Carol Rawley

Flight Officer Captain Carol Rawley (alternatively known by her Call Sign Foehammer) was the pilot of Pelican transport Echo 419 on the Pillar of Autumn in 2552. She had great talent in the way of hostile insertions and mounting rescues, and this made her stand out among the other pilots on the Autumn. Foehammer was voiced by Tanya Pettiford-Wates. Her copilot was Lieutenant Frye. She is technically an unseen character, as players can only see her ship. She is a member of the 23rd Naval Air Squadron. She also appears to be the leader of the Pillar of Autumn's Pelican contingent.

Not long after the Pillar of Autumn made a blind jump to the Threshold system, Covenant forces descended once again upon the ship. Foehammer escaped in the ensuing battle and descended to the surface of Installation 04, where many UNSC forces have landed. There, she helped the Master Chief and Cortana pick up scattered Marines and get them out of the battlefield and back to Alpha Base. She and Frye assist the Chief and Cortana many times through the Battle of Installation 04, including helping them rescue Captain Keyes in a daring raid on the Truth and Reconciliation, landing them and a squadron of Marines on a beach to take the Silent Cartographer, ferrying them to the Control Room, and landing them at the Flood Containment Facility. Unfortunately she is tragically shot down later by Covenant Banshees as she attempts to pick up the Chief one last time and escape Installation 04 minutes before the Pillar of Autumn explodes and destroys Halo.

Foehammer is one of the best crewmen of the Pillar of Autumn, and possibly in the UNSC itself. Fear is never expressed in her voice, and she has the efficiency to get the job done. Foehammer puts soldiers down on dangerous LZs without hesitation, takes heavy fire without batting an eye, damn the consequences, and doesn't panic. She seems almost Spartan-like.

In addition, Foehammer is one of the few female characters of note in Halo. She, Cortana, the pilot of Keyes' Pelican in the Flood complex raid, and the pilot of Master Chief's escape pod are the only females in the original video game. The second game features two female Marines, voiced by Michelle Rodriguez, and Laura Prepon, as well as Commander Miranda Keyes, voiced by Julie Benz. The series of books provides a wider view of the soldiers, several of whom are female.

Trivia

 * The call sign "Foehammer" comes from the fourteenth level of Marathon Infinity. "Foehammer" is also a literal translation of the name of Gandalf's sword, Glamdring, as well as the name of the dragon-slaying arrow in Stephen King's book The Eyes of the Dragon.
 * Foehammer's Pelican, Echo 419, is possibly another reference to the number ' 7.' 4 + 1 + 9 = 14 = 2 x 7
 * Foehammer is addressed by Cortana as a Lieutenant in the game, but is mentioned as a Captain in the book.

Quotes
Foehammer: "You know our motto: 'We deliver.'"
 * "This is Pelican Echo 419. Anybody readin' me? Repeat. Any UNSC personnel, respond". - after defeating the Covenant attacking first group of human survivors on Alpha Halo.
 * " Roger, Fire Team Charlie. Good to hear from ya." - to Cortana.
 * "Roger, Cortana. Okay, Charlie Team, Warthog deployed. Saddle up and give 'em hell".
 * "That's affirmative. Echo 419 staying on station. Foe Hammer out".
 * "Roger, Cortana. On my way. I've spotted additional lifeboats in your area. One near the cliff edge. And another near the head of the river. Hard to see from my altitude, but it looks like there are more survivors."
 * "We're approaching the L-Z, this is gonna be hot!"
 * "Touchdown! Hit it Marines!"
 * Sgt. Stacker: "I didn't know you made house calls, Foehammer."
 * " Echo 419 to ground teams. I'll stay on station and keep an eye out for Covenant bogies". - on The Silent Cartographer level.
 * "Foe Hammer to ground teams, you got two enemy dropships coming in fast!"
 * "But, Cortana...these coordinates are underground!" - to Cortana, about coordinates and a flight plan.
 * "I hope your analysis is on-the-money, Cortana. This Pelican won't turn on a dime".
 * "The last transmission from the Captain's dropship was from this area. That was over twelve hours ago. When you locate Captain Keyes, radio in, and I'll come pick you up". - to John 117 in 343 Guilty Spark level.
 * "This is Echo 419. Chief, is that you? I lost your signal when you disappeared inside the structure. What's going on down there? I'm tracking movement all over the place!" - to John 117.
 * "There's a large tower a few hundred meters from your current position. Find a way above the fog and foliage canopy and I can move in and pick you up". - to John 117, Private Dubbo and a group of Marines.
 * "Chief, I've lost your signal! Where'd you go? Chief? Chief!" - to John 117, when he disappears with 343 Guilty Spark.
 * "Roger, Cortana. I read you, 5 by 5." - on The Maw.
 * "Affirmative. Echo 419 going on station."
 * "Echo 419 to Cortana. Things are gettin' noisy down there. Everything okay?"
 * "Affirmative, Cortana. Foe Hammer inbound." - when Cortana called for evac.
 * Cortana (O.S.): "(urgently) Cortana to Echo 419! Two Covenant Banshees are approaching on your six! Evade, say again, evade!"
 * Foe Hammer (O.S.): "I'm hit! Mayday! Mayday! Airfoil structures have been shot to hell! I can't hold her! I can't hold on!"