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The '''ORION Project''', sometimes referred to as '''Spartan I''', was an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]] program, overseen by the [[Colonial Military Administration]], tasked with producing special advanced warfare squads to combat the [[Insurrection]]. They became experts in counter-insurgency operations, assassinations, raids, and eliminating high value targets (all considered black operations).<ref name="HCH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''' Prologue</ref> ORION Project personnel utilized [[HEV]] orbital drops, [[Hornets]], [[Armed Assault Boats]] (which were replaced by the HEV), and [[Pelican dropships]] to insert into mission areas. However, expectations for the new soldiers were not met, and the project was deactivated in 2506, and all members reassigned to other Special Operations units.<ref>[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Halo Wars Timeline]]</ref> | The '''ORION Project''', sometimes referred to as '''Spartan I''', was an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]] program, overseen by the [[Colonial Military Administration]], tasked with producing special advanced warfare squads to combat the [[Insurrection]]. They became experts in counter-insurgency operations, assassinations, raids, and eliminating high value targets (all considered black operations).<ref name="HCH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''' Prologue</ref> ORION Project personnel utilized [[HEV]] orbital drops, [[Hornets]], [[Armed Assault Boats]] (which were replaced by the HEV), and [[Pelican dropships]] to insert into mission areas. However, expectations for the new soldiers were not met, and the project was deactivated in 2506, and all members reassigned to other Special Operations units.<ref>[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Halo Wars Timeline]]</ref> | ||