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The operation also called for the destruction of every [[artificial intelligence]] in the facility using the fail-safe in its [[Riemann matrix]] before the base was destroyed, thus ensuring that the Covenant did not capture such technology.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 127-128''</ref> | The operation also called for the destruction of every [[artificial intelligence]] in the facility using the fail-safe in its [[Riemann matrix]] before the base was destroyed, thus ensuring that the Covenant did not capture such technology.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 127-128''</ref> | ||
On [[2552#August|August 23, 2552]], during the [[Fall of Reach]], [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] was tasked with destroying Sword Base in accordance with Operation: WHITE GLOVE.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref><ref name="Legendary"/> By August 29, Sword Base had been captured by the Covenant. [[ | On [[2552#August|August 23, 2552]], during the [[Fall of Reach]], [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] was tasked with destroying Sword Base in accordance with Operation: WHITE GLOVE.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref><ref name="Legendary"/> By August 29, Sword Base had been captured by the Covenant. Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] remained in a [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|complex]] of [[Forerunner]] ruins located one and a half kilometers east of the base and two thousand feet underground. [[Carter-A259]], the leader of Noble Team, insisted that Sword Base must be destroyed, though Halsey countered that others would perform the demolition. As Halsey was escorted to CASTLE Base by [[Jun-A266]], she detonated a series of explosive charges, burying the ruins to prevent their compromise by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]'' </ref> However, it is unknown whether this also destroyed Sword Base or if the base was destroyed later, as Halsey had suggested. [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]] was secured by the Office of Naval Intelligence before the base's demolition.<ref name="Legendary"/> | ||
By August 30, Halsey had arrived at CASTLE Base. Although the rest of the facility's personnel had evacuated, she remained behind to enact Operation: WHITE GLOVE. She was accompanied by the AI [[Kalmiya]], a predecessor of [[Cortana]], and was harried by [[Araqiel]], the personal AI of her nemesis, [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]. After erasing Araqiel with a fail-safe command, Halsey did the same to Kalmiya. When the surviving [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] of [[Red Team]] arrived at the facility, Halsey destroyed the facility via the self-destruct charges installed throughout the base.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 135''</ref> She, [[Frederic-104]], [[William-043]], [[Vinh-030]], [[Isaac-039]], and [[Kelly-087]] were able to hide in the caves beneath the base. They were able to stop the Covenant from accessing the slipspace-distorting [[Forerunner crystal|crystal]] in the [[Menachite Forerunner complex|Forerunner complex]] beneath the base, though they became trapped under the base for several days.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 132-139''</ref> | By August 30, Halsey had arrived at CASTLE Base. Although the rest of the facility's personnel had evacuated, she remained behind to enact Operation: WHITE GLOVE. She was accompanied by the AI [[Kalmiya]], a predecessor of [[Cortana]], and was harried by [[Araqiel]], the personal AI of her nemesis, [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]. After erasing Araqiel with a fail-safe command, Halsey did the same to Kalmiya. When the surviving [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] of [[Red Team]] arrived at the facility, Halsey destroyed the facility via the self-destruct charges installed throughout the base.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 135''</ref> She, [[Frederic-104]], [[William-043]], [[Vinh-030]], [[Isaac-039]], and [[Kelly-087]] were able to hide in the caves beneath the base. They were able to stop the Covenant from accessing the slipspace-distorting [[Forerunner crystal|crystal]] in the [[Menachite Forerunner complex|Forerunner complex]] beneath the base, though they became trapped under the base for several days.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 132-139''</ref> | ||