]'s wharves while Blue Team planted a HAVOK nuke in the sewers beneath the city. In the meantime, they rescued numerous civilians, the only ones the Covenant had not massacred.

===Fall of Reach===
{{References}}
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
By August 30, Red Team had been assigned to the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to participate in [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan to force a ceasefire by kidnapping one of the Covenant's [[Hierarchs|highest leaders]]. However, before the ''Autumn'' could exit the system and initiate the mission, all UNSC ships in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] were recalled to defend [[Reach]]. Red Team, consisting of 22 members under the command of Fred-104,<ref name="DD">'''[[Data Drop]]s'''</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars''' timeline</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''' (2010 edition)</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/HaloWaypoint#p/a/DF8EE7CCE045CAA0/0/jh7Q3fjIIwc '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Defiant to the End'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''' ''[[Library (feature)|Library]]'' - Pelican</ref> was deployed to the surface of Reach to defend the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] that powered the planet's 20 [[orbital defense platform]]s. Unfortunately, their Pelican transport, ''[[Bravo 001]]'', was shot down, resulting in the deaths of four Spartans (including [[Malcolm-059]]), and significant injuries to most of the survivors. Near their crash site, the surviving Spartans discovered the shell-shocked remnants of [[Charlie Company]].

The Spartans, after being briefed on the situation by Charlie Company, responded to a distress call from [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]], who requested immediate evacuation. Fred then split Red Team into four groups: [[Team Alpha]], which was tasked with eliminating an encampment of 10,000 Covenant and their hovering [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]], [[Beta-Red|Team Beta]], tasked with defense of the orbital defense generators, [[Team Gamma]], ordered to retrieve Vice Admiral Whitcomb, and [[Team Delta]] (the Charlie Company Marines and six wounded Spartans), ordered to secure the Spartans' fallback point at the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[CASTLE Base]].

[[File:Invasion - Red Team.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Red Team defending the generators from a Covenant horde.]]
Team Alpha hijacked three [[Banshee]]s and approached the Covenant encampment, where they deployed [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]]s inside the cruiser's shields. Although this destroyed both the ship and the encampment, Joshua was killed in the process. The remaining Spartans of Team Alpha then fell back to CASTLE Base, fighting their way through the remaining Covenant in the area with two commandeered [[Wraith]] tanks. Team Gamma accomplished its mission and fell back to [[Camp Independence]] with Whitcomb, where they survived the partial [[glassing]] of the planet. Team Delta fell back to CASTLE Base, but in the process lost the remaining Marines and every Spartan save for [[Vinh-030]], [[Isaac-039]], and [[William-043]]. When the remnants of Team Alpha and Team Delta arrived at CASTLE Base, they found [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] (the creator of the SPARTAN-II program) there.

Team Beta was unable to stop the Covenant, who attacked in swarms of thousands. The orbital defense generators were compromised, and the Covenant, after eliminating the powerless, immobile ODPs in geosynchronous orbit around the planet, began glassing Reach.

As the Covenant began glassing Reach, the surviving Spartans continued their fight. Team Gamma had managed to survive and complete their mission to rescue Vice Admiral Whitcomb from [[HIGHCOM]]. Too late to reach CASTLE base, they hid in the mountains attacking Covenant units with the use of guerrilla tactics as opposed to a conventional assault. They programmed their Mjolnir suits to transmit the "[[Oly Oly Oxen Free]]" secret code on E-band radio, hoping that any surviving Spartans would discover it and help them.

Meanwhile underneath the ruins of CASTLE base, Dr. Halsey and five Spartans (Fred, Kelly, Will, Vinh, and Issac) had spent five days combing the remains of a Forerunner structure and an additional five days trapped in a hallway inside the ruins by Covenant forces. They managed to retrieve a [[Forerunner crystal]] that the Covenant were seeking, but it emitted a burst of radiation which alerted the Covenant to their presence. Vinh and Issac fell at the hands of overwhelming Covenant forces, and the others escaped by blowing the hallway down behind them.

Later the survivors were recovered by John-117, who returned to Reach after the destruction of [[Installation 04]] and were evacuated to the captured Covenant carrier ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''. The surviving members of Red Team joined John's Blue Team.

