Fireteam Caliber

This fanfiction article, Fireteam Caliber, was written by UnggoyZealot‎. Please do not edit this fiction without the writer's permission. This article, Fireteam Caliber, is currently under active construction. The author of this article, Fireteam Caliber, urges anyone who reads it to provide feedback on the quality of the article. Thank you! Fireteam Caliber Unit Background Role Spartan Operations Garrison UNSC Infinity Personnel Unit size 5 Spartan-IV operators (At maximum capacity) Cadence Williams Julia Demos Jacques Dubois Liana Martin Samson Kago [Redacted] Current Commander Cadence Williams Current Status Active   [Source] "A team of Spartan-IVs pulled from the best of the UNSC ranks. While perhaps not as effective as more inspirational teams, Caliber operates on a level near that of Spartan-IIs and IIIs." ―Assessment from Commander Sarah Palmer. Fireteam Caliber is a Spartan Operations team made up of Spartan-IV operators culled from the ranks of various military branches. Created on January 17, 2558 for the Requiem Campaign, the team lasted long after, engaging in multiple missions in the Joint-Occupaton Zone against Covenant remnants ranging from scouting to breakthrough ops. They continued in this manner until the Created Conflict began, seeing them stuck on the UNSC Infinity as it narrowly escaped a Created Guardian. History Members CALIBER ONE (as of January 17, 2558) CADENCE SPARTAN FULL NAME: WILLIAMS, CADENCE UNIT: SPARTAN OPERATIONS/SPARTAN-IV PROGRAM/FIRETEAM CALIBER ENLISTMENT DATE: APRIL 3, 2547 LOCATION: [REDACTED] STATUS: ACTIVE GENDER: M BIRTPLACE: ODYSSEY CITY, CARCHAR BIRTH DATE: 2/16/2526 EVALUATION: CALIBER'S MOST VETERAN MEMBER, CALIBER ONE IS THE MOST OBVIOUS CHOICES AS ITS LEADER. HE HAS SERVED THROUGH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CAMPAIGNS ON HIS TEAM (BEFORE THE ATTACHMENT OF CALIBER FIVE [CURRENT]) AND ATTAINED THE MOST TENURE. HE INSPIRES CONFIDENCE IN THOSE AROUND HIM AND IS WELL-VERSED IN MAKING REVISIONS TO PLANS WHEN SOMETHING GOES AFOOT. HOWEVER, HIS TACTICS HAVE BECOME NOTABLY MORE CAUTIOUS SINCE THE DEATH OF CALIBER FIVE (FORMER). ASIDE FROM A LEADERSHIP CAPABILITY, HE EXCELS AS A RIFLEMAN IN COMBAT SCENARIOS GROUNDSIDE. HAVING TAKEN INSPIRATION FROM SIERRA-117, HE USES A GEN2 CONFIGURATION OF THE FAMOUS MARK 6 SUIT. CALIBER TWO (as of January 17, 2558) JULIA SPARTAN FULL NAME: DEMOS, JULIA UNIT: SPARTAN OPERATIONS/SPARTAN-IV PROGRAM/FIRETEAM CALIBER ENLISTMENT DATE: MARCH 21, 2550 LOCATION: [REDACTED] STATUS: ACTIVE GENDER: F BIRTPLACE: COTE D'AZUR, SIGMA OCTANUS IV BIRTH DATE: 5/13/2528 EVALUATION: CALIBER TWO FULFILLS A MULTITUDE OF ROLES ON THE TEAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SCOUTING, OPERATING COMS, TAPPING INTO ENEMY SYSTEMS, AND REPAIRING