GAUNTLET Team

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Team Gauntlet, also called as Gauntlet Team or simply Gauntlet is a -sized cross-branch unit consisting mostly and one, as of. Similar to, Gauntlet was under command of of the , although its Spartans were still part of. As of 2552, only 5 members of the team are alive.

Overview
Gauntlet Team primarily consists of Spartan-IIIs pulled out of their respective companies by  and   before the suicide missions where most of the unpicked Spartans from each company were killed,  for  and  for. One exception is who is a Spartan-II.

They are known to have participated in countless battles, possibly as many battles as the legendary has participated. However, throughout all the battles, the same team participated, without taking any new Spartans, except Sam-G157, who had joined the team from the Battle of Seram onward.

Just like NOBLE Team, Gauntlet Team is issued with equipment used by the Spartan-IIs, such as the, which is far much advanced than the used by the other Spartan-IIIs, although members of Gauntlet are allowed to keep their old  SPI Armors with them.

Active members

 * Tyler-A139 :- Tyler serves as the team's leader and sniper. Active as of 2552. Callsign is Gauntlet One.
 * Clyde-A307 :- Clyde serves as the team's tech specialist. Active as of 2552. Callsign is Gauntlet Two.
 * Carris-137 :- The only Class I SPARTAN-II of the team, Carris serves as the team's explosives specialist. Active as of 2552. Callsign is Gauntlet Three.
 * Caren-B293 :- Caren serves as the team's close-quarters specialist. Active as of 2552. Callsign is Gauntlet Four.

Deceased members

 * Julia-B047 :- Julia served as the team's assault specialist. Listed MIA. Confirmed KIA during Fall of Reach, killed by a Sangheili Field Marshall. Callsign is Gauntlet Five.
 * Sam-B157 :- Sam served as the team's intelligence specialist. Listed MIA. Confirmed KIA during Second Battle of Deston, killed by Hunter pair. Callsign is Gauntlet Six.

Former members

 * Varun-259 :- The only Class II SPARTAN-II of the team, Varun served as the team's scout. Active as of 2552. Callsign is Gauntlet Seven. Currently working as an ONI assassin agent.
 * Nick-A077 :- One of the first members of the team, Nick served as the team's marksman and secondary sniper. Rogue as of 2539.