S-III
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S-III was a folder on Colonel James Ackerson's computer at CASTLE Base on Reach. When Dr. Halsey hacked the computer, she discovered the folder.[1][2] Contained in the S-III folder was the following:
CPOMZ
The CPOMZ file contained star charts. Halsey used the CPOMZ star chart to locate the Spartan-IIIs and the planet Onyx.[3] The letters CPOMZ are also an acronym for: Chief Petty Officer Mendez (CPOMZ), the man who trained the SPARTAN-IIs at a young age. This lead Halsey to believe that Chief Petty Officer Mendez was somehow mixed up with Ackerson.
KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN
The KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN file contained:
- Information on the Forerunner artifact found on Sigma Octanus IV.
- A full map of the CASTLE base facility on Reach that included a path to the immense Forerunner facility as well as the Forerunner Crystal, beneath the Menachite Mountain.
- A map of the complete survey of Mechanite 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 Program and its members. This indicated that Ackerson had knowledge of and an interest in the supposed top secret Spartan-II program.[4]
Sources
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 128: "Kalmiya, please retrieve the data file and show me the contents of Colonel Ackerson's directory."
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 129: The folders and files winked away, and only two folders remained floating over Dr. Halsey's desk: S-III and KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN.
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 130: There was one last file in the S-III folder. As Dr. Halsey tapped it open, Kalmiya said, "That is only a fragment. It had been erased, but I managed to reconstruct it from trace ionization in the memory crystal." Dr. Halsey examined its contents. There was only CPOMZ followed by a 512-character alphanumeric string. "This longer portion is a star chart reference," she whispered.
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 129: She tapped on the first one and it opened, revealing hundreds of separate files. Dr. Halsey examined them--there were medical files on each of her Spartans: complete records from their preindoctrinated origins; their childhood vaccinations; their parents; their extensive injuries and treatments during their training; even the experimental procedures used to enhance their strength, agility, and mental resiliency.
