Raid on Harvester

"We have four blank IFFs and zero bodies. What am I not understanding, Miller? Crimson, keep an eye out for any other signs of Switchback, and make sure the Covenant don’t reactivate the Harvester."

- Sarah Palmer

During the Requiem Campaign, Fireteam Crimson and Lieutenant TJ Murphy launched a raid on a Covenant archeological dig.

Prelude
While searching for the missing Spartan Gabriel Thorne, Fireteam Crimson was ambushed at the "Quarry" and captured. Taken to "Lockup," Crimson managed to escape with the help of Jared Miller and Robert Dalton and rescued Icebreaker squad who were held captive at the facility as well. Lieutenant TJ Murphy of Icebreaker squad successfully managed to hijack a Covenant Phantom which he and Crimson used to escape from "Lockup."

Following their escape, Crimson's Phantom, mistaken by the Covenant for one of their own, was ordered to land at "Control." Crimson was able to infiltrate the facility and access three Covenant comm relays, allowing Roland to implant computer worms into them in order to access the data. Crimson then made their escape after eliminating the Covenant reinforcements. In the "Warrens," Crimson accessed a central intel center revealed by the data extracted at "Control." The information in the intel center revealed a Covenant archeological dig that Fireteam Switchback was sent to investigate while Fireteam Crimson was deployed to investigate the supply depot. However, while Crimson succeeded in destroying three plasma stockpiles at "Cyclone," Switchback experienced heavy resistance and called for backup. As Crimson was closest, they were redeployed to help Switchback.

Search for Fireteam Switchback
Lieutenant TJ Murphy transported Fireteam Crimson to the Covenant dig site in his stolen Phantom. Spartan Jared Miller noted that the Harvester in the area looked disabled, but he couldn't be sure. At Sarah Palmer's request, Robert Dalton sent in a trio of F-41 Broadswords to bomb the area and soften up the opposition as Crimson landed.

As Crimson moved out, Miller reported that he'd had no luck reaching Switchback's leader, but he had a lock on the team's IFF tags which were near the Harvester. However, there was no movement or radio contact from any of the Spartans. As Crimson fought through attacking Prometheans, Palmer ordered them to track the IFFs and either bring Switchback home or collect the heads of the Covenant responsible for their deaths. Fighting through heavy Promethean forces, Crimson collected each of the IFF tags. However, there was no sign of Switchback themselves or what had happened to them with each of the tags empty of any records that could help to solve the mystery.

List of appearances

 * Halo 4
 * Spartan Ops