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'''Camp Currahee''' was a [[UNSC]] military camp located on the planet [[Onyx]] south of [[Zone 67]]. It was a secret base camp commanded by "[[Lieutenant Commander Ambrose]]" (actually [[Spartan-051]]) and [[ONI]] for the sole purpose of training the [[Spartan-III]] soldiers.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 68</ref> | '''Camp Currahee''' was a [[UNSC]] military camp located on the planet [[Onyx]] south of [[Zone 67]]. It was a secret base camp commanded by "[[Lieutenant Commander Ambrose]]" (actually [[Spartan-051]]) and [[ONI]] for the sole purpose of training the [[Spartan-III]] soldiers.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 68</ref> | ||
The camp was horseshoe shaped and contained dormitories, mess halls, offices, parade grounds, firing ranges, and many areas for exercises. As it was the only [[UNSC]] installation on the planet (save Zone 67 to the north), the Spartans had ample areas to train in prior to deployment. | The camp was horseshoe-shaped and contained dormitories, mess halls, offices, parade grounds, firing ranges, and many areas for exercises. As it was the only [[UNSC]] installation on the planet (save Zone 67 to the north), the Spartans had ample areas to train in prior to deployment. | ||
Camp Curahee was constructed in [[2531]] and operated until [[2552]]. Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Companies trained there, and a Delta Company was planned, but this was brought to an end with [[The Battle of Onyx]], which culminated in the planet | Camp Curahee was constructed in [[2531]] and operated until [[2552]]. Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Companies trained there, and a Delta Company was planned, but this was brought to an end with [[The Battle of Onyx]], which culminated in the planet disintergrating. Camp Currahee was certainly destroyed with Onyx. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Camp Currahee is most likely named after the non-fictional and factual Camp Currahee (named after the mountain that it was nearby) that the 101st Airborne Division trained at during World War II. | *Camp Currahee is most likely named after the non-fictional and factual Camp Currahee (named after the mountain that it was nearby) that the 101st Airborne Division trained at during World War II. | ||
*Currahee is the Cherokee word for "Stands Alone." It was the battle cry and credo for the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during World War II and today. | *Currahee is the Cherokee word for "Stands Alone." It was the battle cry and credo for the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during World War II and today. | ||
*It appears that every A.I. that assisted Kurt and Mendez here were named after a season. | *It appears that every A.I. that assisted Kurt and Mendez here were named after a season. | ||
== Sources == | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:UNSC]] | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||
[[Category:Military Bases]] | [[Category:Military Bases]] | ||
[[Category:Onyx]] | [[Category:Onyx]] | ||