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Thorne's earliest known engagement occurred on [[Criterion]], where he single-handedly saved his entire platoon. He later fought on [[Tribute]] and [[Reach]] during the Covenant's invasion of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. A few months later he served under [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]] during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]].<ref name="VIS"/> In [[2553]], his grandfather died and he was present in his funeral; it was the last time he saw his grandmother and visited New Phoenix. Thorne's courage tactical awareness allowed him placement into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] in mid-[[2557]].<ref name="hand"/> He was away on a recruitment deployment when the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on New Phoenix]] killed [[Thorne family|his family]] and friends. Spartan Thorne was assigned to [[Fireteam Majestic]] in early 2558.<ref name="VIS"/> | Thorne's earliest known engagement occurred on [[Criterion]], where he single-handedly saved his entire platoon. He later fought on [[Tribute]] and [[Reach]] during the Covenant's invasion of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. A few months later he served under [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]] during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]].<ref name="VIS"/> In [[2553]], his grandfather died and he was present in his funeral; it was the last time he saw his grandmother and visited New Phoenix. Thorne's courage tactical awareness allowed him placement into the [[SPARTAN-IV program]] in mid-[[2557]].<ref name="hand"/> He was away on a recruitment deployment when the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on New Phoenix]] killed [[Thorne family|his family]] and friends. Spartan Thorne was assigned to [[Fireteam Majestic]] in early 2558.<ref name="VIS"/> | ||
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Fireteam Majestic was deployed to the UNSC's [[flagship]], ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]'', in February 2558.<ref name="depart">'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Departure]]''</ref> Sometime later, Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and Majestic were sent north of the UNSC's area of operations in [[Requiem]] in order to shut down Forerunner power generators. Upon reaching their location, both Crimson and Majestic had their long-range communications jammed by Forerunner jamming devices. When DeMarco questioned why ''Infinity'' command could not hear him, Thorne joked they were probably ignoring him. After deactivating the jammers, their mission continued. Initiated by [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]], the mission became a competition for the fireteams to see who could complete their mission objectives first. Majestic took the lead at first, but were ultimately bested by Crimson.<ref name="challenge">'''Spartan Ops''', [[Departure/The Challenge|S1E1 ''The Challenge'']]</ref> | Fireteam Majestic was deployed to the UNSC's [[flagship]], ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]'', in February 2558.<ref name="depart">'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Departure]]''</ref> Sometime later, Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and Majestic were sent north of the UNSC's area of operations in [[Requiem]] in order to shut down Forerunner power generators. Upon reaching their location, both Crimson and Majestic had their long-range communications jammed by Forerunner jamming devices. When DeMarco questioned why ''Infinity'' command could not hear him, Thorne joked they were probably ignoring him. After deactivating the jammers, their mission continued. Initiated by [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]], the mission became a competition for the fireteams to see who could complete their mission objectives first. Majestic took the lead at first, but were ultimately bested by Crimson.<ref name="challenge">'''Spartan Ops''', [[Departure/The Challenge|S1E1 ''The Challenge'']]</ref> | ||