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**[[23rd Naval Air Squadron]]
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By this point in the battle for Reach, a Covenant victory was all but inevitable. The UNSC's [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] had been routed by the combined Covenant fleets, and the Covenant ground invasion was now reinforced by large scale naval forces in low orbit. Surviving UNSC ground forces maintained a tenuous hold on the [[Asźod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] at [[Asźod]], the only off-planet extraction point left on the [[Eposz]] continent. UNSC convoys on the way to the shipyard in the hopes of escaping the planet were destroyed by Covenant air attacks and several [[Covenant cruiser]]s were on their way to the ship-breaking yards.<ref name="The Package">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref>
By this point in the battle for Reach, a Covenant victory was all but inevitable. The UNSC's [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] had been routed by the combined Covenant fleets, and the Covenant ground invasion was now reinforced by large scale naval forces in low orbit. Surviving UNSC ground forces maintained a tenuous hold on the [[Asźod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] at [[Asźod]], the only off-planet extraction point left on the [[Eposz]] continent. UNSC convoys on the way to the shipyard in the hopes of escaping the planet were destroyed by Covenant air attacks and several [[Covenant cruiser]]s were on their way to the ship-breaking yards.<ref name="The Package">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref>


After a successful mission to ''[[Gamma Station]]'', the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} touched down in the shipyards for the transaction of an important [[armored matrix|package]], which contained a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]], from [[SPARTAN program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]]. Near the ''Pillar of Autumn's'' landing site, surviving UNSC forces engaged innumerable Covenant ground forces that were advancing toward the ''Pillar of Autumn''. The battle raged with unabated ferocity, but the UNSC forces were enclosed in a steadily constricting pocket despite their best efforts.<ref name="TPoA"/>
After a successful mission to ''[[Gamma Station]]'', the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} touched down in the shipyards for the transaction of an important [[armored matrix|package]], which contained a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]], from [[SPARTAN program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]]. Near the ''Pillar of Autumn's'' landing site, surviving UNSC forces engaged innumerable Covenant ground forces that were advancing toward the ''Pillar of Autumn''. The battle raged with unabated ferocity, but the UNSC forces were enclosed in a steadily constricting pocket despite their best efforts.<ref name="TPoA"/>


==Battle==
==Battle==
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===Noble Team's arrival===
===Noble Team's arrival===
By this point, NOBLE Team had been reduced to four members, with [[Jorge-052]] and [[Kat-B320]] having been killed in action during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> and the [[Siege of New Alexandria]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> respectively. [[Jun-A266]] had been ordered to defend Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] and to escort her away from the [[Forerunner]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|complex]] near [[SWORD Base]] to another [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] facility, [[CASTLE Base]].<ref name="The Package" /> Thus, by August 30th, Noble Team was effectively reduced to three operational members, including its field leader, [[Carter-A259]], as well as [[Emile-A239]], Noble Four, and [[SPARTAN-B312]], Noble Six. The three had escaped SWORD Base, bearing a fragment of the AI Cortana, which contained data from the [[Forerunner]] ruins beneath the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> The ''Pillar of Autumn'', docked at the Asźod facility and awaited the team's arrival with this high value package. The ''Pillar of Autumn'''s commanding officer, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]], deployed a number of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] to other parts of the ship-breaking facility to stall the Covenant advance and to allow Noble Team to break through and deliver the package.
By this point, NOBLE Team had been reduced to four members, with [[Jorge-052]] and [[Kat-B320]] having been killed in action during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> and the [[Siege of New Alexandria]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> respectively. [[Jun-A266]] had been ordered to defend Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] and to escort her away from the [[Forerunner]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|complex]] near [[SWORD Base]] to another [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] facility, [[CASTLE Base]].<ref name="The Package" /> Thus, by August 30, Noble Team was effectively reduced to three operational members, including its field leader, [[Carter-A259]], as well as [[Emile-A239]], Noble Four, and [[SPARTAN-B312]], Noble Six. The three had escaped SWORD Base, bearing a fragment of the AI Cortana, which contained data from the [[Forerunner]] ruins beneath the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> The ''Pillar of Autumn'', docked at the Asźod facility and awaited the team's arrival with this high value package. The ''Pillar of Autumn'''s commanding officer, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]], deployed a number of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] to other parts of the ship-breaking facility to stall the Covenant advance and to allow Noble Team to break through and deliver the package.


En route to the facility, the Covenant's air superiority made itself apparent to the survivors of Noble Team. Their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] was attacked by Covenant aircraft, and Carter, the team leader, was seriously injured by plasma fire. Realizing that the Pelican would be shot down before reaching the ''Pillar of Autumn'', Carter ordered Emile and SPARTAN-B312 to jump from the crippled dropship while he attempted to lure the Covenant away. Emile and SPARTAN-B312 landed in Covenant-occupied territory on the main road to the shipyard.
En route to the facility, the Covenant's air superiority made itself apparent to the survivors of Noble Team. Their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] was attacked by Covenant aircraft, and Carter, the team leader, was seriously injured by plasma fire. Realizing that the Pelican would be shot down before reaching the ''Pillar of Autumn'', Carter ordered Emile and SPARTAN-B312 to jump from the crippled dropship while he attempted to lure the Covenant away. Emile and SPARTAN-B312 landed in Covenant-occupied territory on the main road to the shipyard.
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