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{{Disambig header|the Spartan-II unit|the Spartan-III unit|Red Team (SPARTAN-III)}}

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|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]]

|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]

**[[Battle of Chi Ceti]]

**[[Battle of Arcadia]]

**[[Battle of Jericho VII]]

**[[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]]

*[[Frederic-104]]

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'''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.

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*CDR [[Jerome-092]] (Leader)

*SCPO [[Douglas-042]]

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>  

===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.]]

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>

===Further operations in various compositions===

[[File:The Covenant - SII.jpg|250px|thumb|Spartan Blue, Red, and Green teams deployed on Sigma Octanus IV.]]

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.

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{{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}}}}

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 - 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>

==Gameplay==

===''Halo Wars 2''===

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.

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==Gallery==

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File:HW-Concept-RedTeam.jpg|Concept art of Red Team for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.

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''.

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*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''

*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' {{Mo}}

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