Editing B Company (Pillar of Autumn)

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Military infobox
|image=
|formed=
|affiliation=[[Unified Earth Government]]
|branch=[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
|type=[[Company]]
|role=
|size=130{{Ref/Novel|HTF|Chapter=2}}
|nicknames=
|battles=[[Battle of Installation 04]]
*[[Battle Over Installation 04]]
*[[First Battle of Alpha Base]]
*[[Raid on the Pillar of Autumn]]
*[[Battle for the Truth and Reconciliation]]
|commanders=
*Major [[Antonio Silva]]
*Lieutenant [[Melissa McKay]]
}}
'''B Company''' was a [[company]] of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] under the command of Lieutenant [[Melissa McKay]] assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in [[2552]].

==History==
B Company was one of four companies present within Major Silva's ODST [[battalion]] when the ''Pillar of Autumn'' arrived at [[Installation 04]] on September 19, 2552. They took part in the [[Battle Over Installation 04|defense]] of the cruiser from [[Covenant]] boarding parties before [[Landing on Installation 04|landing]] on the ringworld via [[SOEIV]]. They organised under Major Silva and were ordered to get in position to directly assault the mesa known as [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]] while [[C Company (Pillar of Autumn)|C Company]] inserted via [[D77 Pelican]] dropship. McKay's troops would fight their way into the backdoor of the structure, eventually linking up with Major Silva and his force.<ref name="flood2">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', Chapter 2</ref> 

===''Pillar of Autumn''===
{{Main|Raid on the Pillar of Autumn}}
McKay would lead B Company on a raid of the downed {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, intending to retrieve supplies from the ship for Alpha Base. The now-62 person force was divided into three [[platoon]]s, led by McKay, Second Lieutenant [[Oros]] and Company Sergeant [[Lister (Marine)|Lister]] (standing in for the preoccupied Second Lieutenant [[Dalu]]). The company would strike the Covenant guards at dawn of September 20, and take the ship by storm. [[1st Platoon (Pillar of Autumn)|1st Platoon]] would begin the task of scouring supplies from the ship while [[2nd Platoon (Pillar of Autumn)|2nd Platoon)]] would lock off the remaining compartments to ensure the work would not be disturbed.

For the convoy back from the cruiser, 1st Platoon was assigned as anti-air defense, while [[3rd Platoon (Pillar of Autumn)|3rd Platoon]], under McKay, was designated to eliminate ground targets. Unlike the [[Warthog]] platoons, 2nd Platoon was assigned the four recovered [[M808B Scorpion]] tanks.

===''Truth and Reconciliation''===
{{Main|Battle for the Truth and Reconciliation}}
B Company was presumably involved in the capture of the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' late in the conflict. However, the company was destroyed in the vessel's, and later the ringworld's, subsequent destructions.

==Organisation==
B Company was organised as follows;
*[[1st Platoon (Pillar of Autumn)|1st Platoon]] - Commanded by Second Lieutenant [[Oros]]<ref name="flood5">''Halo: The Flood'', Chapter 5</ref>
**[[3rd Squad]]<ref>''Halo: The Flood'', Chapter 9</ref>
*[[2nd Platoon (Pillar of Autumn)|2nd Platoon]] - Commanded by Second Lieutenant [[Dalu]] (later replaced by Company Master Sergeant [[Lister (Marine)|Lister]] during the Raid on the Pillar of ''Autumn'')<ref name="flood6">''Halo: The Flood'', Chapter 6</ref>
*[[3rd Platoon (Pillar of Autumn)|3rd Platoon]] - Commanded by First Lieutenant Melissa McKay<ref name="flood6"/>

===Personnel===
*First Lieutenant [[Melissa McKay]]
*Second Lieutenant [[Oros]]
*Second Lieutenant [[Dalu]]
*Master Sergeant [[Lister (Marine)|Lister]]

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Trooper units]]
[[Category:UNSC Marine Corps companies]]