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{{Disambig header|the Spartan-II unit|the Spartan-III unit|Red Team (SPARTAN-III)}}

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|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]]

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**[[Battle of Chi Ceti]]

**[[Battle of Arcadia]]

**[[Battle of Jericho VII]]

**[[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]]

*[[Frederic-104]]

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'''Red Team''' is a name given to a number of mission-specific formations of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II supersoldiers]] subordinate to the [[UNSC Special Forces|UNSC Naval Special Warfare Command]]. Although Red Team generally operated at a size of around six members, more Spartans could be selected for missions that called for a larger force. Various iterations of Red Team actively participated in numerous battles against the [[Covenant]], including the [[Battle of Arcadia]], the [[Battle of Jericho VII]], the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], and the [[Fall of Reach]]. One incarnation of Red Team was also among the first members of the UNSC who engaged [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s and various [[Flood]] forces.

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*CDR [[Jerome-092]] (Leader)

*SCPO [[Douglas-042]]

*[[Samuel-034]] (2523) (KIA)

*[[Isaac-039]] (2552) (KIA)

*[[Anton-044]] (2552) (Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (KIA)

*[[Malcolm-059]] (2552) (KIA)

*[[Frederic-104]] (2552) (Leader during the Fall of Reach. Rejoined Blue Team after the Fall of Reach) (Active)

*[[John-117]] (2523) (Leader during Spartan training exercise. Took command of Blue Team) (Active)

*[[Red-Fifteen]] (2552) (Assumed KIA)

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==Fall of Reach splinter arrangement==

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'''Beta'''

*Red-Fifteen

*Four unknown Spartans

During their training Red Team often competed with other Spartan teams, such as [[Black Team]] led by [[Margaret-053]]. At some point when Red Team discovered that Margaret was in a secret romantic relationship with [[Otto-031]], they tracked Margaret down and attacked her, claiming she and Otto were not taking their training seriously enough. Margaret lost her left eye resisting them. Soon, Black Team attacked Red Team in return; the latter were sentenced to ten days in the brig as a result.<ref name="issue3">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 3|Issue 3]]''</ref><ref name="issue4">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref><ref name="issue5">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref>

===Early Human-Covenant War===

In [[2531#February|February 2531]], Red Team, composed of [[Jerome-092]], [[Douglas-042]], and [[Alice-130]], was deployed on [[Arcadia]] along with the six-member [[Team Omega]];<ref name=city/> these Spartans' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|MJOLNIR Mark IV armor]] was equipped with a prototypical [[energy shield]] system which would not become standard until the release of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] 20 years later.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 119'': ''"Energy shielding was a key feature of Mark V, although other Spartan squads had field-tested prototypes of this technology as early as 2531."''</ref>  

===Etran Harborage===

{{Quote|Spirit of Fire, this is Red Team. We are 100 meters from Ander's transponder signal. Meeting strong resistance. Seein' some pretty crazy stuff out here, over.|Jerome-092 encountering the [[Flood]].<ref name=flood>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[The Flood]]''</ref>}}

[[File:Hw-prima-blog-01-01-crop.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sergeant John Forge with Red Team.]]

The members of Red Team, as with the rest of the crew, entered [[Cryo chamber|cryo-sleep]] after ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped the destruction of the shield world. After the loss of contact the UNSC tried to locate ''Spirit of Fire'' for the next three years. In [[2534]], ''Spirit of Fire'' and her entire crew were declared "lost with all hands". Thus the members of Red Team had been declared MIA.

===Further operations in various compositions===

[[File:The Covenant - SII.jpg|250px|thumb|Spartan Blue, Red, and Green teams deployed on Sigma Octanus IV.]]

During [[Operation: OCEAN BREAKER]] on [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]], Red Team was led by [[Joshua-029]]. They were tasked with scouting the city of [[Côte d'Azur]]'s wharves while Blue Team planted a HAVOK nuke in the sewers beneath the city. In the meantime, they rescued numerous civilians, the only ones the Covenant had not massacred.

[[File:HW2-Red&Isabel-02.jpg|250px|thumb|Red Team encounters Isabel.]]

{{Main|Second Ark Conflict}}

While maintaining comms silence, Alice managed to locate and free captured UNSC personnel. After the Spartan established contact with ''Spirit of Fire'', Captain Cutter ordered Alice to take command of the rescued Marines and perform hit-and-run operations against the Banished until further orders.<ref name="One Three Zero">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[One Three Zero]]''</ref> Meanwhile, after Isabel's briefing on the Banished, Jerome was sent to disrupt [[Decimus]]' salvage operations, while Douglas had been undergoing medical treatment.<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> After discovering the location of the Ark's [[Cartographer]], Jerome was ordered to beat the Banished to it.<ref name="Ascension">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Ascension (Halo Wars 2 level)|Ascension]]''</ref> On their way, the UNSC encountered strong resistance from the Ark's [[Aggressor Sentinel|sentinels]]. Successfully neutralizing them with [[EMP]], Jerome and his troops accessed the Cartographer, that allowed Proffessor Anders to determine their next target - the Ark's [[Teleportation grid|portal network]] which the Banished were using to move around the Ark.<ref name="The Cartographer">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Cartographer]]''</ref> In order to cripple the Banished's portal network and strand most of their forces, Jerome was deployed with a handful of the Marines near the network's control hub with orders to destroy it. On this mission Jerome was joined by Douglas, who had just recovered from his injuries, and together they successfully terminated Decimus, who had been guarding the control hub, and destroyed the device. Once the unit was informed that ''Spirit of Fire'' was under attack they returned to the ship immediately.<ref name="Lights Out">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref>  

[[File:HW2-Jerome-04.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Jerome infiltrating ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''.]]

[[File:HW2 - Spartan and Marines.jpg|250px|thumb|UNSC forces leaving the Halo.]]

==Gameplay==

===''Halo Wars 2''===

===Changes from ''Halo Wars'' to ''Halo Wars 2''===

*Shields take more time to begin recharging and recharge more slowly.

*Overall base damage decreased.

*Spartans now can only be deployed one at a time during Skirmish, with each Spartan assigned to each leader respectively.

**Upgrades are also included, but the only difference is in the level 2 upgrades (Jerome with a Spartan Laser, Douglas with a rocket launcher and Alice a machine gun).

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==Gallery==

<gallery>

File:HW-Concept-RedTeam.jpg|Concept art of Red Team for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.

File:HFoR-Red.jpg|Red Team during Fall of Reach in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion]]''.

File:TFS-Jerome&BR85HB.png|Jerome in ''[[Something Has Happened]]''.

File:HW2_AnnounceTrailer_Keyframe.jpg|Concept art of Red Team and Atriox for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.

File:HW2_RedTeam-MarkIV_Concept.jpg|Concept art of Red Team's armour in ''Halo Wars 2''.

File:HW2-Red.jpg|Red Team in ''[[Know Your Enemy]]''.

File:HW2-Shadows.png|Red Team in ''Halo Wars 2''.

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*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''

*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' {{Mo}}

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