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Shortly after, the Covenant launched a full invasion of Reach and Sword Base was invaded, resulting in the deaths of most its ONI personnel; the airfield was reduced to magma and Farragut Station was flooded by the melting ice flows nearby. The Covenant forces at the facility soon realized that the base was built on top of a Forerunner site. The Covenant reinforced the ruined facility with numerous ground forces and two [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|anti-air cannons]]. Noble Team was dispatched to destroy the site and prevent any of the facility's secrets from falling into the Covenant's hands in accordance with [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]].<ref name="Legendary">''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'' [[:File:Journal Contents.jpg|container manifest]]</ref> Noble Team was soon contacted by Dr. Halsey, who asked them to take a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]] to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. While Carter-A259 insisted that the base be destroyed, Halsey countered that others would perform the demolition. During the package's recovery, the Covenant discovered the Forerunner ruin was reachable through the frozen lake near the Sword Base and began sending numerous Phantoms and Banshees to secure the site. Halsey destroyed the ruins and the base with explosive charges to prevent them from falling into Covenant hands.<ref name="EVG"/> Before the base was destroyed, the Office of Naval Intelligence acquired [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]].<ref name="Legendary">''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition]]'' [[:File:Journal Contents.jpg|container manifest]]</ref>