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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Alpha Company was the first company of Spartan-IIIs to be trained. This group originally had 497 trainees recruited between the ages of four, five and six years old, but only 300 of them became Spartan-III's.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 69</ref> The children were orphaned by [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attacks on various colonies such as [[Jericho VII]], [[Harvest]], [[Biko]], and [[Eridanus II]]. When they were found, all of them joined to exact revenge on the Covenant. | Alpha Company was the first company of Spartan-IIIs to be trained. This group originally had 497 trainees recruited between the ages of four, five and six years old, but only 300 of them became Spartan-III's.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 69''</ref> The children were orphaned by [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attacks on various colonies such as [[Jericho VII]], [[Harvest]], [[Biko]], and [[Eridanus II]]. When they were found, all of them joined to exact revenge on the Covenant. | ||
From the moment they arrived on the planet [[Onyx]], they were tested. That night they were instructed to paradrop to the designated pickup location.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 71</ref> They then began their training at [[Camp Currahee]] on Onyx instructed by [[SPARTAN-051|Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose]], a [[SPARTAN-II]], on December 27, [[2531]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 67</ref> Their aggression levels were extreme, and ONI had [[AUTOMATED REROUTE UNSC SHIP REG-96667 ABY|concerns]] that the children would kill each other during training. Despite this, they went active in November of [[2536]] after they "graduated". | From the moment they arrived on the planet [[Onyx]], they were tested. That night they were instructed to paradrop to the designated pickup location.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 71''</ref> They then began their training at [[Camp Currahee]] on Onyx instructed by [[SPARTAN-051|Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose]], a [[SPARTAN-II]], on December 27, [[2531]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 67''</ref> Their aggression levels were extreme, and ONI had [[AUTOMATED REROUTE UNSC SHIP REG-96667 ABY|concerns]] that the children would kill each other during training. Despite this, they went active in November of [[2536]] after they "graduated". | ||
They also fought during the [[Insurrection of Mamore]], participated at the [[Battle of New Constantinople]], the battle [[Bonanza Asteroid Belt]], and the Far-gone Colony Platforms, along with 6 other engagements.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 81</ref> However, nearly every single one of them died during [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]], although they destroyed a massive Covenant shipyard in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', page 88</ref> | They also fought during the [[Insurrection of Mamore]], participated at the [[Battle of New Constantinople]], the battle [[Bonanza Asteroid Belt]], and the Far-gone Colony Platforms, along with 6 other engagements.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 81''</ref> However, nearly every single one of them died during [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]], although they destroyed a massive Covenant shipyard in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 88''</ref> | ||
Before Operation: PROMETHEUS however, Kurt and Mendez hand-picked an unknown number of candidates that stood out from the rest and removed them from the company, assigning them to other units. They were also issued with more advanced equipment such as [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] to make their battlefield prowess comparable to that of the SPARTAN-IIs. These individuals included [[Emile-A239]], [[Carter-A259]] and [[Jun-A266]], but their overall number is unknown. These Spartans also later served in a special operations unit known as [[Noble Team]], along with candidates originally removed from Beta Company.<ref name="comm">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref> | Before Operation: PROMETHEUS however, Kurt and Mendez hand-picked an unknown number of candidates that stood out from the rest and removed them from the company, assigning them to other units. They were also issued with more advanced equipment such as [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] to make their battlefield prowess comparable to that of the SPARTAN-IIs. These individuals included [[Emile-A239]], [[Carter-A259]] and [[Jun-A266]], but their overall number is unknown. These Spartans also later served in a special operations unit known as [[Noble Team]], along with candidates originally removed from Beta Company.<ref name="comm">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref> | ||
Individuals who failed to pass training became drill instructors for Beta Company; these washouts were particularly ruthless to the trainees, due to their regrets of not passing the test for the original Alpha Company.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', Chapter 9, page '' | Individuals who failed to pass training became drill instructors for Beta Company; these washouts were particularly ruthless to the trainees, due to their regrets of not passing the test for the original Alpha Company.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', "Chapter 9", ''page 89'' (''"There were 418 candidates, and only three hundred slots. Not all of them could be Spartans."'')</ref> | ||
==Operational History== | ==Operational History== | ||
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*[[The Battle of New Constantinople]] - Success. | *[[The Battle of New Constantinople]] - Success. | ||
*Operations in the [[Bonanza Asteroid Belt]] – Success. | *Operations in the [[Bonanza Asteroid Belt]] – Success. | ||
*Six other successful unnamed battles in which Alpha Company participated.<ref name="Page 83">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', pages 81-83</ref> | *Six other successful unnamed battles in which Alpha Company participated.<ref name="Page 83">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 81-83''</ref> | ||
*July 27, [[2537]] - August 2, 2537 - [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] – Success, all participants confirmed KIA.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', pages 83-88</ref> | *July 27, [[2537]] - August 2, 2537 - [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] – Success, all participants confirmed KIA.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 83-88'''</ref> | ||
===Operation: PROMETHEUS=== | ===Operation: PROMETHEUS=== | ||