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===Creation=== | ===Creation=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Halsey Spartan.png|thumb|200px|Dr. Halsey contemplating the methodology of the SPARTAN-II program in [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her journal]].]] | ||
Generation II of the ORION Project was initiated in [[2511]] as the best possible solution to end the widespread insurgency that raged throughout UNSC space.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} The project was created with several goals in mind. The first goal was to create a group of elite soldiers meant to subdue insurrections in their infancy, without substantial military casualties. The second goal was to minimize civilian casualties and avert civil war. The third goal was to substantially reduce the cost of conventional means of pacification. | Generation II of the ORION Project was initiated in [[2511]] as the best possible solution to end the widespread insurgency that raged throughout UNSC space.{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} The project was created with several goals in mind. The first goal was to create a group of elite soldiers meant to subdue insurrections in their infancy, without substantial military casualties. The second goal was to minimize civilian casualties and avert civil war. The third goal was to substantially reduce the cost of conventional means of pacification. | ||
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===Organization=== | ===Organization=== | ||
[[File:Hw-prima-blog-04-01.jpg|thumb|300px|Red Team during the [[Battle of | [[File:Hw-prima-blog-04-01.jpg|thumb|300px|Red Team during the [[Battle of Trove]].]] | ||
The majority of the Spartan-IIs serve under Naval Special Weapons,{{Ref/Reuse|evg121}}{{Ref/Reuse|tfor175}} a division of the [[UNSC Special Forces]] with heavy ties to [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], which initiated and operated the SPARTAN-II program.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 224'' (2001)</ref> This remains unchanged despite the formation of the new [[Spartan Operations]] branch in the post-war era.{{Ref/Reuse|CatalogBlue}} All Spartan-IIs graduated to the rank of [[UNSC rank structure|petty officer second class]] at the conclusion of their training,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 99'' (2001)</ref> though many have since risen to a higher rank. In particular, [[John-117]], the Spartans' ''de facto'' leader rose to the rank of [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] in [[2526]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'''</ref> while [[Frederic-104]] was promoted to [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]] in [[2552]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], himself a Spartan-II who had been recruited to lead the [[SPARTAN-III program]] years before.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> | The majority of the Spartan-IIs serve under Naval Special Weapons,{{Ref/Reuse|evg121}}{{Ref/Reuse|tfor175}} a division of the [[UNSC Special Forces]] with heavy ties to [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|Section Three]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], which initiated and operated the SPARTAN-II program.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 224'' (2001)</ref> This remains unchanged despite the formation of the new [[Spartan Operations]] branch in the post-war era.{{Ref/Reuse|CatalogBlue}} All Spartan-IIs graduated to the rank of [[UNSC rank structure|petty officer second class]] at the conclusion of their training,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 99'' (2001)</ref> though many have since risen to a higher rank. In particular, [[John-117]], the Spartans' ''de facto'' leader rose to the rank of [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] in [[2526]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'''</ref> while [[Frederic-104]] was promoted to [[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]] in [[2552]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], himself a Spartan-II who had been recruited to lead the [[SPARTAN-III program]] years before.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> | ||