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{{Main|SPARTAN-III Gamma Company}} | {{Main|SPARTAN-III Gamma Company}} | ||
[[File:Halo Last Light cover.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Olivia-G291]] with [[Fred-104]] and [[Special Inspector]] [[Veta Lopis]] in [[Gao]]'s [[Montero Cave System]], with [[Ash-G099]] and [[Mark-G313]] in the background left.]] | [[File:Halo Last Light cover.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Olivia-G291]] with [[Fred-104]] and [[Special Inspector]] [[Veta Lopis]] in [[Gao]]'s [[Montero Cave System]], with [[Ash-G099]] and [[Mark-G313]] in the background left.]] | ||
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 as 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 for graduation. 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 [[ | 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 as 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 for graduation. 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 [[Onyx Conflict]]occured.<ref name="g139">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 139''</ref> Only fifteen Spartan-IIIs of Gamma Company remained on Onyx as they competed for top honors. Following the battle, seven had been killed in action. [[Team Saber]] was the only Gamma Company team 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> | ||
After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the main body of Gamma Company was integrated into the newly formed [[Spartan Operations]] branch, though some members were returned to non-combatant status.<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Catalog Interaction, Page 14'']</ref> The Spartan-IIIs on Onyx (having joined Blue Team) were later recovered by the Office of Naval Intelligence. They continued to serve with Blue Team until July 2553, when [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]] decided to reassign the three Gamma Company Spartans into a top-secret "[[Ferret]]" unit while officially listing them as KIA to prevent knowledge of their illegal enhancements.<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref> [[SPARTAN-G059]] remained in active service and was deployed on a mission to assassinate [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] on [[2558#January|January 2558]].<ref name="TSKB">'''Halo: Tales from Slipspace''', ''Knight Takes Bishop''</ref> | After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the main body of Gamma Company was integrated into the newly formed [[Spartan Operations]] branch, though some members were returned to non-combatant status.<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Catalog Interaction, Page 14'']</ref> The Spartan-IIIs on Onyx (having joined Blue Team) were later recovered by the Office of Naval Intelligence. They continued to serve with Blue Team until July 2553, when [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]] decided to reassign the three Gamma Company Spartans into a top-secret "[[Ferret]]" unit while officially listing them as KIA to prevent knowledge of their illegal enhancements.<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref> [[SPARTAN-G059]] remained in active service and was deployed on a mission to assassinate [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] on [[2558#January|January 2558]].<ref name="TSKB">'''Halo: Tales from Slipspace''', ''Knight Takes Bishop''</ref> | ||
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*September–October, 2552 — The majority of Gamma Company is deployed into combat, with only three fireteams remaining on Onyx to compete for top honors. | *September–October, 2552 — The majority of Gamma Company is deployed into combat, with only three fireteams remaining on Onyx to compete for top honors. | ||
*October 2552 — [[Camp Currahee]] receives supplies for the upcoming [[SPARTAN-III Delta Company]] from the {{UNSCShip|Agincourt}}. | *October 2552 — [[Camp Currahee]] receives supplies for the upcoming [[SPARTAN-III Delta Company]] from the {{UNSCShip|Agincourt}}. | ||
*October 31, 2552 — November 3, 2552 — [[ | *October 31, 2552 — November 3, 2552 — [[Onyx Conflict]]. | ||
*The SPARTAN-III program is discontinued following the destruction of Onyx. | *The SPARTAN-III program is discontinued following the destruction of Onyx. | ||