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===Insurrection and the SPARTAN-II project=== | ===Insurrection and the SPARTAN-II project=== | ||
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By [[2517]], the UNSC was facing extremely low morale due to [[Space piracy|piracy]] and the ongoing Insurrection. In order to remove the rebellion without a significant sacrifice of human life, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] decided to move forward with the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] project, headed by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]. | By [[2517]], the UNSC was facing extremely low morale due to [[Space piracy|piracy]] and the ongoing Insurrection. In order to remove the rebellion without a significant sacrifice of human life, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] decided to move forward with the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] project, headed by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]. Seventy-five physically and mentally gifted children were abducted at the age of six, replaced by [[Flash cloning|flash-clones]] in a black operation, and drafted into the UNSC. The children went through [[SPARTAN-II training|rigorous training]] and [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|physical augmentations]] through surgical and medical means. Code-named SPARTANs, these supersoldiers were trained for a life of battle, and would become a great asset against the Covenant in both frontline and covert operations; the Spartans specializing in both.<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach'''</ref> | ||
===The Human-Covenant War begins=== | ===The Human-Covenant War begins=== | ||