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====Late War activities====
{{Quote|We were given an immense amount of freedom and flexibility to handle our assigned operations. We hit pretty impressive targets that even impress me today. I was glad they spent so long preparing me for my role. All of my training was put to use in hunting the Covenant. We could take on everything, nothing seemed to stop us.|Samuel reflecting on his time as a Headhunter.}}
Following the end of Operation: SILENT SERVANT, Samuel deployed to {{Halopedia|Redstow VI|style=color:#6c93b1}} in 2546 to conduct a high-value target assassination know as Operation: GLOWING PASSOVER. Intelligence reports from {{Halopedia|Operation: HYPODERMIC|style=color:#6c93b1}} indicated the planet's surface being used as a staging ground for Covenant operations. On the ground, he worked with Mathilda on locating a commander and took out a {{Halopedia|Second||style=color:#6c93b1}} while claiming it was a {{Halopedia|Shipmaster|style=color:#6c93b1}}. The two then deployed to {{Halopedia|Camber|style=color:#6c93b1}} to support Operation: SCORCHED SERPENT and deny the Covenant collecting any valuable UNSC technology or materiel.

On {{Halopedia|Ansket IV|style=color:#6c93b1}}, Samuel conducted a sabotage campaign against the Covenant's {{Halopedia|Hydro-processing center|Hydro-Processing Center|style=color:#6c93b1}} network. He conducted a successful assassination mission in 2547 where the two assassinated a Shipmaster while claiming it was a {{Halopedia|Fleetmaster|style=color:#6c93b1}}. Samuel then ran a mission on {{Halopedia|Strilun IV|style=color:#6c93b1}}, known as Operation: ENDURING PRESENCE, in 2548 where they recovered captured UNSC AIs and a prototype Covenant AI. They claimed to assassinate a {{Halopedia|Supreme Commander|style=color:#6c93b1}}, causing ONI to investigate the activities of Team Specter.

Samuel completed another mission while under investigation, traveling to {{Halopedia|New Llaneli|style=color:#6c93b1}} where he supported Operation: SCORCHED SERPENT. ONI concluded their investigation and produced evidence of Team Specter lying about their kill list. ONI located issues throughout GLOWING PASSOVER and ENDURING PRESENCE, leading to Team Specter being blacklisted from future Headhunter missions. Instead of being reassigned, Stephan was ordered to place the team under an URGENT TEMPEST mission, the codename for a suicide mission. Samuel had no knowledge of his fate during a mission briefing with Stephan aboard the UNSC ''Grey Swan'' and prepared for another military operation against the Covenant.