Amelia 'Wendy' Dawson was an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper serving with the UNSC Marine Corps during the Human-Covenant War. A tough, battle-honed Marine, Dawson had seen her share of combat after only three years in the Marine Corps, and in 2543 volunteered for the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, being assigned to the 15th Marine Regiment. A member of Alpha Company of the 28th Shock Troops Battalion, with which she fought at multiple battles including the Battle of Adrastos and the Siege of Paris IV, Dawson was close friends with a fellow helljumper, Michael Robson, since they volunteered for the ODSTs together. This relationship later became intimate in early 2552, which resulted in Dawson being reassigned to another Regiment entirely stationed on Earth. It was this action that resulted in her