DAMAGED TECHNICAL ASSETS. NOT AS OUTSPOKEN AS CALIBER ONE AND THREE, BUT MORE TALKATIVE THAN CALIBER FOUR AND FIVE (CURRENT), SHE OFTEN SPEAKS ONLY WHEN NEEDED. SHE STAYS IN LINE AND IS STAYS FIRM TO HER NEED-TO-KNOW BASIS, AND IS PROBABLY THE MOST LEVEL-HEADED OF THE TEAM ASIDE FROM CALIBER FIVE (CURRENT). HER DEDICATION TO HER MISSIONS HAS LANDED HER A SPOT AS CALIBER ONE'S SECOND-IN-COMMAND. AFTER A SERIES OF EXOATMOSPHERIC OPERATIONS DURING THE ASSAULT ON THE UNSC INFINITY, SHE HAS ODDLY CHOSEN THE ORBITAL ARMOR SET AS HER STANDARD HARNESS, EVEN WHEN GROUNDSIDE. CALIBER THREE (as of January 17, 2558) JACQUES SPARTAN FULL NAME: DUBOIS, JACQUES UNIT: SPARTAN OPERATIONS/SPARTAN-IV PROGRAM/FIRETEAM CALIBER ENLISTMENT DATE: JULY 14, 2549 LOCATION: [REDACTED] STATUS: ACTIVE GENDER: M BIRTPLACE: LYON, EARTH BIRTH DATE: 12/9/2530 EVALUATION: PERHAPS THE MOST VIBRANT OF THE TEAM, THIS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO CALIBER THREE'S BIRTHPLACE ON EARTH, THUS NEVER LEADING TO THE DEATH OF FAMILY MEMBERS. HE IS PRIMARILY CALIBER'S CQC SPECIALIST, BUT IS LICENSED TO PILOT VTOL AND EXOATMOSPHERIC VEHICLES. DESPITE HIS CHEERINESS, CALIBER THREE SEEMS TO HOLD AN INNATE DISLIKE FOR FORMER COVENANT SPECIES. IN HIS PSYCH EVAL ON 1/10/2555, HE SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE MASSACRE OF HIS PLATOON ON REACH BY SANGHEILI SPEC OPS TEAMS. CALIBER THREE IS CLOSE FRIENDS WITH CALIBER FIVE (FORMER) AND TO A SLIGHTLY LESSER DEGREE, CALIBER FIVE (CURRENT). HE ADORNS HIMSELF IN AN AVIATOR HELMET SUITED TO PILOTING AIRCRAFT, BUT WEARS A SOLDIER HARNESS TO EXCEL IN CLOSE QUARTERS ON MISSIONS IN FOREIGN TERRITORY. CALIBER FOUR (as of January 17, 2558) LIANA SPARTAN FULL NAME: MARTIN, LIANA UNIT: SPARTAN OPERATIONS/SPARTAN-IV PROGRAM/FIRETEAM CALIBER ENLISTMENT DATE: AUGUST 23, 2548 LOCATION: [REDACTED] STATUS: ACTIVE GENDER: F BIRTPLACE: NEW ALEXANDRIA, REACH BIRTH DATE: 10/24/2528 EVALUATION: FIRETEAM CALIBER'S MOST BALLISTIC MEMBER, CALIBER FOUR IS A LETHAL ASSET IN THE FIELD. IN IRONIC ACCORDANCE WITH HER PERSONALITY, CALIBER FOUR SERVES AS THE TEAM'S "HEAVY WEAPON'S GAL," BUT OPERATES AS A DEMOLITION AND HEAVY WEAPONS EXPERT. HER AFFINITY WITH EXPLOSIVES IS ONE TO BE NOTED. THE MOST CONCERNING PART OF CALIBER FOUR'S FILE IS HER MENTAL HEALTH. DIAGNOSED WITH PTSD AND SUBJECT TO EXTREME ANGER, SHE IS A WILD CARD IN THE FIELD. HER MENTAL CONDITION CAN BE TRACKED BACK TO 8/21/2552, DURING THE COVENANT SIEGE OF NEW ALEXANDRIA. UP UNTIL HER PSYCHE EVAL ON 1/10/2557, SHE REFUSED TO RELATE HER CONDITION TO NEW ALEXANDRIA. IT IS NOW KNOWN THAT SHE WATCHED HER FAMILY DIE DURING THE ATTACK. THIS WAS WORSENED ON 2/21/2558, WHEN CALIBER FIVE (FORMER) WAS KILLED IN ACTION BY COVENANT REMNANT COMBATANTS. CALIBER FOUR SEEMS TO HAVE DEVELOPED