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'''Noble Team''',<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''pages 29, 62, 103, 104, 105, 130''</ref> more formally styled as '''NOBLE Team'''<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=24069 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update'' 12/11/09]</ref> and sometimes referred to as '''Team Noble''' or simply '''NOBLE''', was a [[fireteam]]-sized unit composed mostly of [[Cat-2]] [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-III supersoldiers]] and one [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II commando]] as of [[2552]]. Unlike most Spartan teams which are subordinate to [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]],<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 121''</ref><ref name="HBO"/> Noble Team was under the operational control of the [[UNSC Army]]'s [[Special Warfare Command|Special Warfare]] [[Special Warfare Group Three|Group Three]], although as Spartans, its members were still part of the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref name="HBO">[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1085710 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Just checked out the Essential Visual Guide'']</ref>

Noble Team was primarily composed of Spartan-IIIs pulled out of their main companies by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] before large-scale operations where the companies were mostly wiped out, [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] in the case of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] and [[Operation: TORPEDO]] with [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]].<ref name="comm"/>

*CDR [[Carter-A259]] (Noble One) (MIA 08/30/2552) - A no-nonsense soldier, Carter served as the leader of Noble Team.<ref name="reports"/> Confirmed KIA during the [[Fall of Reach]] by crashing his Pelican into a [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]].<ref name="tpoa">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>

*LCDR [[Catherine-B320]] (Noble Two) (MIA 08/23/2552) - Carter's second-in-command, Kat served as the intelligence and communications specialist.<ref name="reports"/> Confirmed KIA by a [[Needle Rifle]] during the Fall of Reach.<ref name="na">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>

*WO [[Jun-A266]] (Noble Three) (Active) - A thoughtful and taciturn soldier, Jun served as the sniper and scout of Noble Team.<ref name="reports"/> Retired from active service and currently serves as the acting [[Chief of Staff (Spartan)|Chief of Staff]] of the [[Spartan Operations|Spartan]] branch as of [[2558#March|March 2558]].<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2994218_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2994218 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (Page 43)'']</ref>

*WO [[Emile-A239]] (Noble Four) (MIA 08/30/2552) - A bold and aggressive Spartan, Emile was the assault specialist of the team.<ref name="reports"/> Confirmed KIA by [[Sangheili]] warriors during the Fall of Reach.<ref name="tpoa"/>

*WO-2 [[Jorge-052]] (Noble Five) (MIA 08/14/2552) - The only Spartan-II on the team, Jorge served as the team's heavy weapons specialist.<ref name="reports"/> Confirmed KIA during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>

*LT [[SPARTAN-B312]] (Noble Six) (MIA 08/30/2552) - The latest addition to the team, this SPARTAN's background is highly classified due to his involvement with ONI's operations. Confirmed KIA by Sangheili warriors during the Fall of Reach.<ref name="reports"/><ref name="lonewolf">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref>

{{Quote|Wouldn't be a Noble mission if it were easy.|Carter about Noble team's operations<ref name="pack"/>}}

Noble Team participated in several missions during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. By [[2552]], NOBLE Team operated under the command of Colonel [[Urban Holland]], aiding [[UNSC Army]] teams in [[operation]]s throughout the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref name="gc">'''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''', ''Core Rulebook''</ref> On April 22, 2552, the team partook in an operation to destroy a Covenant battlecruiser during the [[Battle of Fumirole]]. The operation was successful, but at the cost of Thom-A293. Following Thom's death, Noble Team was assigned to the Inner Colony of [[Reach]] to hunt down an off-world rebel leader.<ref name="gc"/> Some time after their arrival on Reach, the team received a replacement for Thom-A293 in the form of [[SPARTAN-B312]].

Two and a half weeks later, Noble Team conducted a night-time reconnaissance mission in Covenant-occupied territory, assessing the Covenant's deployments on the planet. The next day, they partook in the [[Battle of Viery]] along with numerous other UNSC units. After the [[CSO-class supercarrier|supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' revealed itself, Noble Team came up with [[Operation: UPPER CUT|an operation to destroy the ship]]. The mission was a success, at the cost of Jorge-052 who sacrificed himself to destroy the supercarrier.<ref name="lnos"/>

On [[2552#August|August 23]], Noble Team fought in the [[Siege of New Alexandria]] and eventually regrouped in the ruins of the [[Olympic Tower]]. The Covenant soon began glassing the area, and Kat-B320 was killed by sniper fire before the team could reach a fallout bunker.<ref name="na"/> On August 29, the team was sent to demolish Sword Base to prevent the sensitive data within from falling into Covenant hands. After fighting their way inside, the team's mission was changed by Halsey, who assigned them to deliver a [[Cortana|high priority package]] to the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to ensure that humanity would have a fighting chance against the Covenant and future enemies.

Jun left to escort Halsey to [[CASTLE Base]], while the rest of the team headed for the [[Asźod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] in [[Asźod]] to deliver the package.<ref name="pack">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Package]]''</ref> Once there, Carter sacrificed his life by ramming his Pelican into a Scarab preparing to fire on Emile and Six. Noble Six eventually managed to deliver the package to [[Jacob Keyes|Captain Keyes]], while Emile was killed by a team of [[Sangheili Zealot]]s. Noble Six stayed behind, and ensured the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s successful escape by using a [[Mark 2488 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|mass driver]] to destroy an approaching [[CCS-class battlecruiser|Covenant cruiser]].<ref name="tpoa"/> Not long after, Six was eventually overwhelmed and killed by Sangheili warriors, leaving Jun as the only surviving member.<ref name="lonewolf"/>