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| The '''Prowler Corps''' (sometimes referred to as the '''ONI Prowler Corps'''{{Ref/Novel|Id=TCP70|TCP|Chapter=70}} or '''UNSC Prowler Corps'''{{Ref/Novel|Id=GOO35|GoO|Chapter=35}}) is a clandestine division of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (ONI) responsible for the operation of advanced [[prowler]] stealth [[warship]]s.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=129}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=TCP2|TCP|Chapter=2}} During the [[Human-Covenant War]] they were based out of a number of [[Human colonies|colony worlds]] including [[Falaknuma]].{{Ref/Reuse|TCP70}} | | The '''Prowler Corps''' is a division of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 35''</ref> All permanent crew aboard [[Prowler|ONI prowler]]s serve in this sub-branch. The Prowler Corps apparently has an earlier mandatory retirement age than the rest of the Navy branches.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 326'' (''"Cho was technically past the mandatory retirement age in the UNSC Prowler Corps."'')</ref> The human colony of [[Falaknuma]] served as a base for a section of the Prowler Corps, alongside several Navy [[UNSC frigate|frigates]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 343''</ref> |
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| Although currently unclear, it is likely that the Prowler Corps operate within [[ONI Section One]], the military intelligence-gathering arm for ONI and the UNSC as a whole.
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| The Prowler Corps was active during the [[Insurrection]], to an unknown extent. They were responsible for rescuing [[Akio Watanabe]] from insurrectionist captivity and torture during the conflict, cementing his loyalty to the Prowler Corps and broader UNSC for years afterward.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TCP10|TCP|Chapter=10}} During the later years of the Insurrection, the corps was infiltrated by an [[insurrectionist]] spy [[Hector Nyeto]], who was able to rise to the rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]] and gain control of [[Ghost Flight]]. Over the next few years or decades he slowly filled the prowlers under his command with loyal insurrectionist spies.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS25|HSS|Chapter=25}} In late [[2525]], the prowler {{UNSCShip|Athens}} participated in [[Operation: TALON]], the first deployment of [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]].{{Ref/Novel|HTFoR|Chapter=10}}
| | Prior to [[2526]], [[Hector Nyeto]] gained control of [[Ghost Flight]] of at least four {{Class|Razor|prowler|prowlers}}. Because flight commanders approve all crew replacements, he was able to slowly fill his unit with [[Insurrectionist]] crewmen. Such an effort was estimated to have taken years or decades.<ref name="HSSC25">'''Halo: Silent Storm''', ''Chapter 25'', ''page 333''</ref> |
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| At the outset of [[Human-Covenant War|hostilities]] with the Covenant in [[2525]], the Prowler Corps were commissioned for use against the new enemy. In early [[2526]] they worked with [[Blue Team]] in [[Skirmish over Netherop|an attempted capture]] of the frigate ''[[Radiant Arrow]]''.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=1}} Later they conducted [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], a massive operation involving [[Task Force Yama]] and over a dozen prowlers with the goal of delving deep behind enemy lines and wreaking havoc on the Covenant's supply lines.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=5}} The operation was ultimately successful, though in the process Nyeto's deception of the UNSC was revealed and [[Battle of Zhoist|resulted in]] the destruction of many of the prowlers and personnel involved. During and after SILENT STORM the Prowler Corps continued to work closely with the Spartans for deployments against the Covenant, leading them to unwittingly fall for a trap laid by the now-disgraced ex-[[fleetmaster]] of the Covenant [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]]. 'Kvarosee, blaming ONI for his downfall in SILENT STORM, attempted to redeem his honour by baiting them with the opportunity to salvage a [[Covenant frigate]], ''[[Steadfast Strike]]''.{{Ref/Novel|Id=OB4|Oblv|Chapter=4}} The Prowler Corps took the bait and deployed {{UNSCShip|Night Watch}} to [[Netherop]], where the ship was shot down by [[Flotilla of Unsung Piety|Nizat's forces]] and its crew ultimately marooned on the world after a bout of [[Battle of Netherop (2526)|intense fighting]].
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| In [[2531]] the prowler ''[[UNSC Last Gleaming|Last Gleaming]]'' was used to rapidly transfer Professor [[Ellen Anders]] to {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} on the front lines of the [[Harvest campaign]].{{Ref/Comic|HWG}} That same year, prowlers began operating as part of the long-running [[Operation: HYPODERMIC]], a massive effort on the part of dozens of prowlers to collect intelligence on the Covenant.