A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AFFECTED BY THE LOSS. DESPITE REPEATED RECOMMENDATIONS TO REMOVE HER FROM THE FIELD DUE TO THESE OVERARCHING PROBLEMS, REQUESTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED. CALIBER FOUR WEARS A GEN2 GUNGNIR HELMET THAT CAN QUICKLY LINK WITH THE TARGETING SYSTEMS OF HER MANY WEAPONS, AND AN INDOMITABLE CHESTPLATE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION INSPIRED BY THE GRENADIER SET WORN BY SIERRA-052. CALIBER FIVE (FORMER) (as of January 17, 2558/REPEALED AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 2558) SAMSON SPARTAN FULL NAME: KAGO, SAMSON UNIT: SPARTAN OPERATIONS/SPARTAN-IV PROGRAM/FIRETEAM CALIBER ENLISTMENT DATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 2547 LOCATION: N/A STATUS: KIA GENDER: M BIRTPLACE: CASBAH, TRIBUTE BIRTH DATE: 6/12/2527 EVALUATION: PROBABLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEMBER OF THE TEAM AND THE CLOSEST ONE TO THE LEVEL OF THE SPARTAN-II PROGRAM. CALIBER FIVE (FORMER) WAS THE TEAM'S SPECIAL OPERATOR, AND COULD ADAPT TO A VARIETY OF COMBAT SCENARIOS. WHILE NOT ONE FOR LEADERSHIP, HE WAS A DECORATED SOLDIER OF HIS RANK EVEN BEFORE BEING INDUCTED INTO THE SPARTAN-IV PROGRAM. HIS POSITION ON COVENANT AFFAIRS WAS MODERATE AFTER THE WAR, BUT HE OPENLY CONDEMNED BOTH THE INSURRECTIONIST MOVEMENTS AND THE UNSC'S TACTICS USED TO QUELL THEM. CALIBER FIVE (FORMER) WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE REQUIEM CAMPAIGN, UNFORTUNATELY. HIS DEATH RESONATES WITHIN THE TEAM, NOTABLY CALIBER FOUR. I CAN SAY I'M MORE THAN DISPLEASED THAT IT TOOK OVER FIVE MONTHS FOR A VIABLE REPLACEMENT TO BE FOUND. WHAT IS PLEASING IS THAT THE SANGHEILI COMMANDER WHO KILLED HIM WAS ID'ED AS RACH 'ILTUK - THE RIGHT-HAND MAN OF GRONO 'YENDAM, A TIER 3 TARGET WHO WAS THE FOCUS OF OPERATION: WARHUNT THROUGHOUT EARLY AUGUST. AS OF 10/27/2558, WE CAN CONFIRM THAT 'ILTUK IS KIA. CALIBER FIVE (FORMER) HAS BEEN AVENGED. CALIBER FIVE (CURRENT) (as of JULY 28, 2558) [REDACTED] SPARTAN FULL NAME: [REDACTED] UNIT: SPARTAN OPERATIONS/SPARTAN-IV PROGRAM/FIRETEAM CALIBER ENLISTMENT DATE: [REDACTED] LOCATION: [REDACTED] STATUS: ACTIVE GENDER: M BIRTPLACE: [REDACTED] BIRTH DATE: [REDACTED] EVALUATION: A HEAP OF BLACK INK. ALMOST AS MUCH AS SIERRA-312. DESPITE ORIGINALLY BEING AN ENLISTED MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS, CALIBER FIVE (CURRENT) HAS OPERATED ON ENOUGH MISSIONS TO BE WARRANTED AN NCO RANK. A LETHAL ASSET IN THE FIELD, MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE TEAM, CALIBER FIVE (CURRENT) IS EXTRAORDINARILY INEXPERIENCED WITH LEADERSHIP BUT WELL-VERSED IN ALMOST ALL FORMS OF COMBAT. WITH PRACTICAL EFFICIENCY IN MIND, HE HAS OPTED FOR THE RECRUIT HARNESS UTILIZED FOR DEFAULT MJOLNIR ARMORS.