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This article is about the Spartan-II team. For other uses, see Blue Team (disambiguation).
Blue Team
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Blue Team in 2558.

Active:

September 2517 - Active by October 2559

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command[1]

Branch:

UNSC Navy[1]

Size:

4 (as of 2559)

Engagements:

Commanders:

 

"You 'Spartans' have put quite a dent in our efforts to liberate the frontier worlds...I didn't believe it until I saw the video. All by the same four-man team. Some said 'Blue Team' was a myth."
— General Howard Graves about Blue Team's activity[2]

Blue Team is a semi-constant unit composed predominantly of Spartan-IIs under the operational command of UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command, generally consisting of around four members. It was led by John-117 for most of its activity during the Human-Covenant War, though after John's involvement in the Battle of Mombasa, the role of leader was taken up by Frederic-104; John later resumed de facto command following his recovery years later.[1]

Blue Team has participated in more than 220 military operations since its activation in 2525[1] against a plethora of foes, including Insurrectionists, the Covenant, and various Forerunner constructs. The team is exceptional even among the Spartan-IIs due to their involvement in many of the most pivotal engagements of both the Insurrection and the Covenant War.[3]

Known members[edit]

"Welcome to Blue, Spartans. We're going to make a great team."
— Kelly-087's traditional greeting to new teammates[4]

After its conception in 2519, Blue Team originally consisted of three members; comprised of John-117, Samuel-034, and Kelly-087. For some training missions, Spartans like Fred-104, Fhajad-084 and Linda-058 were added to Blue Team.[5] After Samuel's death on a Covenant vessel in t