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Second squad
Affiliation:	Unified Earth Government
Branch:	United Nations Space Command UNSC Marine Corps;
Type:	Squad
Size:	10+
Engagements:	Battle of Installation 04 Battles of the Containment Facility;
Commanders:	Corporal Lovik

Revision as of 17:30, December 18, 2019

2nd Squad was a squad of standard UNSC Marine Corps personnel present during the Battle of Installation 04. The squad was present at the initial outbreak of the Flood.

History

Battle of Installation 04

Main article: Battle of Installation 04

By September 19, 2552, the members of 2nd Squad were aboard the Pillar of Autumn when it arrived in the Soell system. Following the rescue of Captain Jacob Keyes, the squad was selected to investigate a supposed weapons cache, in fact a containment facility for the Flood parasite. Second squad would arrive in the swamps with the Captain and eventually meet up with Fire Team Charlie, who had already secured the site. The squad was assigned to guard the facility entrance to allow for Charlie to have a viable escape route. While Charlie were exploring the complex, 2nd Squad would be set upon by the Flood and make a panicked transmission to Charlie, before the latter group were promptly set upon themselves.^[1]^[2]

Several members of the squad would survive the following hours, eventually linking up with the Spartan John-117 following his own escape from the facility. The squad would join John in the swamps as they sought to evacuate via Echo 419^[2], but ultimately all of the Marines were cut down.^[1]

Members

Corporal Lovik^[1]
Private, First Class Chips Dubbo^[2]

It is unknown if Fire Team Charlie was a fireteam of 2nd Squad, or if Fire Team Charlie was a unit of another squad.

List of appearances

Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance)
Halo: The Flood
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: The Flood, Chapter 6
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, 343 Guilty Spark

[flood6-1] Halo: The Flood, Chapter 6

[CE343GS-2] Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, 343 Guilty Spark

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-'''Second Squad'''  was a squad of standard [[UNSC Marine Corps]] personnel present during the [[Battle of Installation 04]]. The squad suffered heavy casualties when a mission to secure a supposed weapons cache went awry.
+'''2nd Squad'''  was a squad of standard [[UNSC Marine Corps]] personnel present during the [[Battle of Installation 04]]. The squad was present at the [[Battles of the Containment Facility|initial outbreak]] of the [[Flood]].
 ==History==
 ===Battle of Installation 04===
 {{Main|Battle of Installation 04}}
+By [[2552#September|September 19, 2552]], the members of 2nd Squad were aboard the ''Pillar of Autumn'' when it arrived in the [[Soell system]]. Following the [[Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation|rescue]] of Captain [[Jacob Keyes]], the squad was selected to investigate a supposed [[Flood containment facility|weapons cache]], in fact a containment facility for the Flood parasite. Second squad would arrive in the swamps with the Captain and eventually meet up with [[Fire Team Charlie]], who had already secured the site. The squad was assigned to guard the facility entrance to allow for Charlie to have a viable escape route. While Charlie were exploring the complex, 2nd Squad would be set upon by the Flood and make a panicked transmission to Charlie, before the latter group were promptly set upon themselves.<ref name="flood6">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', Chapter 6</ref><ref name="CE343GS">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', campaign level, ''[[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref>
-They had joined with the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} and were transported via [[Pelican Dropship]] [[Victor 933]], along with [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]] in the mission to find the [[Covenant]] "Weapons Cache", which was in reality a [[Flood Containment Facility]], which they did not realize at the time<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]'''</ref>.
+Several members of the squad would survive the following hours, eventually linking up with the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] following his own escape from the facility. The squad would join John in the swamps as they sought to evacuate via ''[[Echo 419]]''<ref name="CE343GS"/>, but ultimately all of the Marines were cut down.<ref name="flood6"/>
-They found the [[Flood]] first one level below the level [[Fire Team Charlie]] was on.<ref group="notes">This is evident through the presence of corpses; converted humans and two Marines near an elevator to the surface</ref> Their commander, [[Corporal]] [[Lovik]], radioed in to [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] to report that several Marines had been killed already, before his transmission cut, presumably due to an attacking [[Pod infector|infection form]].
+==Members==
+*Corporal [[Lovik]]<ref name="flood6"/>
+*Private, First Class [[Chips Dubbo]]<ref name="CE343GS"/>
-All but a few managed to head up the elevator to the ground floor, while two or more Marines (more bodies can be found) stayed down before being eventually killed when there were overwhelmed by the Flood. Those two are killed moments after the [[John-117|Master Chief]] arrives on the level.
+It is unknown if [[Fire Team Charlie]] was a fireteam of 2nd Squad, or if Fire Team Charlie was a unit of another squad.
-The group at the top, consisting of over a dozen Marines, led by Corporal [[Lovik]], followed the Master Chief outside to a tower where [[Foe Hammer]], the [[pilot]] of [[Pelican]] [[Echo 419]], was to pick them up. However, they were ambushed by the Flood. Even though [[343 Guilty Spark]] arrived, with [[Aggressor Sentinel|sentinels]] to aid them, the Marines did not hold up well against the Flood, and most were killed in the fighting. Any survivors were confirmed KIA when the Master Chief destroyed the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn's]]'' fusion reactors, destroying the ringworld.
-==Members==
-The squad leader, at least after the initial Flood encounter, was Cpl. [[Lovik]]. PFC. [[Chips Dubbo]] also served with this squad during the mission, having been transferred over from [[Fire Team Charlie]].
 ==List of appearances==
 *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
+*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
-==Notes==
-<references group="notes"/>
 ==Sources==