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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Administratively, the ORION project was under the control of [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|ONI Section III]], particularly the [[Beta-5 Division]]'s Special Projects section. However, the ORION soldiers themselves were under the operational authority of [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command/Naval Special Weapons]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''' ''page 80''</ref> ORION was an all-volunteer force composed of troops from | Administratively, the ORION project was under the control of [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section Three|ONI Section III]], particularly the [[Beta-5 Division]]'s Special Projects section. However, the ORION soldiers themselves were under the operational authority of [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command/Naval Special Weapons]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''' ''page 80''</ref> ORION was an all-volunteer force composed of the best troops from the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]{{Ref/Reuse|encyc}} and the Special Forces from other branches of the military;<ref name="encyc44">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''' ''pages 44 - 45''</ref> operators performed specialized, high-risk operations including counter-insurgency operations, unconventional warfare, direct action, and black operations. The ORION program was headquartered on one of the many orbital docks on [[Reach]],{{Ref/Reuse|encyc44}} and at its height the program had 300 active-duty personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc}} | ||
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:ILB_Cochlear_tuning.ogg|cochlear_tuning Axon]]'''</ref> In addition, mental augmentations were performed to enhance brain functions{{Ref/Reuse|encyc}} 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 laboratory work. All 65 initial volunteers{{Ref/Reuse|encyc}} 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 personnel was approved. By the time it was shut down, the ORION program had 165 surviving participants.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc44}}{{Ref/Reuse|wp spartans}} Former ORION project member [[Avery Johnson]] remembers the augmentation experience as being agonizing filled with confusing, hormone-inducing rages.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SiSto4|SiSto|Chapter=4}} | 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:ILB_Cochlear_tuning.ogg|cochlear_tuning Axon]]'''</ref> In addition, mental augmentations were performed to enhance brain functions{{Ref/Reuse|encyc}} 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 laboratory work. All 65 initial volunteers{{Ref/Reuse|encyc}} 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 personnel was approved. By the time it was shut down, the ORION program had 165 surviving participants.{{Ref/Reuse|encyc44}}{{Ref/Reuse|wp spartans}} Former ORION project member [[Avery Johnson]] remembers the augmentation experience as being agonizing filled with confusing, hormone-inducing rages.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SiSto4|SiSto|Chapter=4}} | ||