

Thom-A293 was the first to arrive to her position. The blast also severely damaged her right arm, which was later replaced by a robotic prosthetic. However, she was wounded by a Is'belox-pattern Banshee's fuel rod cannon blast while on her way to the cruiser. Supported by the rest of Noble Team, UNSC Army infantry and air support by UH-144 Falcons, she undertook the task of delivering the nuclear device into the ship herself. Lieutenant Commander Catherine-B320 of Noble Team came up with an operation to assault and destroy the ship with a FURY model Medium Fusion Destructive Device. The battle ĭuring the Covenant invasion of Fumirole, the Ket-pattern battlecruiser Sanctity of Purification was holding position over the colony's capital city. Rosenda's slot on NOBLE team as Noble 4 was instead filled by Emile-A239. However, only Carter-A259, Catherine-B320, Jun-A266, Thom-A293 and Jorge-052 were called upon, with Rosenda-A344 instead reassigned to other clandestine operations. With the conclusion of Operation: OFFSET EYE and the successful defense of Concord, NOBLE Team were recalled from Concord to Fumirole to assist in the planet's defence. As such, this led naval planners to believe that the hegemony was planning to attack the colony world of Fumirole relatively soon. As early as December 2551, UNSC intelligence was aware of Covenant activity near the Volanus system.
