Operation US

Operation US is a mission carried out by WILLE in Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo, with its preparations depicted in the manga Evangelion 3.0 (-120 min.). The objective is recovering Evangelion Unit-01, which sits sealed inside a cross shaped satellite that had been sent into outer space.

For the ascent, WILLE mates the partially repaired Unit-02'β to a massive booster array with Asuka in the pilot's seat. Mari sorties alongside her in Evangelion Unit-08, but the unit cannot climb high enough to do more than support the launch. Once Unit-02'β reaches its target and acquires the Tesseract, the Code 4A units of NERV's Nemesis Series strike; Unit-08's sniper fire destroys them while Asuka secures the prize.

A second threat then shows itself. The Code 4B had been lying concealed on the Tesseract, emerging just as Unit-08 is forced to withdraw. Shielded by Field Reflection Coatings, the Code 4B tears an arm from Unit-02'β and overwhelms Asuka, who cries out for Shinji to act. Without warning, Unit-01 stirs awake inside the satellite and annihilates the Code 4B with a beam fired from its eyes.

WILLE commits Evangelion Unit-02'β under Asuka Shikinami Langley and Evangelion Unit-08 under Mari Makinami Illustrious. Opposing them stand NERV's Nemesis Series Codes 4A and 4B, along with the dormant Evangelion Test Type-01 itself. Despite the ambush by the Mark.04 units, the mission succeeds and WILLE brings Unit-01 home.