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|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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'''Team Echo''' was a team comprised of several [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]]s of [[Beta Company]] that was known to have participated in the infamous [[Operation: TORPEDO]]. | '''Team Echo''' was a team comprised of several [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]]s of [[Beta Company]] that was known to have participated in the infamous [[Operation: TORPEDO]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoOP94|GoO|Page=94}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Training=== | |||
Team Echo was formed from [[SPARTAN-III]]s that were voluntarily recruited circa [[2539]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=LL|Fra|Story=Lessons Learned}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P106|Enc22|Page=106}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Beta|''[[Lessons Learned]]'' establishes that Beta Company members [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]] were six years old when they started their training. Page 106 of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' establishes that Tom and Lucy were born on April 14, 2533 and January 28, 2533, respectively. This makes Beta Company's start date somewhere between April 2539 and January 2540.}} They were trained at [[Camp Currahee]] under the watchful eye of [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] on the highly classified planet [[Onyx]]. | |||
===Operation: TORPEDO=== | ===Operation: TORPEDO=== | ||
{{Main|Operation: TORPEDO}} | {{Main|Operation: TORPEDO}} | ||
In 2545, the majority of Beta company (300 in total) took part in Operation: TORPEDO, a plan to disrupt Covenant fuel supply lines. After the completion of the operation, all members of this group, along with most of Beta Company, were pronounced [[KIA]] as the explosion killed almost every SPARTAN-III. | |||
In 2545, the majority of Beta company (300 in total) took part in Operation: TORPEDO, a plan to disrupt Covenant | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
{{Ref/Notes}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||