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[[Lieutenant Commander]] '''Catherine-B320''',<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page - Kat's profile'']</ref> commonly known as '''Kat''', was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III commando]] of the [[UNSC Navy|UNSC Naval]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Warfare Command]], attached to [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]] of the [[UNSC Army]].<ref name="vis"/> She fought with [[NOBLE Team]] as '''Noble Two''' during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]].

Kat was born in [[Monastir]], [[New Harmony]] in [[2530]]. Her father was killed in action on [[Harvest]] and her mother died of [[cancer]] in [[2536]], so she was raised by her grandmother, a retired [[UNSC Army|Army]] General; this fact made her conscription into the SPARTAN-III program politically inconvenient.<ref name="KatHW">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/kat-b320 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Universe: Kat-B320'']</ref> However, when Kat's grandmother was killed during the [[Battle of New Harmony|fall]] of New Harmony, ONI seized the chance to induct Kat as part of [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]].<ref name="KatHW"/> Because of her skill and potential, she was marked for a special assignment shortly after her [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]], and was eventually taken out of the general population of Beta Company by [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Franklin Mendez]] after [[Operation: CARTWHEEL]], not long before the disastrous [[Operation: TORPEDO]] commenced.<ref name="KatHW"/><ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page - Personnel'']</ref> She was later assigned to Noble Team when it was formed.<ref name="KatHW"/>

On April 22, 2552, Kat put together an [[Battle of Fumirole|operation]] to destroy the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, ''[[Sanctity of Purification]]'', maintaining position above a city on [[Fumirole]].<ref name="bnet"/> The operation was successful, but at the cost of [[Thom-A293]]. The operation also cost Kat her right arm, which was replaced by a [[artificial limb|robotic prosthetic]].<ref name="gameinformer">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''February 2010 issue'']</ref> Kat clearly has no problem working with the arm, which she moves just as naturally as her real one, even continuing to hold her [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System|M6G pistol]] in her dominant right hand. Both [[Carter-A259]] and Kat took responsibility over the death of Thom, unable to admit that the death of the SPARTAN was his own fault. Thom was replaced on Noble Team by [[SPARTAN-B312]] a few months later, just prior to the [[Fall of Reach]].

The SPARTANs of Noble Team participate in an operation to investigate a communications blackout at the [[Visegrád Relay]], a mission that led to the first confrontation with Covenant forces on the planet.<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Winter Contingency]]''</ref> In the operation, Kat recovered a data module containing [[Laszlo Sorvad]]'s "latchkey discovery" from the Relay's console and uncovered an unfortunate discovery; the Covenant has successfully deployed their forces on Reach.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The discovery led the team to [[SWORD Base]], currently under siege by Covenant forces and their [[SDV-class heavy corvette|corvette]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Kat and Noble Six engaged the Covenant forces on foot and repelled them off the site and the [[Airview Base|airbase]]. The team was debriefed by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] following the attack, and Kat returned the module containing Sorvad's data.

The destruction of the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} by a Covenant {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}}, ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', after the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]] prompted Carter and Kat to reassess the situation. Recognizing the presence of the supercarrier as a large threat, Kat suggested to Noble Team to reconfigure a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace engine]] into a makeshift slipspace bomb, which would destroy the supercarrier immediately.<ref name="Lnos"/> Carter, along with Kat, [[Jorge-052]] and [[SPARTAN-B312]], helped UNSC ground forces repel Covenant invaders from a UNSC base, which housed the [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]]. Noble Team was separated from this point, with Jorge and Noble Six participating in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] while the rest focused on groundside operations.<ref name="Lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>

At some point during the Fall of Reach, Kat and the remaining members of Noble Team assisted the UNSC in repelling the Covenant from civilian population centers. They reunited with Noble Six during the [[Siege of New Alexandria|Siege]] of [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] and helped in the neutralization of Covenant jammers and the evacuation of ONI personnel.<ref name="alex"/> Soon, Noble Team was hailed by its superior, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]], and was ordered to destroy Sword Base. The team was forced to enter a radiation bunker to shield them from the Covenant's glassing of New Alexandria. As Noble Team exited the elevator and ran towards the bunker, a [[Sangheili Field Marshal]] of the [[Devoted Sentries]] in a [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] overhead shot Kat through the head with a [[Type-31 Rifle|needle rifle]], killing her instantly. When the surviving members of Noble Team were extracted on [[2552#August|August 26]], Carter carried her body out of the bunker.<ref name="alex">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>

Kat generally exhibited a sardonic attitude and had a dry sense of humor. She was described as brilliant, athletic,<ref name="KatHW"/> an inspired tactician and exemplary combatant. She was also noted for her skills as a cryptanalyst and a hacker; allegedly, there had not been a system yet that she has been unable to crack. According to [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]], she had a habit of occasionally investigating classified intel more than her superiors would like her to. Her ability to acquire and digest information has been described as "supernatural"; more than once, she was able to read a situation, working with information many would find overly limited.<ref name="bnet"/>

Kat shared a close bond with Noble Team's leader, [[Carter-A259]] due to the two being the only survivors of the original roster of Noble Team.<ref name="KatHW"/> She acted as Carter's second-in-command and was fiercely loyal to him and the team. Carter greatly valued her tactical input and planning ability and was particularly upset about her death. Much like Carter, Kat blamed herself for [[Thom-A293]]'s death while it was apparent that neither was responsible; according to Colonel Urban Holland, Thom died because he pursued a group of enemies by himself rather than waiting for backup.<ref name="bnet"/>