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| {{Center|'''Hazmat''' redirects here. For the armor core, see [[OSTEO combat engineering suit]]. For the [[Halo Infinite]] in-game [[event]], see [[Hazmat (event)]].}} | | {{Center|'''Hazmat''' redirects here. For the armor core, see [[OSTEO combat engineering suit]]. For the [[Halo Infinite]] in-game [[event]], see [[Hazmat (event)]].}} |
| [[File:H4 - HAZMAT Team.png|thumb|300px|A UNSC military HAZMAT team investigates [[New Phoenix]] in the aftermath of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack]].{{Ref/Reuse|midnight}}]] | | [[File:H4 - HAZMAT Team.png|thumb|300px|A UNSC military HAZMAT team investigates [[New Phoenix]] in the aftermath of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack]].{{Ref/Reuse|midnight}}]] |
| '''HAZMAT''' (short for '''Hazardous Materials''') teams are personnel tasked with handling or cleaning up potentially dangerous material or operating in areas which would be unsafe for non-specialized personnel. | | '''HAZMAT''' (short for '''Hazardous Materials''') teams are personnel tasked with cleaning up potentially dangerous spills and handling material that is not safe for other personnel to handle. |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| ===Responsibilities=== | | ===Responsibilities=== |
| HAZMAT teams might specialize in investigating damaged and dangerous [[Forerunner]] facilities, operating within toxic water and air, exploring sites left scarred by chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons from various conflicts, and even facing pockets of [[Flood]] infestation.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF142|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-system-shocks|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - System Shocks|D=30|M=06|Y=2023}} | | HAZMAT teams assist in cleaning hazardous areas or objects like broken and leaking [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref> |
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| Following [[Space warfare|naval engagements]] in proximity to surviving [[human colonies]], HAZMAT teams are typically deployed to sweep the debris field, cleaning up and collecting detritus which would threaten space travel.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TFoR23|TFoR|Chapter=23|Quote=When there was time, a HazMat team would sweep the area and clean up. In the meantime, junk—ranging in size from microscopic up to thirty-meter sections of ''Cradle''—still drifted in the system.}} This may involve removing hazardous objects like broken and leaking [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO3|GoO|Chapter=3}} When HAZMAT teams do not remove these problems directly, they may tag a space-borne hazard with HAZNAV (navigation hazard) satellites to warn other ships from straying too close to it.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoO4|GoO|Chapter=4}}
| | When they do not remove these problems directly, they may tag a space-borne hazard with HAZNAV (navigation hazard) satellites to warn other ships from straying too close to it.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 57''</ref> |
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| [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|Army]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[combat engineer]]s may be tasked with performing HAZMAT duties. [[Spartan]] combat engineers may also be called upon to perform HAZMAT duties as necessary, carrying out tasks which require super-human reactions, strength, and situational awareness.{{Ref/Game|Id=HIAHHelmetHazmat|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Hazmat - Helmet Description|Quote=Spartan combat engineers work in close cooperation with their Army and Marine cousins in demolition and hazmat missions, in addition to carrying out specialist tasks which require super-human reactions, strength, and situational awarenes.}}
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| [[Imbrium Machine Complex]] operates their own dedicated [[IMC hazmat corps|HAZMAT corps]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Saturn|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son}}
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| ===Equipment=== | | ===Equipment=== |
| Some HAZMAT teams utilize the [[OSTEO combat engineering suit]],{{Ref/Game|Id=HIAHCoreHazmat|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Hazmat - Armor Core Description|Quote=Project: OSTEO combat engineering suits incorporate an array of contingency systems focused on surviving extended operations in extraordinarily harsh working and combat environments.}} an armor system compatible with a variety of HAZMAT-focused equipment.{{Ref/Reuse|CF142}} | | Some HAZMAT teams utilize the [[OSTEO combat engineering suit]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HIAHCoreHazmat|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Hazmat - Armor Core Description|Quote=Project: OSTEO combat engineering suits incorporate an array of contingency systems focused on surviving extended operations in extraordinarily harsh working and combat environments.}} |
| <gallery class=center> | | <gallery class=center> |
| File:HINF OSTEO armor front.png|The [[OSTEO combat engineering suit]]. | | File:HINF OSTEO armor front.png|The [[OSTEO combat engineering suit]]. |
| File:HINF HazmatKeyArtClean.jpg|A Spartan utilizing the OSTEO suit in a HAZMAT scenario.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| Imbrium Machine Complex had HAZMAT teams stationed stationed at [[Elvie]], on asteroid [[LV-31]], as of [[2556]]. When [[BXR Mining Corporation]] personnel discovered a Forerunner [[Forerunner starship|starship]] buried at [[Site 22]], IMC's HAZMAT corps were deployed via [[Pelican]] and equipped with OSTEO combat engineering suits. However, shortly after entering the vessel, they were [[Outbreak at Site 22|attacked and infected]] by the Flood.{{Ref/Reuse|Saturn}}
| | A HAZMAT team was deployed to New Phoeonix following the New Phoenix Incident.{{Ref/Level|Id=midnight|H4|Midnight}} |
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| At least one UNSC HAZMAT team was deployed to New Phoenix following the [[New Phoenix Incident]] in [[2557]].{{Ref/Level|Id=midnight|H4|Midnight}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo 4]]'' | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' |
| *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' | | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