===Back in action===
[[File:HW2-Red&Isabel-02.jpg|250px|thumb|Red Team encounters Isabel.]]
{{Main|Second Ark Conflict}}
{{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/Reuse|The Halo}}}}
On [[2559#March|March 28, 2559]], after 28 years of drifting in space, UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' was mysteriously transported into orbit of the Forerunner [[Installation 00]], also known as the Ark.<ref name="gamespot">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-story-details-and-images-revealed/1100-6440811/ '''GameSpot''': ''Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed'']</ref> Awakened from cryo-sleep, Red Team was tasked with investigating the UNSC distress signal coming from the surface of the Ark. There, inside an abandoned UNSC [[Henry Lamb research outpost|outpost]] they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who warned the Spartans about danger concealed on the Ark.<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> They extracted Isabel and continued investigating the outpost. However, they were soon ambushed by the [[Jiralhanae]] warlord [[Atriox]], the leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]: Atriox defeated the Spartans, severely wounding Douglas by crushing his left shoulder. With the arrival of the enemy reinforcements, Red Team was forced to retreat. It was not long before the Spartans were in a [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Warthog]] and being pursued by [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghost]]s. In order to escape the pursuers, Jerome requested an orbital bombardment on their location. Reaching the [[landing zone]], Alice decided to stay back and provide cover for Jerome and Douglas' safe evacuation to the ''Spirit''.<ref name="The Signal">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Signal]]''</ref>

While maintaining comms silence, Alice managed to locate and free captured UNSC personnel. After the Spartan established contact with ''Spirit of Fire'', Captain Cutter ordered Alice to take command of the rescued Marines and perform hit-and-run operations against the Banished until further orders.<ref name="One Three Zero">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[One Three Zero]]''</ref> Meanwhile, after Isabel's briefing on the Banished, Jerome was sent to disrupt [[Decimus]]' salvage operations, while Douglas had been undergoing medical treatment.<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> After discovering the location of the Ark's [[Cartographer]], Jerome was ordered to beat the Banished to it.<ref name="Ascension">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Ascension (Halo Wars 2 level)|Ascension]]''</ref> On their way, the UNSC encountered strong resistance from the Ark's [[Aggressor Sentinel|sentinels]]. Successfully neutralizing them with [[EMP]], Jerome and his troops accessed the Cartographer, that allowed Proffessor Anders to determine their next target - the Ark's [[Teleportation grid|portal network]] which the Banished were using to move around the Ark.<ref name="The Cartographer">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Cartographer]]''</ref> In order to cripple the Banished's portal network and strand most of their forces, Jerome was deployed with a handful of the Marines near the network's control hub with orders to destroy it. On this mission Jerome was joined by Douglas, who had just recovered from his injuries, and together they successfully terminated Decimus, who had been guarding the control hub, and destroyed the device. Once the unit was informed that ''Spirit of Fire'' was under attack they returned to the ship immediately.<ref name="Lights Out">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref> 

[[File:HW2-Jerome-04.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Jerome infiltrating ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''.]]
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/Reuse|Under The Dark}}

[[File:HW2 - Spartan and Marines.jpg|250px|thumb|UNSC forces leaving the Halo.]]
As soon as ''Enduring Conviction'' was destroyed and a [[Installation 09|new Halo ring]] emerged from the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], Douglas and Alice were deployed to cut off the Banished reinforcements Atriox was sending to the Halo via the Ark's [[access point]]s. After all enemy bases around access points were destroyed, Douglas and Alice were ordered to proceed through the portal and destroy it behind them, then move on to regroup with Jerome and assist with fighting the Banished forces on the ring in order to reach the [[control room]].<ref name="The Foundry">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Foundry]]''</ref> A reunited Red Team led Marine forces to [[Alpha Base (Installation 09)|Alpha Base]] and defeated the Banished forces there. As the battle proceeded, a [[Retriever Sentinel]] suddenly appeared, wreaking havoc on the UNSC forces before the Marines could send it into retreat. After Red Team secured three control towers, Prof. Anders managed to take control of the gigantic Sentinel and use its main weapon to gain access to the control room.<ref name="The Halo">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Halo]]''</ref> As the professor descended to the control room, the Spartans and Marines stayed behind to defend the structure. With support from ''Spirit of Fire'', Red Team and Marines held back heavy Banished reinforcements long enough for Anders to disable the Halo's weapons systems and plant a [[distress beacon]] to the UNSC. After the Banished forces on the ring had been dealt with, Red Team evacuated to ''Spirit of Fire'' immediately before the Halo entered slipspace and departed for the [[Soell system]].<ref name="Last Stand">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]''</ref>

