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The [[Human-Covenant War]] marked a change in objectives for the program; originally intended to quell rebellions, the Spartans were now forced into battle against a superior opponent to the [[insurrectionist]]s: the [[Covenant]]. This new threat accelerated the Spartans' training to its final phase: Project MJOLNIR. With the Mjolnir armor, the Spartans would be the first major UNSC response to the alien threat.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' ''page 103''</ref> The Spartans continuously proved highly effective against all threats; their heroic rearguard and delaying actions saved countless human lives from the genocidal Covenant onslaught. In [[2547]],<ref name="goo139">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''' ''page 139''</ref> the SPARTAN-II program was revealed to the public in an effort to boost morale among the UNSC.<ref name="strike">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' ''page 249''</ref> The Spartans' prowess was not lost on the Covenant, who came to fear, and in the case of the [[Sangheili]], respect the Spartans as [[Covenant religion#Demons|Demons]]. | The [[Human-Covenant War]] marked a change in objectives for the program; originally intended to quell rebellions, the Spartans were now forced into battle against a superior opponent to the [[insurrectionist]]s: the [[Covenant]]. This new threat accelerated the Spartans' training to its final phase: Project MJOLNIR. With the Mjolnir armor, the Spartans would be the first major UNSC response to the alien threat.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' ''page 103''</ref> The Spartans continuously proved highly effective against all threats; their heroic rearguard and delaying actions saved countless human lives from the genocidal Covenant onslaught. In [[2547]],<ref name="goo139">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''' ''page 139''</ref> the SPARTAN-II program was revealed to the public in an effort to boost morale among the UNSC.<ref name="strike">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' ''page 249''</ref> The Spartans' prowess was not lost on the Covenant, who came to fear, and in the case of the [[Sangheili]], respect the Spartans as [[Covenant religion#Demons|Demons]]. | ||
Inevitably the small number of Spartan-IIs dwindled as casualties were sustained. As the exploits of the Spartans were a major [[propaganda]] boon to the UNSC, Section II of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[ | Inevitably the small number of Spartan-IIs dwindled as casualties were sustained. As the exploits of the Spartans were a major [[propaganda]] boon to the UNSC, Section II of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] issued [[ONI Directive 930|Directive 930]],{{Ref/Reuse|strike}} which stated that Spartans killed or wounded would be listed as "[[missing in action]]" (MIA) or "[[wounded in action]]" (WIA), thus maintaining the illusion of the Spartans' invincibility. By [[2552#August|August 27, 2552]], 25 of the 28 remaining Spartan-IIs assigned to NAVSPECWEAP,<ref name="DD5">[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Data Drop 5'']</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars''' timeline</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''' (2010), Adjunct</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/HaloWaypoint#p/a/DF8EE7CCE045CAA0/0/jh7Q3fjIIwc '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Defiant to the End'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', [[Library (feature)|Library]] - Pelican</ref> except [[Gray Team]], had been recalled to Reach, some from combat,{{Ref/Reuse|DD5}} to receive new orders for [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a mission that [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]] hoped would end the war.<ref name="fall">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''' ''page 240''</ref> They would commandeer a Covenant vessel, locate the Covenant homeworld, and return with captured [[San'Shyuum|Covenant leadership]] to force a ceasefire. The [[artificial intelligence]] construct [[Cortana]], carried within [[John-117]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V Mjolnir armor]], would serve as the strike force's hacker and technology specialist. | ||
However, all preparations were interrupted and subsequently canceled by the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]]. In the ensuing disaster, most of the Spartan-IIs were killed, although some took shelter in ONI's [[CASTLE Base]]. Two escaped aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, [[Linda-058|one]] of whom was place in cryostasis aboard the ship after sustaining life-threatening injuries during the battle on ''[[Reach Station Gamma|Gamma Station]]''. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' soon arrived at [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]], which John-117 ultimately destroyed to prevent the spread of the [[Flood]]. Following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], the survivors returned to Reach and were able to rendezvous with the remaining Spartans. The survivors then carried out a [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|raid]] that resulted in the destruction of a Covenant [[Unyielding Hierophant|fleet anchorage]], stalling a Covenant plan to invade [[Earth]]. SPARTAN-IIs would go on to play pivotal roles in the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the [[Onyx Conflict]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. Ultimately [[John-117]] would eliminate the Covenant leadership with the help of the [[Flood]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]], effectively defeating the Covenant and ending the war. However, he ended up trapped in space on the back half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} and was declared missing in action. | However, all preparations were interrupted and subsequently canceled by the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]]. In the ensuing disaster, most of the Spartan-IIs were killed, although some took shelter in ONI's [[CASTLE Base]]. Two escaped aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, [[Linda-058|one]] of whom was place in cryostasis aboard the ship after sustaining life-threatening injuries during the battle on ''[[Reach Station Gamma|Gamma Station]]''. