Winter Team

Winter Team is a SPARTAN fireteam attached to the Special Warfare Command, comprised of five SPARTAN-III Supersoldiers and two SPARTAN-II "ARES" Commandos. The team was made up of members recruited from Project INDIGO-II - a top secret high-priority supersoldier development program - similarily to some other "sibling" teams, including Noble and Libra, though unlike the latter two, Winter's members were to the most part not candidates "saved" by Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose and Senior Chief Franklin Mendez, but rather recruited into INDIGO-II through other means, ranging from straightforward recruitment to forceful abduction. The unit fought with distinction throughout the latter stages of the Human-Covenant War, occasionally alongside its sibling teams.

Roster

 * Lieutenant Hào-B296 (Winter One) - A strategical genius and loyal to his teammates and the UNSC, if somewhat unenthusiastic and lazy off the battlefield, Hào is the leader of Winter Team.
 * Lieutenant, Junior Grade Varghese-A405 (Winter Two) - Patient and reassuring, Varghese serves as the team's second-in-command and heavy weapons specialist.
 * Warrant Officer Malin-B328 (Winter Three) - Cynical but capable and experienced, Malin is the team's medic and the most accomplished in hand-to-hand combat.
 * Chief Warrant Officer Yelizaveta-A141 (Winter Four) - A pilot, clichéed "mad inventor" and astronaut rolled into one, Yelizaveta fills the role of team pilot, mechanic and EVA specialist.
 * Master Chief Petty Officer Alexander-B057 (Winter Five) - Disciplined, damaged, down-to-earth and dull, Alexander holds the niche of team marksman.
 * Senior Chief Petty Officer Balduin-324 (Winter Six) - Cheerful and joking, Balduin acts on his daredevil nature by taking on the position of Close Quarters Combat specialist of the team.
 * Lieutenant, Junior Grade Rachel-343 (Winter Seven) - The team's most recent addition - and by far its rudest and most vocal member - Rachel is a lethal soldier with a penchant for brutal and adaptable combat styles, rather than more mainstream disciplined and predictable ones.

Behind the scenes

 * None of the team members are American in origin (as opposed to members of almost all other Spartan units, canon or fanon); rather, they're European (Malin, Alexander and Rachel), African (Balduin) and Asian (Hào, Varghese and Yelizaveta) in origin.