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This article is about the folder called S-III. Were you looking for SPARTAN-III program or ONI's Section III?

S-III was a folder on Colonel James Ackerson's computer at CASTLE Base on Reach. When Dr. Halsey hacked the computer, she discovered two folders, S-III and KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN.^[1]

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CPOMZ[edit]

Contained in the S-III folder was a file called "CPOMZ", which contained celestial coordinates in the form of a 512-character alphanumeric star chart reference string. Halsey used the CPOMZ coordinate string to locate the planet Onyx which housed the SPARTAN-III program.^[1] The letters CPOMZ are also an acronym for Senior Chief Petty Officer Mendez, the man who trained the SPARTAN-IIs at a young age. This lead Halsey to believe that SCPO Mendez was somehow mixed up with Ackerson. ^[2]

Spartan-IIs[edit]

In the folder were also extensive records of the SPARTAN-II program and its members,^[1] including a great deal of biomedical data.^[2] This indicated that Ackerson had knowledge of and an interest in the supposed top secret SPARTAN-II program.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (Mentioned only)

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: First Strike, Chapter 13
^ ^a ^b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 16

[HFSC13-1] Halo: First Strike, Chapter 13

[GOOC16-2] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 16

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-:''Note: This article is about a folder called S-III. Click here if you are looking for the [[SPARTAN-III Program|Spartan-III program]]''
+{{Status|Canon}}
-When Dr. Halsey discovered and hacked [[Colonel James Ackerson]]'s computer at [[CASTLE Base]], she found a folder called '''S-III'''. Contained in the S-III folder was the following:
+{{Center|''This article is about the folder called S-III. Were you looking for [[SPARTAN-III program]] or ONI's [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Section III]]''?}}
-==CPOMZ==
+'''S-III''' was a folder on [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]'s [[Personal computer|computer]] at [[CASTLE Base]] on [[Reach]]. When [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] hacked the computer, she discovered two folders, S-III and [[KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN]].<ref name="HFSC13">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', Chapter 13</ref>
-The [[CPOMZ]] file contained star charts. Halsey used the CPOMZ starchart to locate the Spartan-IIIs on [[Onyx]].<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 130</ref> The letters CPOMZ are also an acromyn for: [[Chief Petty Officer Mendez|Chief Petty Officer Mendez (CPOMZ)]] the man who trained the Spartans at a young age. This lead Halsey to believe that [[Chief Petty Officer Mendez]] was somehow mixed up with Ackerson.
+==Contents==
+===CPOMZ===
+Contained in the S-III folder was a file called "CPOMZ", which contained celestial coordinates in the form of a 512-character alphanumeric star chart reference string. Halsey used the CPOMZ coordinate string to locate the planet [[Onyx]] which housed the [[SPARTAN-III program]].{{Ref/Reuse|HFSC13}} The letters CPOMZ are also an acronym for [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]], the man who trained the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] at a young age. This lead Halsey to believe that SCPO Mendez was somehow mixed up with Ackerson. <ref name= GOOC16>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 16</ref>
-==[[KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN]]==
+===Spartan-IIs===
+In the folder were also extensive records of the SPARTAN-II program and its members,{{Ref/Reuse|HFSC13}} including a great deal of biomedical data.<ref name= "GOOC16"/> This indicated that Ackerson had knowledge of and an interest in the supposed top secret SPARTAN-II program.
-KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN file contained:
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
-*Information on the [[Forerunner]] artifact found on [[Sigma Octanus IV]].
+*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
-*A full map of the CASTLE base facility on [[Reach]] that included a path to artifact, the [[Forerunner Crystal]], beneath the surface of [[Reach]].
-*Along with the map was a complete survey of Menachite Mountain, where the original mineral mines were located before they were taken over by [[ONI]]. Menachite Mountain was an extinct volcano which is where [[Dr. Halsey]] found the [[Forerunner Crystal]] artifact.
-==Spartan-IIs==
-In the folder she found extensive records of the [[SPARTAN-II|Spartan II program]] and its members. This indicated that Ackerson had knowledge of and an interest in the supposed top secret Spartan II program.
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-[[Category:The Forerunner]]
+[[Category:Files]]