SPARTAN-III program: Difference between revisions

Only SPARTAN-IIIs who have survived two or more specially assigned training missions can join the "Headhunters". These two-man teams of SPARTAN-IIIs go on missions far behind enemy lines and are typically expected to die in combat. The Headhunters' existence is secret even to their peers. Once selected, candidates for the program are separated from their fellow SPARTANs and are sent to specialist training camps on the far side of Onyx. The Headhunters are comprehensively evaluated in order to ensure an effective bond between the members of each team. A contingent of six two-man teams, as well as five additional Headhunters, is maintained at all times to ensure the program's numbers remain constant should one or both members of a team be lost. The Headhunters' [[Semi-Powered Infiltration Armor|SPI armor]] is more advanced than the suits issued to most SPARTAN-IIIs, as it includes [[energy shielding]], [[Motion Sensor|motion trackers]], and [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]] technology, and can also support a prototypical [[active camoflauge]] module.