Shield Team

"Shield Team...deploy!"

- Paul-A238 Shield Team was an elite unit of spartans formed in 2552 during the. The team has had several members over its existence and has been responsible from bringing down the largest Covenant Remnant Fleet known to man and furthering Human-Sangheili relations.

Overview
The team was comprised of several different spartans, but the Original Shield Team was Paul-A238, Kyle-A245, James-A242, Samuel-B308, Lopez-A232, and Ryan-272. The team had few deployments throughout the   but each member had achieved greatness throughout the war before the team was formed. The spartans were not pulled from the companies and participated in large scale operations such as   and . The team was later more prominently active during the later years of the war and Post-War Era.

The members of Alpha were issued  MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor as standard Spartan equipment. Each member also received a unique armor ability into each suit granting them something unique to bring to the table. The abilities ranged from armor lock, to a strength unit. Shield was also incredibly diverse in terms of combat as again each members was from a different field of hard training. For example, Lopez preferred heavy weapons and explosives over Ryan who favored quiet, hit and run tactics.

Team Compostion and Loadouts
Orignal Team
 * 1) LT Colonel Paul-A238: Leader of Shield Team
 * Weapons: Battle Rifle and Magnum

2. Major Kyle-A245: Second in Command
 * Armor Ability: Mag-grips
 * Weapons: Shotgun and Rocket Launcher

3. Captain James-A242: Vehicle Specialist
 * Armor Ability: None-Later upgraded armor with thrusters and mag-grips
 * Weapons: Spartan Laser and Magnum

4. Chief Warrant Officer Samuel-B308: Pilot
 * Armor Ability: None
 * Weapons: Assault Rifle and Magnum

5. Lieutenant Lopez-A232: Weapon Specialist
 * Armor Ability: Mag-grips
 * Weapons: Chain gun and Magnum

6. Sergeant Major Ryan-G272: Scout
 * Armor Ability: Armor Lock
 * Weapons: Sub-machine guns and Needler

Second Generation
 * Armor Ability: Active Camo
 * 1) LT Colonel Kyle-A245: Promoted to leader
 * Weapons: Shotgun and Rocket Launcher

2. Captain Logan Locke G-622: Second in Command and Scout
 * Armor Ability: Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Weapons: DMR and Assault Rifle

3. Spartan Michael Cross: Sniper
 * Armor Ability: Hologram, Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 33261-78692-MC


 * Weapons: Sniper Rifle and DMR

4. Spartan Kevin Miles: Medic
 * Armor Ability: Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 52190-7779-KM


 * Weapons: Shotgun and DMR

5. Spartan Brian Mack: Weapon Specialist
 * Armor Ability: Bubble Shield, Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 98989-55521-BM


 * Weapons: Chain gun and Battle Rifle

6. Spartan Maya Vono: Pilot
 * Armor Ability: Hardlight Shield, Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 66621-99874-MV


 * Weapons: Assault Rifle and Magnum

Third Generation
 * Armor Ability: Thrusters and mag-grips
 * 1) LT Colonel Kyle-A245: Leader of Shield
 * Weapons: Shotgun and Rocket Launcher

2. Spartan Kevin Miles: Second in Command and Medic
 * Armor Ability: Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 52190-7779-KM


 * Weapons: Shotgun and DMR

3. Spartan Maya Vono: Pilot
 * Armor Ability: Bubble Shield, Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 66621-99874-MV


 * Weapons: Assault Rifle and Magnum

4. Spartan Joseph Avery: Scout
 * Armor Ability: Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 83455-51288-JA


 * Weapons: SAW and DMR

5. Spartan Adam Johnson: Weapon Specialist
 * Armor Ability: Hologram, Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 33219-76425-AJ

6. Spartan Oswald Cunningham: Sniper
 * Weapons: Assault Rifle and Spartan Laser
 * Armor Ability: Hardlight Shield, Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 12128-45459-OC

Fourth Generation 
 * Weapons: Sniper Rifle and Battle Rifle
 * Armor Ability: Active Camo, Thrusters and mag-grips
 * 1) Colonel Kyle-A245: Leader of Shield
 * Weapons: Shotgun and Rocket Launcher

2. Spartan Joseph Avery: Second in Command and Scout
 * Armor Ability: Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 83455-51288-JA


 * Weapons: SAW and DMR

3. Spartan Ace Fisher: Weapon Specialist
 * Armor Ability: Hologram, Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 76322-18554-AF


 * Weapons: Sub-machine guns and Rocket Launcher

4. Spartan Henry Jones: Medic
 * Armor Ability: Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 11824-57821-HJ


 * Weapons: Assault Rifle and Magnum

5. Spartan Jorge Salvos: Pilot
 * Armor Ability:Healing Unit, Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 12345-67890-JS


 * Weapons: Battle Rifle and Magnum

6. Spartan Nathan Ford: Sniper
 * Armor Ability: Thrusters and mag-grips
 * Service Number: 09876-54321-NF


 * Weapons: Sniper Rifle and DMR


 * Armor Ability: Thrusters and mag-grips

Human-Covenant War
"Standing on the brink of death...it is quit exhilarating."

- Lopez-A232.

Fall of Reach
With only five members at the time, Shield team was tasked with the protection of the Spartan Academy towards the north of New Alexandria. Successfully defending the Academy was but only a dream, as the camp was attacked and with little survivors. Afterwards, Shield was sent to Castle Base to assist with the escape of Dr. Catherine Halsey and Jun A-266. Once there, Shield met with Fred-104 and were ordered to get on the UNSC Rio and escaped Reach. After landing on Earth, a survivor of the Spartan Academy, Ryan G-272 joined Shield Team and became a member of the original team right before Earth was attacked.

New Mombasa
The six Spartans of Shield were deployed to intercept a Covenant cruiser during the second day of the Battle of Earth. Using booster frames, Samuel-B308 and James-A242 were able to distract the Covenant while the rest of Shield would infiltrate a hanger and make their way to the bridge. Once at the bridge, it was revealed that it was a trap and ships engine’s shut down causing the ship to crash into the savannah. Luckily, Shield got out, but their plan infiltrate New Mombasa was in ruin.

Captain Janeiro of the UNSC Rio gained access to experimental high orbit drop pods. Using the drop pods, Shield Team infiltrated the city and successfully retook Uplift Nature Reserve. Once secured, Shield moved through the abandoned city towards the NMPD building and once there, set up a safe zone for civilian evac ops. After all civilians were evacuated, Shield Team was redeployed to South Africa.

South Africa
South Africa became a massive Covenant Staging Area and every city was crawling with such. Sent in with teams of ODST, Shield infiltrated the country and went to work. Moving through the jungle, and meeting some Covenant resistance, Shield Team arrived at an AA station with twelve AA’s aiming at the sea and towards New Mombasa. After dealing with the AA’s and Covenant resistance, Shield Team made their way to the command center of the Covenant. Once recaptured, South Africa was liberated and Shield was redeployed off world to engage Insurrectionist activity.