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' soon arrived at [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]], which John-117 ultimately destroyed to prevent the spread of the [[Flood]]. Following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], the survivors returned to Reach and were able to rendezvous with the remaining Spartans. The survivors then carried out a [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|raid]] that resulted in the destruction of a Covenant [[Unyielding Hierophant|fleet anchorage]], stalling a Covenant plan to invade [[Earth]]. SPARTAN-IIs would go on to play pivotal roles in the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the [[Onyx Conflict]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. Ultimately [[John-117]] would eliminate the Covenant leadership with the help of the [[Flood]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]], effectively defeating the Covenant and ending the war. However, he ended up trapped in space on the back half of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} and was declared missing in action. | ||
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Sixteen Spartan-IIs are known to have survived the Covenant War: [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Linda-058]], [[Naomi-010]], [[Jai-006]], [[Adriana-111]], [[Michael-120]], [[Leon-011]], [[Robert-025]], [[August-099]], [[Randall-037]], [[Otto-031]], [[Victor-101]], [[Margaret-053]], and [[Roma-143]]; the last five have since been killed. There was also the crippled candidates, some surviving past the war's end, such as [[Musa-096]], or [[Serin-019]]. The early composition of [[Red Team]]: [[Douglas-042]], [[Jerome-092]] and [[Alice-130]], spent most of the war in cryo-sleep and were not awakened until [[2559]], nearly six years after the war's end.<ref name="gamespot">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-story-details-and-images-revealed/1100-6440811/ '''GameSpot''': ''Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed'']</ref> The members of [[Gray Team]] were left drifting in space after their latest [[Operation: SUNSPEAR|operation]] in late 2552 and went to cryo-sleep. In mid 2558, their lifeboat was recovered by a Sangheili fleetmaster, [[Rojka 'Kaasan]], who held them in stasis until their release a few months later. After being transferred to highly covert ONI [[Kilo-Five]] unit in 2553, Naomi-010 continued to serve on highly classified operations as of 2558. Though being missing in action since [[2532]] and discharged from service by ONI in [[2546]], Randall-037, now a Colonel of the [[Sedran Colonial Guard]], participated in a [[Mission to Alpha Shard|mission]] to capture the smugglers of a highly dangerous element used as a weapon in [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|a]] [[terrorist]] attack, and sacrificed himself to ensure the operation's success.<ref name="hnf">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'''</ref> At least three members of [[Omega Team]] managed to survive the war, though their current status is unknown.<ref name="knowscope">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Know-Scope'']</ref> Following the ceasefire, the surviving Spartan-IIs were offered the choice of integrating into the newly formed [[Spartan Operations]] branch along with the remaining Spartan-IIIs.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''pages 382-389''</ref> Some Spartan-IIs are known to have taken part in the training of [[Spartan-IV]] personnel.<ref name="wp spartan">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref> | Sixteen Spartan-IIs are known to have survived the Covenant War: [[John-117]], [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], [[Linda-058]], [[Naomi-010]], [[Jai-006]], [[Adriana-111]], [[Michael-120]], [[Leon-011]], [[Robert-025]], [[August-099]], [[Randall-037]], [[Otto-031]], [[Victor-101]], [[Margaret-053]], and [[Roma-143]]; the last five have since been killed. There was also the crippled candidates, some surviving past the war's end, such as [[Musa-096]], or [[Serin-019]]. The early composition of [[Red Team]]: [[Douglas-042]], [[Jerome-092]] and [[Alice-130]], spent most of the war in cryo-sleep and were not awakened until [[2559]], nearly six years after the war's end.<ref name="gamespot">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-story-details-and-images-revealed/1100-6440811/ '''GameSpot''': ''Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed'']</ref> The members of [[Gray Team]] were left drifting in space after their latest [[Operation: SUNSPEAR|operation]] in late 2552 and went to cryo-sleep. In mid 2558, their lifeboat was recovered by a Sangheili fleetmaster, [[Rojka 'Kaasan]], who held them in stasis until their release a few months later. After being transferred to highly covert ONI [[Kilo-Five]] unit in 2553, Naomi-010 continued to serve on highly classified operations as of 2558. Though being missing in action since [[2532]] and discharged from service by ONI in [[2546]], Randall-037, now a Colonel of the [[Sedran Colonial Guard]], participated in a [[Mission to Alpha Shard|mission]] to capture the smugglers of a highly dangerous element used as a weapon in [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|a]] [[terrorist]] attack, and sacrificed himself to ensure the operation's success.<ref name="hnf">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'''</ref> At least three members of [[Omega Team]] managed to survive the war, though their current status is unknown.<ref name="knowscope">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Know-Scope'']</ref> Following the ceasefire, the surviving Spartan-IIs were offered the choice of integrating into the newly formed [[Spartan Operations]] branch along with the remaining Spartan-IIIs.<ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''pages 382-389''</ref> Some Spartan-IIs are known to have taken part in the training of [[Spartan-IV]] personnel.<ref name="wp spartan">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref> | ||
