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Inside [[Mechanite Mountain]], [[ONI]]'s '''CASTLE Base''' is located on the planet of [[Reach]], two thousand meters below the [[Highland Mountains]]. Protected by massive amounts of granite, it is virtually bombproof, well defended and impenetrable.<ref name="omega">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 229</ref> CASTLE Base could withstand the force equivalent to an 80 megaton nuclear blast. The complex was originally a titanium mine, but was closed down after the mine breached the [[Forerunner]] complex below. | Inside [[Mechanite Mountain]], [[ONI]]'s '''CASTLE Base''' is located on the planet of [[Reach]], two thousand meters below the [[Highland Mountains]]. Protected by massive amounts of granite, it is virtually bombproof, well defended and impenetrable.<ref name="omega">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 229</ref> CASTLE Base could withstand the force equivalent to an 80 megaton nuclear blast. The complex was originally a titanium mine, but was closed down after the mine breached the [[Forerunner]] complex below. | ||
[[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] had an office in CASTLE Base, as did [[Colonel James Ackerson]]. The [[ | [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] had an office in CASTLE Base, as did [[Colonel James Ackerson]]. The [[Spartan-II]]s were familiar with CASTLE Base. During the [[Battle of Reach]], the base was Delta Team's fallback position. [[William-043]], [[Vinh-030]] and [[Isaac-039]] arrived here. They were soon accompanied by [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kelly-087]]. It turned out that Dr. Halsey was left in the base as well in order to activate [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]] to prevent the [[Covenant]] from getting [[UNSC]] [[technology|technologies]]. | ||
When the [[Covenant]] forces breached the base, [[Dr. Halsey]] was forced to put operation: WHITEGLOVE into action and destroy the base and AI, forcing Dr. Halsey and the Spartans into the titanium mines below. | When the [[Covenant]] forces breached the base, [[Dr. Halsey]] was forced to put operation: WHITEGLOVE into action and destroy the base and AI, forcing Dr. Halsey and the Spartans into the titanium mines below. |