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The '''Military Resevation 01478-B''' on [[Reach]] was set up by the [[UNSC]] as one of their training facilities for [[Marine]]s and [[ODST]]s. The [[Spartans|Spartan soldiers]] trained here as well in 2517 upon their initial induction into the [[Spartans|SPARTAN-II program]].<ref name="pain">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 246</ref> In 2552, this was the location where the [[Master Chief]] tested his new energy shields for the [[MJOLNIR armor]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 254</ref> During the [[Battle of Reach]], [[Frederic-104]] used this area as a staging point for his Spartans.
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The '''UNSC Military Reservation 01478-B''', colloquially known among trainees as '''"Painland"''',<ref name="pain">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 246-247'' (2001 edition)</ref> was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] military training facility on the [[human colonies|colony world]] [[Reach]] in the [[Highland Mountains]]. The reservation was one of the primary [[SPARTAN-II training|training]] sites for the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]], along with the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|FLEETCOM Complex]]. In [[2552]], this was the location where [[John-117]] first met [[Cortana]] during a test of his new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor.{{Ref/Reuse|pain}}<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 254'' (2001 edition)</ref> During the [[Fall of Reach]], [[Frederic-104]] used this area as a staging point for [[Red Team|his Spartans]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 13'' (2003 edition)</ref>


It had the reputation for being known as "Painland".<ref name="pain"/> It featured a large obstacle course, with a run over ten acres of jagged gravel, a place called the "razor field" where the trainees had to crawl in the mud under razor wire with bullets flying inches over their heads.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 261</ref> Finally there was a course called "[[The Pillars of Loki]]" which consisted of a forest of ten meter high poles placed at random intervals, usually with booby traps strung on, to teach the importance of moving slowly and keeping one's eyes open.
It featured a large obstacle course, with a run over ten acres of jagged gravel through which trainees would often be forced to run barefoot,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 258'' (2001 edition)</ref> a place called the "razor field" where the trainees had to crawl in the mud under razor wire with bullets flying inches over their heads. Finally, there was a course called the "[[Pillars of Loki]]" which consisted of a forest of ten-meter-high poles placed at random intervals, usually with booby traps strung on, to teach the importance of moving slowly and keeping one's eyes open. [[Fairchild Field|Fairchild Airfield]] was located nearby.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 260-261'' (2001 edition)</ref>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''


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