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| By [[2535]] the ONI discovered that modified [[Covenant]] weaponry was appearing in the hands of civilians and insurgents through the [[human colonies]]. To end the distribution of the weapons, the Prowler Corps worked with another section of ONI to find the origins of the weapons.{{Ref/Reuse|TCP10}}
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| Several months before the [[Cole Protocol]] was put into effect, the Prowler Corps put together several missions to sneak behind enemy lines and remove any existing human navigation data that could lead to [[Earth]] or other human colonies.{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Chapter=8}} The Prowler Corps would deploy units to locations where they thought the navigation data could still exist. In [[2535]], [[Spartan-II]] [[Gray Team]] was sent to [[the Rubble]] in the [[23 Librae]] system to ensure no data was still existing.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 71''</ref>
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Personnel===
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| Selection and training for the Prowler Corps is extremely selective. According to [[John-117]], all prowler captains he had worked with had two consistent traits: extreme competency and exceptional sneakiness.{{Ref/Reuse|OB4}} Commanding officers are in turn given final approval for all personnel transfers of the ships under their command, and [[flight]] commanders in turn allowed to manually approve personnel transfers for all ships of the flight.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS25}} Personnel have an upper mandatory retirement age (seemingly-earlier than the rest of the Navy), though later in the war with the Covenant this was sometimes overlooked by captains unable to allow skilled officers to leave service.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO35}}
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| The high-risk nature of the prowlers' covert role means they operate as a distinct unit to the rest of the Navy. According to prowler [[Commander]] [[Amalea Petrov]], prowlers "''don't ''do'' coordination''" with the other services of the UNSC, and may sometimes be required to allow the destruction of allied forces in order to avoid compromising their position.{{Ref/Reuse|OB4}} Prowler [[task force]] commanders wear [[UNSC Navy working uniform|working uniforms]] emblazoned with star-shaped camouflage patterns, which help signify that a given operation is under Prowler Corps control as opposed to the regular Navy.{{Ref/Novel|HSS|Chapter=11}}
| | At some point, [[Akio Watanabe]] was captured by [[Insurrectionist]]s and was physically tortured. The Prowler Corps rescued him from the insurgents, and thus he became very loyal to them.<ref name="cp96">'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 96''</ref> While recovering from the injuries he obtained, Watanabe began working with the Prowler Corps. He soon discovered that modified [[Covenant]] weaponry was appearing in the hands of civilians and insurgents through the [[human colonies]]. To end the distribution of the weapons, the Prowler Corps worked with another section of ONI to find the origins of the weapons.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 99''</ref> |
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| A list of known Prowler Corps personnel is as follows:
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| *Commander [[Orez]] - captain of {{UNSCShip|Last Gleaming}}, 2531-->
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| ===Organisation===
| | Several months before the [[Cole Protocol]] was put into effect, the Prowler Corps put together several missions to sneak behind enemy lines and remove any existing human navigation data that could lead to [[Earth]] or other human colonies.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 81''</ref> The Prowler Corps would deploy units to locations where they thought the navigation data could still exist. In [[2535]], [[Spartan-II]] [[Gray Team]] was sent to [[the Rubble]] in the [[23 Librae]] system to ensure no data was still existing.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 71''</ref> |
| The Prowler Corps organises its forces into [[task force]]s, which are assembled from [[Squadron|naval squadrons]] and their constituent [[flight]]s. In the case of [[Task Force Yama]] during [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], the task force breakdown was as follows:
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| *Task Force Yama, led by Captain [[Halima Ascot]] from aboard ''Razor''-class prowler ''[[UNSC Starry Night|Starry Night]]'', with the [[Point Blank-class prowler|stealth cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} serving as logistics and command.
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| **3 squadrons, each led by a {{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}
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| ***Numerous (at least six) flights of {{Class|Eclipse|prowler|}} and {{Class|Razor|prowler}}s, each consisting of 4 ships
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| ==Known Prowler Corps personnel== | | ==Known Prowler Corps personnel== |
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| **''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' | | **''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' | | *''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]'' |
| **''[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | | **''[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} |