In October, Red Team performed a search and rescue for the [[Ferret]]s following the [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion]]. The Spartans and their Pelican were able to rescue [[Veta Lopis]], [[Ash-G099]] and [[Olivia-G291]] while also recovering the body of [[Mark-G313]].{{Ref/Novel|DW}}

==Gameplay==
===''Halo Wars''===
Red Team plays a significant role in ''[[Halo Wars]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> campaign. In gameplay, the Spartans have energy shields in addition to health. All three Spartans (as well as the six-member [[Team Omega]] in the level "[[Arcadia Outskirts]]") count as [[hero unit]]s; if their health is depleted, instead of dying, they are "downed", at which point their health bar begins to regenerate. Once the health bar is at least half full the downed Spartan can be revived by touching them with any other unit under the player's or co-op ally's control. The Spartans are capable of hijacking enemy vehicles and commandeering friendly vehicles, similar to the FPS games, but at a much slower rate. Any vehicle driven by a Spartan receives a stat boost and the ability to earn more veterancy points. When a Spartan controlled vehicle is destroyed the Spartan will emerge unharmed. Spartans cannot be harmed by [[Pod infector]]s while their shields are intact, and as hero units they are immune to being infected. When hijacking enemy vehicles, they often make a loud punching sound on the vehicle being hijacked, and the vehicle remains immobile until Spartan takes control of it.

===''Halo Wars 2''===
[[File:HW2_Halo_-_Red_Team_In-game.png|250px|thumb|Red Team on Installation 09.]]
In ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', the members of Red Team are hero units that act almost identically to their ''Halo Wars'' counterparts. When a Spartan hijacks a vehicle, they immobilize the target with an EMP. The Spartans can also traverse higher or lower ground impassable to normal ground units with their "Spartan Slam" ability; this ability can also be used to kill or damage enemy units and if it is used to hijack the vehicle, it will stun enemy units nearby. When hijacking, the enemy vehicle will be immobilized until the hijacking process has been completed. However, it can be canceled should your hero was killed in the middle of hijacking. In the campaign, Red Team can be revived when they are downed. In multiplayer, each Spartan is given to a UNSC leader as a hero unit. The standard version of Jerome-092 is assigned to Captain Cutter, Douglas-042 is assigned to Professor Anders, Alice-130 is assigned to Isabel, and a special version of Jerome known as "Commander Jerome" is available to Jerome himself. The multiplayer units cannot be revived; rather than being granted automatically, they must be purchased at the [[UNSC Armory]]. In the campaign, the Spartans are fully upgraded to level 3 upgrades. On Multiplayer, each Spartan starts without upgrades with a Magnum as their weapon, except for Commander Jerome, who uses Hydra MLRS.

===Changes from ''Halo Wars'' to ''Halo Wars 2''===
*The Hijack ability has been retooled as the Spartan Slam ability, which can be used to traverse heights, deal damage to nearby infantry, and hijack vehicles.
*Shields take more time to begin recharging and recharge more slowly.
*Overall base damage decreased.
*Defeating a certain unit at point blank range can start an assassination animation.
*Spartans now can only be deployed one at a time during Skirmish, with each Spartan assigned to each leader respectively.
**Upgrades are also included, but the only difference is in the level 2 upgrades (Jerome with a Spartan Laser, Douglas with a rocket launcher and Alice a machine gun).
*Spartan production and upgrades moved from Barracks to Armory.
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==Gallery==
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File:HW-Concept-RedTeam.jpg|Concept art of Red Team for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:HW - Red Team Arrival.png|Red Team arrives by a Warthog.
File:Anderssignal1.png|Cpt. Cutter, Sgt. Forge and Jerome-092 discuss how to proceed after Prof. Anders's abduction
File:HW5.png|Red Team at the Apex.
File:Hw-prima-blog-05-01-crop.jpg|Red Team in combat.
File:HFoR-Red.jpg|Red Team during Fall of Reach in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''.
File:TFS-Jerome&BR85HB.png|Jerome in ''[[Something Has Happened]]''.
File:HW2_AnnounceTrailer_Keyframe.jpg|Concept art of Red Team and Atriox for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2_RedTeam-MarkIV_Concept.jpg|Concept art of Red Team's armour in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Red.jpg|Red Team in ''[[Know Your Enemy]]''.
File:HW2-Shadows.png|Red Team in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Red-02.jpg|Alice and Jerome inside the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]].
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
**''[[Halo: First Strike#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{C|Radio Easter egg}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Know Your Enemy]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Something Has Happened]]''
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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