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'''CASTLE Base''' is an [[ONI]] base located on the UNSC colony of [[Reach]], inside [[Menachite Mountain]], two thousand meters below the [[Highland Mountains]]. Protected by massive amounts of granite, reinforced concrete, plates of [[Titanium-A]], and EMP-hardened metal,<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 100 | '''CASTLE Base''' is an [[ONI]] base located on the UNSC colony of [[Reach]], inside [[Menachite Mountain]], two thousand meters below the [[Highland Mountains]]. Protected by massive amounts of granite, reinforced concrete, plates of [[Titanium-A]], and EMP-hardened metal,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 100, ''Although he barely felt the descent, Wagner knew he had dropped three kilometers into the planet, through solid layers of granite, reinforced concrete, plates of Titanium-A, and EMP-hardened metal. None of this made him feel any safer, though; ONI's research facility on Reach had the same setup, and it hadn't done those poor bastards any good.''</ref> it is virtually bombproof, well defended and virtually impenetrable.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 229, ''Castle was a massive complex, two thousand meters below the granite protection of the Highland Mountains—bombproof, well defended, and impenetrable.''</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]] [[Menachite Forerunner Complex|complex]] below. | ||
[[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 [[Fall 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]]. | [[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 [[Fall 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]]. | ||
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***Dr. Halsey's Office<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 229 | ***Dr. Halsey's Office<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 229, ''The private office was located deep underground, inside the "Omega Wing" of the super-secure ONI facility, code-named simply CASTLE.''</ref> | ||
**Medical Wing | **Medical Wing | ||
***Cold Storage Facilities | ***Cold Storage Facilities | ||
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***Elevator Shaft<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 134 | ***Elevator Shaft<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 134, ''"Down the elevator shaft in Section Sigma,"</ref> | ||
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