NOBLE Team
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- "You know as well as I do that we wind up with some that she would have chosen—not just kids unlucky enough to survive a glassing. Orders are still being followed and those Spartans are in the field, but they are armed as SPARTANs—and they are making a difference."
- — LCDR Kurt Ambrose to SCPO Franklin Mendez[1]
Noble Team,[2] more formally styled as NOBLE Team[3] and sometimes referred to as Team Noble or simply NOBLE, was a fireteam-sized unit composed mostly of Cat-2 Spartan-III supersoldiers and one Spartan-II commando as of 2552. Unlike most Spartan teams which are subordinate to Naval Special Weapons,[4][5] Noble Team was under the operational control of the UNSC Army's Special Warfare Group Three, although as Spartans, its members were still part of the Navy.[5]
Overview[edit]
Noble Team was primarily composed of SPARTAN-IIIs pulled out of their main companies by Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose and Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez before large-scale operations where the companies were mostly wiped out, Operation: PROMETHEUS in the case of Alpha Company and Operation: TORPEDO with Beta Company.[1]
Prior to the Fall of Reach, Noble Team had managed to survive countless battles, always coming back from suicide assignments, but not without a cost.[6] Only two original members of the team were still living by 2552: Carter-A259 and Catherine-B320.[7]
Noble Team also operated with non-Spartan military personnel more extensively than other Spartan teams. To grant them more operational freedom when interacting with regular military personnel, the members of Noble Team had been given higher ranks than most of the Spartans by their CO.[8] In 2552, the team was under the command of Colonel Urban Holland of the UNSC Army.[9]
The Spartan-IIIs of Noble Team were issued with equipment on par with the Spartan-IIs, such as the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor, which is far more advanced than the cheaper SPI armor worn by the majority of the Spartan-IIIs. The team was issued with the Mark V MJOLNIR armor on November 24, 2551. Unlike the mainline Spartan-IIs whose armor was fairly uniform in coloration, the members of Noble Team sported a variety of color schemes and field-customized armor variants.
Composition[edit]
Latest composition[edit]
- Commander Carter-A259 (Noble One) (KIA 08/30/2552) - A no-nonsense soldier, Carter served as the leader of Noble Team.[9] Killed during the Fall of Reach by crashing his Pelican into a Scarab.[10]
- Lieutenant Commander Catherine-B320 (Noble Two) (KIA 08/23/2552) - Carter's second-in-command, Kat served as the intelligence and communications specialist.[9] Killed by a Needle Rifle during the Fall of Reach.[11]
- Warrant Officer Jun-A266 (Noble Three) (Status active as of 2560) - A thoughtful and taciturn soldier, Jun served as the sniper and scout of Noble Team.[9] Retired from active service and currently serves as the acting Chief of Staff of the Spartan branch as of March 2560.[12][13]
- Warrant Officer Emile-A239 (Noble Four) (KIA 08/30/2552) - A bold and aggressive Spartan, Emile was the assault specialist of the team.[9] Killed by Sangheili warriors during the Fall of Reach.[10]
- Chief Warrant Officer Jorge-052 (Noble Five) (KIA 08/14/2552) - The only Spartan-II on the team, Jorge served as the team's heavy weapons specialist.[9] Killed during Operation: UPPER CUT.[14]
- Lieutenant SPARTAN-B312 (Noble Six) (KIA 08/30/2552) - The latest addition to the team, this SPARTAN's background is highly classified due to his involvement with ONI's operations. Killed by Sangheili warriors during the Fall of Reach.[9][15]
Known former and potential members[edit]
- Lieutenant Thom-A293 (Former Noble Six) (MIA 04/22/2552) - Confirmed KIA during the Battle of Fumirole and replaced with SPARTAN-B312 immediately prior to the Fall of Reach.[16]
- Warrant Officer Rosenda-A344 (Former Noble Four) (Status active as of 2560) - Emile-A239's replacement if another anti-insurrectionist operation emerges.[9] Reassigned from Noble Team after Operation: OFFSET EYE in December 2551.[17]
Other SPARTANs were constantly kept on rotation for the team. When one member fell in the line of duty, a new SPARTAN would be brought in as a replacement.
