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This article is about the Spartan-II unit. For the Spartan-III unit, see Red Team (SPARTAN-III).
Red Team
Red Team's logo cutout from the "Red Team" charm.
Red Team's logo

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Red Team circa 2531

Active:

September 2517 - Active by October 2559

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

Branch:

UNSC Navy

Size:

Three operators (as of 2559)

Engagements:

Commanders:

 

Douglas-042: "Always got to show off, eh, Alice?"
Alice-130: "Who gets to take this one?"
Jerome-092: "I figured you two have had enough fun."
— Red Team reunites on Installation 09.[1]

Red Team is a name given to a number of mission-specific formations of Spartan-II supersoldiers subordinate to the UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command. Although Red Team generally operated at a size of around six members, more Spartans could be selected for missions that called for a larger force. Various iterations of Red Team actively participated in numerous battles against the Covenant, including the Battle of Arcadia, the Battle of Jericho VII, the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, and the Fall of Reach. One incarnation of Red Team was also among the first members of the UNSC who engaged Forerunner Sentinels and various Flood forces.

Known members[edit]

Various groups of Spartan-IIs have received the designation "Red Team" throughout the program's history. These are often temporary teams assembled for specific operations, and have ranged from as few as three members to almost two dozen depending on the needs of a given mission. During training exercises as well as in combat operations, Red Team was often designated as a counterpart to Blue Team.[2][3]

One specific Red Team unit, consisting of rehabilitated augmentation "washouts" Douglas-042, Alice-130, and Jerome-092 (the latter as fireteam leader), became more established in its roster than the aforementioned ad hoc teams, in part due to the Spartans' unusual circumstances compared to their mainline peers.[4]

Current composition (October 2559)
Red Team during a battle at the Apex Site inside Trove. Screenshot from the level Escape.
Red Team in February 2531.
Former members

Fall of Reach splinter arrangement[edit]

After their Pelican dropship, Bravo 001, was shot down during the Fall of Reach and four team members (Kirk-018, Malcolm-059, Joseph-122, and Carris-137) were killed, the 18 surviving members of Red Team were split into four groups: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta.[5][Note 1]

Alpha

  • Fred-104
  • Kelly-087
  • Joshua-029

Beta

  • Naomi-010
  • August-099
  • Leon-011
  • Robert-025
  • Maria-062
  • Keiichi-047

Gamma

  • Li-008
  • Anton-044
  • Grace-093

Delta

  • Will-043
  • Isaac-039
  • Vinh-030
  • Riz-028
  • Kai-125
  • Vannak-134

Operational history[edit]

Training[edit]

Main article: SPARTAN-II training

Linda: "They're not going to play fair. You heard the sniper we captured. He said that this time their Captain told them to win no matter what—even if they had to bloody a few of us to do it."
John: "So we'll return the favor and do whatever it takes to win, too."
— John-117 and Linda-058 during Spartan training exercise.[6]