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'''Lieutenant Rick Hale''' (serial #876-544-321)<ref name="tf">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 208-210''</ref> was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] officer and [[D77-TC|Pelican]] pilot in [[2552]]. He was assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} with Dropship [[Charlie 217]].

When the ''Autumn'' arrived at [[Installation 04]] and crashed on its surface, Hale and his Pelican managed to survive the crash and escaped{{Ref/Reuse|tf}} but were captured by [[Covenant]] forces. However, Hale was kept alive so that he could be used as a decoy for [[Special Operations Sangheili]] commander [[Zuka 'Zamamee]]'s plan to attack [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]], the human stronghold.

Hale was forced to fly to Alpha Base and radio in to get clearance to land. He put on a convincing transmission to [[Wellsley]], claiming he had wounded onboard, though his Pelican was actually overloaded with 30 Spec Ops [[Sangheili]] in [[Active Camouflage]].{{Ref/Reuse|tf}} As soon as Hale had permission to land, 'Zamamee killed him with an [[energy garrote]] and took over for the landing.{{Ref/Reuse|tf}} The last thing Hale ever did was soil himself.