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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
In 2552, the [[United Nations Space Command]] suffered a catastrophic defeat in the [[Fall of Reach]]; with humanity's single greatest stronghold lost, the Covenant advance towards [[Earth]] now appeared unstoppable. With the majority of the [[Spartan-II|Spartans]] apparently killed on [[Reach]] during preparations for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], the members of [[Gray Team]] stood as the only available members for what was to be a devastating counterattack against the Covenant as revenge for the billions already lost to the war. Gray Team was selected to launch a covert penetration of Covenant space, with the goal of eliminating as many of the [[Covenant military]]'s [[Sangheili]] leaders as possible and to target one of their worlds for destruction via a [[NOVA bomb]]. The three members of Gray Team, [[Jai-006]], [[Adriana-111]], and [[Mike-120]] departed for their mission aboard the prowler | In 2552, the [[United Nations Space Command]] suffered a catastrophic defeat in the [[Fall of Reach]]; with humanity's single greatest stronghold lost, the Covenant advance towards [[Earth]] now appeared unstoppable. With the majority of the [[Spartan-II|Spartans]] apparently killed on [[Reach]] during preparations for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], the members of [[Gray Team]] stood as the only available members for what was to be a devastating counterattack against the Covenant as revenge for the billions already lost to the war. Gray Team was selected to launch a covert penetration of Covenant space, with the goal of eliminating as many of the [[Covenant military]]'s [[Sangheili]] leaders as possible and to target one of their worlds for destruction via a [[NOVA bomb]]. The three members of Gray Team, [[Jai-006]], [[Adriana-111]], and [[Mike-120]] departed for their mission aboard the prowler {{UNSCShip|Vacuna}}. | ||
==The operation== | ==The operation== |