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(Wonder if this is supposed to be the location where the S-IIs trained in their first day, which would make it part of the FLEETCOM complex...)
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The '''Military Reservation 01478-B''' on [[Reach]] was set up by the [[UNSC]] as one of their training facilities for [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]]. The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] trained here as well in [[2517]] upon their initial induction into the SPARTAN-II program.<ref name="pain">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 246</ref> In [[2552]], this was the location where [[John-117]] tested his new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor, equipped with [[Energy Shields]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 254</ref> During the [[Fall of Reach]], [[Frederic-104]] used this area as a staging point for his Spartans.
The '''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 [[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]]. In [[2552]], this was the location where [[John-117]] tested his new [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|MJOLNIR Mark V]] armor,<ref name="pain"/> equipped with [[energy shields]] and the [[smart AI]] [[Cortana]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 254'' (2001 edition)</ref> During the [[Fall of Reach]], [[Fred-104]] used this area as a staging point for his Spartans.


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>


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