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'''Alpha Headquarters''' was the name of the lead [[Firebase]] set up by the [[UNSC]] [[Marines]] on planet [[Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Sigma Octanus IV Grid 19 x 37|grid 19 x 37]], during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]].
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It was guarded by bunkers, armed checkpoints, guardhouses, and sandbags.<ref name="Halo Fall of Reach">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] Pages 171-175.</ref> It contained a main barracks, a command office, and a munitions bunker. It also had a main hospital.<ref name="Halo Fall of Reach">Page 172.</ref> It was set up near [[Cote D'Azur]] so that the Marines, under the command of [[General Kits]],<ref name="Halo Fall of Reach">Page 160.</ref> could assault the city, which had been captured by the [[Covenant]].
'''Alpha Headquarters''', also known as '''Camp Alpha''', was the name of the lead [[Military base|firebase]] set up by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] on planet [[Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Sigma Octanus IV/Grid 19 x 37|grid 19 x 37]], during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552|July 17, 2552]]. It was guarded by bunkers, armed checkpoints, guardhouses, and sandbags.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 171-175''</ref> It contained a main barracks, a command office, and a munitions bunker. It also had a main hospital.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 172''</ref>  


The base was staffed by 400 Marines when it came under assault by the Covenant forces. They attacked with [[Wraith]] tanks, [[Banshee]] fliers, and thousands of [[Grunt]]s.<ref name="Halo Fall of Reach">Pages 171-172</ref> The Marines were able to hold them off, but at a heavy cost, almost the entire base was destroyed, and only ten Marines survived the incident.<ref name="Halo Fall of Reach">Page 175.</ref> When a single [[Warthog]] with [[Corporal Harland]] arrived, he assumed tactical command of the entire ground operation. He was quickly relieved by a team of [[Spartan]]s.<ref name="Halo Fall of Reach">Page 174.</ref>
==History==
During the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], Alpha Headquarters was set up near [[Côte d'Azur]] so that the Marines, under the command of [[Kits|General Kits]],<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 160''</ref> could assault the city, which had been captured by the [[Covenant]].


The Spartans landed their [[Pelican]] in the base and used it as a staging area. They successfully killed all the Covenant soldiers in the area with a [[HAVOK|HAVOK tactical nuclear device]],<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] Page 211.</ref> destroying Cote D'Azur and the remainings of Alpha Headquarters consequently.
The base was staffed by 400 Marines when it came under assault by the Covenant forces. They attacked with {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} tanks, [[Type-26 Banshee]] fliers, and thousands of [[Unggoy]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 171-172''</ref> The Marines were able to hold them off, but at a heavy cost: almost the entire base was destroyed, and only ten Marines survived the incident.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 175''</ref> When a single [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]] with [[Harland|Corporal Harland]] arrived, he assumed tactical command of the entire ground operation. He was quickly relieved by a team of [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 174''</ref>


Along with the surviving Marines and civilians, they were evacuated and docked with the [[UNSC Leviathan|UNSC ''Leviathan'']] for a return trip to [[Reach]].
The Spartans landed their [[D77-TC Pelican]] in the base and used it as a staging area. They successfully killed all the Covenant soldiers in the area with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]],<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 211''</ref> destroying Cote d'Azur and the remains of Alpha Headquarters consequently.


== References ==
Along with the surviving Marines and civilians, they were evacuated and docked with the {{UNSCShip|Leviathan}} for a return trip to [[Reach]].
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[[Category:Military Bases]]
==Gallery==
[[Category:UNSC Buildings]]
<gallery>
File:FoRCovenant - AlphaHQ2.png|A Pelican leaving the base.
File:Alpha HQ.jpg|[[Corporal Harland's fireteam]] arrive at Alpha Headquarters.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
[[Category:Sigma Octanus IV locations]]
[[Category:UNSC military bases]]