Departure/Sniper Alley

Sniper Alley is the second chapter in Spartan Ops ' first episode, Departure.

Summary
Commander Palmer sends Fireteam Crimson on a mission to capture a Covenant-held power station on Requiem after UNSC Marines fail to do so. They're tasked with eliminating all Covenant forces within the area. Jared Miller is again assigned to Crimson to assist them during the mission. After Crimson clears out the immediate area, Miller detects strong energy readings coming from underground. He concludes that the Covenant are siphoning large amounts of energy from a nearby Forerunner structure. Miller finds the origin of the energy source and directs Crimson to it. Spartan Robert Dalton comes online and readies an orbital-strike from the to destroy the target. After eliminating all hostile threats, Crimson designates the energy source for target acquisition. The target is destroyed by Infinity, and Fireteam Crimson is extracted from the area.

Trivia
Sniper Alley is the nickname of an infamous section of the level Outskirts in Halo 2, in which up to six Jackal snipers are fought in a narrow street. The location became particularly disparaged when played on the Legendary difficulty, as the snipers can kill the Master Chief with even a grazing shot to the foot.