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| | A '''Fire Team''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] organizational unit for ground infantry forces, like the [[Marine]]s or the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s. They generally consist of four or fewer soldiers, althogh they are known to work as seven (i.e. Fireteam Charlie-[[Halo (level)|on Halo]] and are grouped into squads. |
| {{Center|''For the [[Halo: Reach]] and [[Halo 5: Guardians]] gameplay element, see [[Fireteam (gameplay mechanic)]]''.}}
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| [[File:Marines in the Jungle.jpg|300px|thumb|A [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] rifle team in [[Kenya]]]]
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| A '''fireteam''' is the smallest organization that ground forces are assigned to in the [[UNSC Army]], [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[Spartan Operations|Spartan branch]]. As the smallest unit, it serves as the base upon which all other units are organized. The closest organizational unit in the [[Covenant military]] is known as a [[lance]]. | |
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| ==Background==
| | The concept of the Fire Team is based on the need for tactical flexibility in infantry operations. One fire team is capable of autonomous operations even when grouped into a larger unit. |
| ===Function===
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| The concept of the fireteam is based on the need for tactical flexibility in infantry operations. They generally consist of approximately four soldiers or Marines who are formed into a [[squad]]. Generally, a squad contains three fireteams. | |
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| A fireteam is capable of autonomous operations as part of a larger unit. Successful fireteam employment relies on quality small unit training for troops, experience of its members operating together, sufficient communications infrastructure, and a quality non-commissioned officer corps to provide tactical leadership for the team.
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| Under the [[Unified Ground Command|UNICOM]] [[UNSC rank structure#UNICOM ranks|rank structure]], Fireteams are led by an E-4 Corporal, with an E3 Lance Corporal serving as the Fireteam Assistant.<ref name="OSFM142">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', PART 8: UNSC ORGANISATION, UNICOM Ranks (p. 142-143)</ref>
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| On some occasions, some Fireteam that has been disbanded, mostly lack of members because of reassignment, killed in action, resign, or incarcerated, may often be reinstated again based on higher-up decisions or when the previous fireteam leader request to put the former member together once more. [[Alpha-Nine]], an ODST squad formed by [[Edward Buck]] disbanded for four years is now reinstated as Spartan Fireteam.
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| ==Notable Fireteams==
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| ===Army===
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| *[[3 Charlie]]
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| ===Marine Corps===
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| *[[Corporal Harland's fireteam]]
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| *[[Fire Team Charlie]]
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| *[[Recon Team Echo|Fire Team Echo]]
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| *[[Recon Team India|Fire Team India]]
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| *[[Fire Team Lima]]
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| *[[Fire Team November]]
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| *[[Fireteam Zulu]]
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| *[[Alpha-Nine]]
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| *[[Fireteam Raven]]
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| ===Special Operations Forces===
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| In the [[Spartan Operations]] branch, Spartans are typically divided into fireteams of 4-5 personnel. Spartan-IV fireteams are led by a Spartan with the rank of Fireteam Leader, roughly analogous to a UNSC [[Captain]].<ref name="OSFM32">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', PART 2: THE SPARTAN-IV PROGRAM, Spartan Command Structure(p. 32-33)</ref>
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| *[[NOBLE Team]]
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| *[[Blue Team]]
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| *[[Red Team]]
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| *[[Gray Team]]
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| *[[Team Black|Black Team]]
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| *[[Fireteam Majestic]]
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| *[[Fireteam Crimson]]
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| *[[Fireteam Osiris]]
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| *[[Team Omega]]
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| *See also: [[:Category:SPARTAN teams]] for a full list of Spartan fireteams.
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| ==Sources==
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| [[Category:UNSC organizational military units]]
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