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====September 26, 2517 - July 11, 2519==== | ====September 26, 2517 - July 11, 2519==== | ||
In this time Mendez taught them to strip a trip line, fire a rifle, and treat a chest wound. Mendez's exercises often had a twist to them such as stun mines on the obstacle course, snipers with [[Paint pellet gun|paint guns]] during parade drills, and others. They were taught to be strong in body and mind.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 64''</ref> | In this time Mendez taught them to strip a trip line, fire a rifle, and treat a chest wound. Mendez's exercises often had a twist to them such as stun mines on the obstacle course, snipers with [[Paint pellet gun|paint guns]] during parade drills, and others. They were taught to be strong in body and mind.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 64''</ref> | ||
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During the Spartans' third year of training, they studied classical mechanics in the physics courses, though John-117 was more interested in tactical theory than Newton's laws of motion.<ref>''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', chapter 1</ref> | |||
====July 12, 2519==== | ====July 12, 2519==== | ||
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====September 11, 2525==== | ====September 11, 2525==== | ||
The newly augmented Spartans were transferred to an abandoned [[titanium]] mine on Reach to enhance secrecy and reduce the injury risk to other personnel. Due to the uneven strength, speed, intelligence and accuracy of the Spartans, their trainers were forced to don [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Mark I exoskeleton|Mark I powered armor]] simply to keep up with them. Training missions invariably ended in a victory for the Spartans, with even security cameras neutralized.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 90''</ref> | The newly augmented Spartans were transferred to an abandoned [[titanium]] mine on Reach to enhance secrecy and reduce the injury risk to other personnel. Due to the uneven strength, speed, intelligence and accuracy of the Spartans, their trainers were forced to don [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Mark I exoskeleton|Mark I powered armor]] simply to keep up with them. Training missions invariably ended in a victory for the Spartans, with even security cameras neutralized.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 90''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||