Operation: UPPER CUT

Operation: UPPERCUT was a UNSC counter-offensive against the Covenant Fleet, as it laid waste to the Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet during the Fall of Reach. The operation involved the surprise introduction of experimental Sabre space fighters, launched from the planet as well as orbital platforms to assist the exhausted fleet.

SPARTAN-B312 and Jorge-052 of Noble Team participated in the operation, piloting one of the Sabres launched from a ground-based facility. During the operation, they defended the orbital station Anchor 9 from waves of Covenant Seraphs and Banshees until the station's point defenses came back online. Later, the Sabre teams assisted the Frigate in attacking a Covenant Corvette.