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{{Quote|Spartans, like Navy, or Army, or Marines, are UNSC. Spartans are humanity's first line of defense, against threats from within and without. Spartans are what will see us through the darkness ahead and into the dawn beyond.|Commander Musa Ghanem, to a board of UNSC Navy officers<ref name="init3">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Spartans, like Navy, or Army, or Marines, are UNSC. Spartans are humanity's first line of defense, against threats from within and without. Spartans are what will see us through the darkness ahead and into the dawn beyond.|Commander Musa Ghanem, to a board of UNSC Navy officers<ref name="init3">'''Halo: Initiation''', ''[[Halo: Initiation Issue 3|Issue #3]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''Spartan Operations''',<ref name="H5GLtd"/><ref name="he18">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 18|Issue #18]]'' ("''...to Mr. Jun, Spartan Operations.''")</ref> also referred to as the '''Spartan branch'''<ref name="vale">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/olympia-vale '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Olympia Vale'']</ref><ref>[[Halo 4 Limited Edition|'''Halo 4 Limited Edition''', ''Spartan armor customization schematic'']]</ref> or simply the '''Spartans''',<ref name="HW Story">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/story/6eeabce4-dc80-4aa3-b2aa-2f5d123b7514 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Story''] (defunct)</ref><ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[Departure|E01 ''Departure'']] ([[Thomas Lasky]]: ''"Navy disagrees with Spartans on this one."'')</ref><ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[Didact's Hand|E4 ''Didact's Hand'']] : ([[Gabriel Thorne]]: ''"I enlisted with the Spartans because..."'')</ref> is the fifth and newest branch of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]], organized under both [[UNSC Naval Command]] and the [[Unified Ground Command]]. The branch is responsible for the command of [[special operations]] undertaken | '''Spartan Operations''',<ref name="H5GLtd"/><ref name="he18">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 18|Issue #18]]'' ("''...to Mr. Jun, Spartan Operations.''")</ref> also referred to as the '''Spartan branch'''<ref name="vale">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/olympia-vale '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Olympia Vale'']</ref><ref>[[Halo 4 Limited Edition|'''Halo 4 Limited Edition''', ''Spartan armor customization schematic'']]</ref> or simply the '''Spartans''',<ref name="HW Story">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/story/6eeabce4-dc80-4aa3-b2aa-2f5d123b7514 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Story''] (defunct)</ref><ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[Departure|E01 ''Departure'']] ([[Thomas Lasky]]: ''"Navy disagrees with Spartans on this one."'')</ref><ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[Didact's Hand|E4 ''Didact's Hand'']] : ([[Gabriel Thorne]]: ''"I enlisted with the Spartans because..."'')</ref> is the fifth and newest branch of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]], organized under both [[UNSC Naval Command]] and the [[Unified Ground Command]]. The branch is responsible for the command of [[special operations]] undertaken by all [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]], with many [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-IIIs]] integrated into their ranks. However, the surviving [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] and select Spartan-IIIs remain in the [[UNSC Navy]] branch's [[UNSC Special Forces#Naval Special Warfare Command|Special Forces]]. Although Spartan Operations has autonomy from the other four branches of the Armed Forces,<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/spartans '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartans'']</ref> the Spartans closely collaborate with the [[UNSC Navy]] and share assets with the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Army|Army]].<ref name="reqt">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-reqlamation-begins '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Reqlamation Begins'']</ref> Additionally, they are excluded from FLEETCOM and Unified Ground Command under [[UNSC DIR 1100.D9]] and [[UNSC DIR 6899.01|6899.01]], respectively.<ref name="lootcrate1"/> | ||
The branch was established in [[2553]], shortly after the end of the apocalyptic [[Human-Covenant War]], a time which saw a dramatic increase in the numbers of Spartan supersoldiers upon the activation of the SPARTAN-IV program.<ref name="HW Story"/> The operations conducted by these Spartans are collectively referred to as the '''Spartan Ops program'''.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/games/halo-spartan-assault '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Spartan Strike''] ("''...the historic first missions of the Spartan Ops program...''")</ref> | The branch was established in [[2553]], shortly after the end of the apocalyptic [[Human-Covenant War]], a time which saw a dramatic increase in the numbers of Spartan supersoldiers upon the activation of the SPARTAN-IV program.<ref name="HW Story"/> The operations conducted by these Spartans are collectively referred to as the '''Spartan Ops program'''.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-gb/games/halo-spartan-assault '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo: Spartan Strike''] ("''...the historic first missions of the Spartan Ops program...''")</ref> | ||