In 2557, after being missing in action for nearly five years, John-117 stopped the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth]] after linking up with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on [[Requiem]]. John subsequently reunited with Blue Team who [[ | In 2557, after being missing in action for nearly five years, John-117 stopped the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth]] after linking up with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} on [[Requiem]]. John subsequently reunited with Blue Team, who [[Mission to Installation 03|faced]] the Didact again shortly afterward; after defeating the Promethean for the second time,<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', '''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|Issue #10]]'''</ref> the team continued to serve in the field in a number of classified operations.{{Ref/Reuse|CatalogBlue}}<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref> [[Team Black]] was stationed on [[Installation 03]],<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 6'']</ref> until they were killed by the Didact, dwindling the known number of active Spartan-IIs at the moment, down to eight.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 8|Issue #8]]''</ref> | ||
On September 1, 2558, Gray Team were awakened from cryo and found themselves in the middle of [[Carrow Conflict|a battle]] between two Sangheili factions, a Jiralhanae faction and the citizens of [[Suraka]] on the planet [[Carrow]]. The Spartans joined forces with local [[Surakan Militia Volunteers|militia]] and remnants of one of the Sangheili groups to protect civilians from the Jiralhanae invaders. Together they managed to destroy an underground Forerunner facility housing hundreds of thousands of [[Sharquoi]] under the control of Brute Chieftain [[Hekabe]], preventing their deployment to other inhabited worlds and eliminating Hekabe's faction in the process, a dangerous force made up of several Jiralhanae war packs. The conflict also eliminated both Sangheili factions with only [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] surviving. Rojka gave up his hatred and thirst for vengeance upon Gray Team and agreed to act as an envoy to the human population of the world for [[Akato 'Dakaj]], the new ruling [[Kaidon]] of [[Rak]]. After their return to the UNSC, Gray Team were offered a choice to join a specialized interspecies strike team under the Office of Naval Intelligence, to continue operating deep in the [[Joint Occupation Zone]] as before. In exchange, they would receive a pardon from [[Thel 'Vadam]] for their actions. The Spartans reluctantly agreed to work for ONI, asking for a prowler of their own.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref> | On September 1, 2558, Gray Team were awakened from cryo and found themselves in the middle of [[Carrow Conflict|a battle]] between two Sangheili factions, a Jiralhanae faction and the citizens of [[Suraka]] on the planet [[Carrow]]. The Spartans joined forces with local [[Surakan Militia Volunteers|militia]] and remnants of one of the Sangheili groups to protect civilians from the Jiralhanae invaders. Together they managed to destroy an underground Forerunner facility housing hundreds of thousands of [[Sharquoi]] under the control of Brute Chieftain [[Hekabe]], preventing their deployment to other inhabited worlds and eliminating Hekabe's faction in the process, a dangerous force made up of several Jiralhanae war packs. The conflict also eliminated both Sangheili factions with only [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] surviving. Rojka gave up his hatred and thirst for vengeance upon Gray Team and agreed to act as an envoy to the human population of the world for [[Akato 'Dakaj]], the new ruling [[Kaidon]] of [[Rak]]. After their return to the UNSC, Gray Team were offered a choice to join a specialized interspecies strike team under the Office of Naval Intelligence, to continue operating deep in the [[Joint Occupation Zone]] as before. In exchange, they would receive a pardon from [[Thel 'Vadam]] for their actions. The Spartans reluctantly agreed to work for ONI, asking for a prowler of their own.<ref>'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref> | ||
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;Known Spartan-II fireteams | ;Known Spartan-II fireteams | ||
*[[Black Team]] - | *[[Black Team]] - Unconventional warfare unit of the Office of Naval Intelligence. | ||
*[[Blue Team]] - | *[[Blue Team]] - Strike team. | ||
*[[Gold Team]] - | *[[Gold Team]] - Strike team. | ||
*[[Gray Team]] - | *[[Gray Team]] - Deep infiltration unit. Later reorganized into a part of a specialized interspecies strike team of ONI. | ||
*[[Green Team]] - | *[[Green Team]] - Strike team. | ||
*[[ | *[[Omega Team]] - Fast reaction unit. | ||
*[[ | *[[Red Team]] - Strike team. | ||
*[[Silver Team]] - | *[[Silver Team]] - Strike team. | ||
*[[Yellow Team]] - | *[[Yellow Team]] - [[Combat engineer]]s unit. | ||
===Class I=== | ===Class I=== | ||
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*[[Daisy-023]] - Confirmed KIA during the Human-Covenant War ''(unknown date)''. | *[[Daisy-023]] - Confirmed KIA during the Human-Covenant War ''(unknown date)''. | ||
*[[Robert-025]] - Active as of October 2558. | *[[Robert-025]] - Active as of October 2558. | ||
*[[Riz-028]] - Active as of 2540. | *[[Riz-028]] - Active as of [[2540]]. | ||
*[[Joshua-029]] - Assumed KIA during the Fall of Reach while assaulting a Covenant cruiser ''(8/30/2552)''. | *[[Joshua-029]] - Assumed KIA during the Fall of Reach while assaulting a Covenant cruiser ''(8/30/2552)''. | ||
*[[Vinh-030]] - Assumed KIA while attempting to escape Reach ''(9/7/2552)''. | *[[Vinh-030]] - Assumed KIA while attempting to escape Reach ''(9/7/2552)''. | ||