Orbital Drop Shock Troopers: Difference between revisions

After the opening of the [[The Artifact|Artifact]] in November of 2552, the 11th Marine Force Reconnaissance/ODST, stationed aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, fought alongside [[John-117|the Master Chief]], during [[Human-Covenant War#Operation: Blind Faith|Operation: BLIND FAITH]]<ref name="encyclopedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''Chapter 2, pages 56/57''</ref>. Men and women from this battalion were also some of the first [[human]]s to travel outside the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]], during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="h3ark"/> One such assault happened during a mission to destroy numerous Covenant [[Anti-Aircraft Battery|anti-aircraft artillery platforms]] overlooking a desert. These AA guns were destroyed by the ODSTs, allowing the ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn]]'' to successfully land near the [[Cartographer|Cartographer building]].<ref name="h3ark"/> During the [[Battle of the Citadel|last battle]] of the Ark campaign - the last battle of the war - ODSTs were again airlifted into combat. This time, they punched holes in Covenant armor and artillery positions to allow SPARTAN-117 and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] to eliminate the [[Prophet of Truth]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]''</ref>

*[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]]

**[[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]]

**[[7th Shock Troops Battalion]]

**[[11th Marine Force Reconnaissance/ODST]]

**[[19th Shock Troops Battalion]]

**[[Twenty-Second Tactical]]

==Personnel==