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Santego Military Base
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- "My goal is simple: as of right now, you are all maggots! You will not speak until spoken to, you will not sleep unless told to do so! When I ask you to jump, you will reply with "How high?" Do you get me?!"
- ―Dwight T. Barnes[src]
The Santego Military Base is an United States Marine Corps-operated military base located in Arizona, west of New Mexico, where the Black Mesa Research Facility is located. It appears in the training chapter for Opposing Force, Boot Camp.
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[edit] Overview
There Adrian Shephard receives his Advanced Training from before May 3 to c. May 15, 200-, under Drill Instructors Barnes and Sharpe, among others. The base is guarded by the Military Police whose members prevent access to restricted areas, and operates vehicles such as V-22 Ospreys and M35 cargo trucks.
Santego includes barracks, offices in the Tactical Operations Command, helipads, and the Advanced Training Facility, which includes the following sections:
- Armory, where Powered Combat Vests can be picked up and charged.
- Test Firing Chamber, where the recruit is shown how the PCV protects him from bullets.
- Environmental Hazards Simulation, where the recruit must get through miscellanea hazards such as fire, steam, electricity and radioactive waste, while being protected by his PCV. Its proper name is unsure; there is no sign at the start of the section.
- Nightvision Training, where the recruit is shown how the nightvision goggles work.
- Basic Training, where the recruit must perform basic movements.
- Rope Course, where the recruit must climb ropes.
- Live Fire Range, where the recruit is shot at and must avoid fire.
- Target Range, where the recruit must learn how to use weapons.
- Pistol Range, where the recruit must learn how to use the Desert Eagle.
- Sniper Range, where the recruit must learn how to use the M40A1 Sniper Rifle.
- Squad Training, where the recruit must learn to use his assets properly. The Engineer, the Medic and the radio communication are introduced.
During Shephard's training, the G-Man came several times to check on him, around May 3 and May 7.
[edit] Known residents
- Drill Instructors
- Dwight T. Barnes (Senior Drill Instructor)
- Sharpe (Drill Instructor)
- MPs
- Trained HECU Marines
- Recruits
- The G-Man (Briefly)
[edit] Trivia
"Santego" is a variation of "Santiago", Spanish for "Saint James", "Yago" being an old Spanish form for "Jacob" or "James".
- In Shephard's dormitory where Boot Camp starts, each trunk can be seen bearing the name of a Gearbox employee, such as Randy Pitchford, Stephen Bahl, Rob Heironimus, David Mertz, John Faulkenbury, etc., mirroring the Easter egg from Half-Life in the locker rooms of the Sector C of Black Mesa, among others.
- The room right below Shephard's dormitory exists but can only be accessed by noclipping. Inside can be found an Easter egg, consisting in initials and a date ("DMM 1999"). "DMM" is the signature of Santego Military Base's designer, David M. Mertz; "1999" is the release date for Opposing Force.
[edit] Gallery
The G-Man seen in the Tactical Operations Command building.
MP.
HECU soldiers gathering at Santego before leaving.
MP in the the Advanced Training Facility.
The PCV in the Armory.
PCV Charger in the Armory.
Engineer performing his required task.
David M. Mertz's signature.
Ditto.
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life: Opposing Force (First appearance)
[edit] References
| Preceded by N/A |
Half-Life: Opposing Force story arc journey | Succeeded by Black Mesa desert |
| Hazardous Environment Combat Unit | |
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| Characters | Minor members · Dwight T. Barnes · Sharpe · Adrian Shephard |
| Weapons | Combat Knife · Desert Eagle · Dam Turret · Double Turret · Dynamite · Glock 17 · Land Mine · Laser Tripmine · M198 Howitzer · M2 Browning Machine Gun · M202A1 FLASH · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mk 2 Grenade · MP5 · RPG · Satchel Charge · Sentry Gun · SPAS-12 |
| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · F-16 Fighting Falcon · M1A1 Abrams · M2A3 Bradley · M35 cargo truck · V-22 Osprey |
| Classes | HECU Engineer · HECU Medic · HECU Sniper · Robot Grunt |
| Technology | Powered Combat Vest · Radio · Tactical Map · Welding Torch |
| Other | Military Police · Santego Military Base |
| Weapons (cut) | Minigun |
| Vehicles (cut) | F-117 Nighthawk |
| Classes (cut) | Human Sergeant |
