SPARTAN-III program: Difference between revisions

Gamma Company was trained with the help of the only two SPARTAN-IIIs from Beta Company who survived Operation: TORPEDO: [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]]. Lieutenant Commander Ambrose regarded Gamma Company to be the finest of the SPARTAN-III companies. 330 candidates were selected, on average only six years old, and at Ambrose's request all 330 were approved. Every one of them survived the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentation procedures]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', pages 96-120</ref> Gamma Company received deployment orders only a few weeks after the [[Fall of Reach]] and most left Onyx before the [[Battle of Onyx]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 139</ref> Only fifteen SPARTAN-IIIs remained on Onyx as they competed for top honors. Following the battle, seven had been killed in action. [[Team Gladius|Teams Gladius]] and [[Team Katana|Katana]] were not present in the early stages of the battle, leaving only [[Team Saber]]. Team Saber was the only SPARTAN-III unit to fight alongside the SPARTAN-II unit [[Blue Team]]. With the help of their older, more experienced counterparts, they successfully fought off a Covenant attack along with destroying a [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinel]] [[Sentinel manufacturing facility|manufacturing facility]]. Ultimately, the surviving SPARTAN-IIIs escaped to the [[Trevelyan|shield world]] at the core of Onyx.<ref name="Page 369">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 369-383''</ref> The main body of Gamma Company was integrated into the [[SPARTAN-IV Program]] attached to the newly formed [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan branch]];<ref name="SIV"/> having joined Blue Team, the Spartan on Onyx were later recovered by the Office of Naval Intelligence<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 382-389''</ref><ref name="SIV"/> and given the choice to join.<ref name="SIV"/>