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{{Quote|We’ll get it done.|Joshua expresses confidence in Red Team's ability to evacuate civilians from Sigma Octanus IV.}}

[[File:Joshua.png|thumb|right|300px|Joshua radios the Master Chief for advice regarding civilians on Sigma Octanus IV.]]

After the [[Covenant]] [[First Battle of Harvest|attack]] on [[Harvest]] and the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Joshua and the rest of the Spartan-IIs were brought to the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]], where [[Rear Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] and the AI, [[Beowulf]], briefed them on the emerging Covenant threat. In response, the training of Joshua and the rest of the Spartan-IIs was accelerated, and the Spartans were sent to [[Chi Ceti IV]] in the [[Chi Ceti system]] to receive their new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] from the [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] in order to aid in combat against the alien threat.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 121'' (2010)</ref> While en route to Chi Ceti IV aboard the {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}, the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}}, they were [[Battle of Chi Ceti|attacked]] by the Covenant [[warship]], ''[[Unrelenting]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 127'' (2010)</ref> The ''Commonwealth'' was able to ward off the ''Unrelenting'' and the Spartans were deployed to Chi Ceti IV with Halsey, where they each received a set of armor.<ref name="for141">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 141'' (2010)</ref> While the Spartans were returning to the ''Commonwealth'', the ''Unrelenting'' returned and engaged the frigate. To provide aid to the ''Commonwealth'', John had Joshua and the other Spartan-IIs use [[thruster pack]]s to embark towards the ''Unrelenting'' so that they could destroy the warship with [[Anvil-II air-to-surface missile|Anvil-II AS missiles]], though only John, Kelly, and Sam made it aboard.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 147-150'' (2010)</ref>

From February 9 to February 12 in [[2535]], Joshua led [[Red Team]] during the [[Battle of Jericho VII|fight]] against the Covenant on [[Jericho VII]] alongside [[Blue Team]] and [[Green Team]]. Red Team's goal was to slip behind enemy lines and plant a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]] that could be detonated the next time a Covenant ship landed and dropped its [[energy shield]]s to deploy troops. To this end, [[Blue Team]] was to draw out the Covenant rear guard so that Red Team would be afforded the opportunity to accomplish its objective amidst the confusion. Red Team reported their success in planting the nuke after doing so to Blue Team and all Spartans were then extracted from the planet. Despite the efforts on the ground, Jericho VII was lost to the Covenant and was [[glassed]].

On [[2552#July|July 17, 2552]], Joshua and eleven other Spartan-IIs arrived at the human colony of [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in the [[Sigma Octanus system]] with [[Vice Admiral]] Stanforth's [[Battle Group Leviathan|Battle Group ''Leviathan'']] to aid UNSC forces in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|ongoing battle]] on and over the planet. Deployed to the remains of [[Alpha Headquarters]] to assist the local marine forces as part of [[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]], Joshua one again led [[Red Team]] as "Red-One" (or "Red Leader"). He oversaw the setup of motion detectors, radar, and other automated defenses around Alpha Headquarters. He was then instructed by John-117 to take Red Team through the tree line along the coast. It was 1830 hours at this time, and John emphasized that by 1930 hours everyone should be in position. The plan was to conduct renaissance of the city of [[Côte d'Azur]] to ensure no civilians remained so that a HAVOK nuclear device could be used to kill every last member of the Covenant occupying the city. Red Team moved out and surveyed the tunnels near the city's wharfs. Whe Blue Team checked in with Joshua, he reported the discovery of twenty civilians that had hid out in a cargo ship. Some of them were wounded. He also let the Master Chief know they had witnessed a Covenant race he personally had never known about before: a [[Huragok]]. The Chief told him to coordinate with [[Green Team]] and to give them strategic control over evacuating the civilians back to their fallback position 50 kilometers south of Alpha Headquarters. Joshua did as he was ordered and they were successful. All the Spartans eventually left the planet in and came aboard Stanforth's {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}, the {{UNSCShip|Leviathan}}, in the planet's orbit.<ref name="for231">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 231-241'' (2010)</ref> As the battle drew to an end, Battle Group ''Leviathan'' returned to Reach in the Epsilon Eridani system for repairs with the Spartan-IIs aboard.<ref>'''[[Data Drop]]''', ''#2''</ref>

[[File:JoshFred.png|thumb|200px|right|Joshua and Fred enter ODG A-331.]]

===The Fall of Reach===

{{Quote|We can handle a hundred to one. Maybe even five hundred to one with a little planning and support.|Joshua-029 to Fred-104.}}