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The ORION Project was a Special Operations force in the UNSC. Administratively, the ORION project was under the control of ONI Section III, particularly the Special Projects section of ONI's [[Beta-5 Division]]. However the ORION soldiers themselves were under the operational authority of [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command/Naval Special Weapons]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''page 80''</ref> The ORION Program was an all-volunteer force composed of the best | The ORION Project was a Special Operations force in the UNSC. Administratively, the ORION project was under the control of ONI Section III, particularly the Special Projects section of ONI's [[Beta-5 Division]]. However the ORION soldiers themselves were under the operational authority of [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command/Naval Special Weapons]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''page 80''</ref> The ORION Program was an all-volunteer force composed of the best troops from the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]<ref name="enyc"/> and Special Forces branches of the military<ref name="enyc2">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''page 44''</ref> — the ORIONs performed specialized, high-risk operations including: counter-insurgency operations, unconventional warfare, direct action and black operations. The ORION/SPARTAN program was headquartered on one of the many orbital docks on [[Reach]],<ref name="enyc2"/> and at its height the program had 300 active-duty personnel.<ref name="enyc"/> | ||
The members of the ORION program were biologically augmented soldiers, using new training methods and the latest breakthroughs in biochemical developments. Augmentations to the ORION soldiers included muscular enhancement injections, pulmonary respiratory enhancements, retina-inversion injections and cochlea enhancement tuning.<ref>'''[[Media:cochlear_tuning.ogg|cochlear_tuning Axon]]'''</ref> In addition, mental augmentations were performed to enhance brain functions<ref name="enyc"/> including enhanced learning capabilities to allow a subject to learn at a faster and higher rate and enhanced motor skills to improve body movements. The ORION training regime was very difficult and included many tests both mental and physical, including work done in the lab. All 65 initial volunteers<ref name="enyc"/> made it through the training and augmentation procedures and were placed on active duty some time after completing their training. After their initial deployment and success, funding for training the next group of SPARTAN-Is was approved, and within a few years the ORION program had 165 active duty personnel.<ref name="enyc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''page 44''</ref> | The members of the ORION program were biologically augmented soldiers, using new training methods and the latest breakthroughs in biochemical developments. Augmentations to the ORION soldiers included muscular enhancement injections, pulmonary respiratory enhancements, retina-inversion injections and cochlea enhancement tuning.<ref>'''[[Media:cochlear_tuning.ogg|cochlear_tuning Axon]]'''</ref> In addition, mental augmentations were performed to enhance brain functions<ref name="enyc"/> including enhanced learning capabilities to allow a subject to learn at a faster and higher rate and enhanced motor skills to improve body movements. The ORION training regime was very difficult and included many tests both mental and physical, including work done in the lab. All 65 initial volunteers<ref name="enyc"/> made it through the training and augmentation procedures and were placed on active duty some time after completing their training. After their initial deployment and success, funding for training the next group of SPARTAN-Is was approved, and within a few years the ORION program had 165 active duty personnel.<ref name="enyc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''' ''page 44''</ref> | ||