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The production of large numbers of [[SPARTAN programs|Spartan supersoldiers]] with relative ease did not become possible in practice for the [[United Nations Space Command]] until the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Despite this, optimistic projections in [[2531]] suggested that one hundred thousand Spartans might be created in the following thirty years.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx,''' ''page 64''</ref> Between 2531 and [[2552]], nearly one thousand Spartans were trained, augmented, and graduated as part of the [[SPARTAN-III program]], masterminded by [[UNSC Army|Army]] veteran and [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] confidant [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 43''</ref> | The production of large numbers of [[SPARTAN programs|Spartan supersoldiers]] with relative ease did not become possible in practice for the [[United Nations Space Command]] until the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Despite this, optimistic projections in [[2531]] suggested that one hundred thousand Spartans might be created in the following thirty years.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx,''' ''page 64''</ref> Between 2531 and [[2552]], nearly one thousand Spartans were trained, augmented, and graduated as part of the [[SPARTAN-III program]], masterminded by [[UNSC Army|Army]] veteran and [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] confidant [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 43''</ref> | ||
The [[SPARTAN-IV program]] entered development on [[2552#September|September 20, 2552]],<ref name="GL 422">'''Halo: Glasslands,''' ''page 422''</ref> unknown to Ackerson.<ref name="universe"/> The project was conceived by [[Commander]] [[Musa Ghanem]], a former [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] crippled by the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation process]] | The [[SPARTAN-IV program]] entered development on [[2552#September|September 20, 2552]],<ref name="GL 422">'''Halo: Glasslands,''' ''page 422''</ref> unknown to Ackerson.<ref name="universe"/> The project was conceived by [[Commander]] [[Musa Ghanem]], a former [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] crippled by the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation process]] given an opportunity to relaunch the SPARTAN program. Despite believing that the methodology of the SPARTAN-II program was highly unethical, Musa was also adamant that the Spartans were critical for [[human]]ity's survival and would continue to be so in the following years.<ref name="init1"/> Due to ethical factors, as well as advancements in technology now allowed the [[Human augmentation|augmentation]] of adult subjects without the major risks which necessitated the use of children in the preceding programs, it was decided that future Spartans would be consenting adults, all of whom handpicked for their exceptional service during the war, mainly from [[special operations]] units from across the UNSC.<ref name="HW Story"/><ref name="GL 434">'''Halo: Glasslands,''' ''page 434''</ref> This marked a return to the recruitment methodology of the [[ORION Project]], which had created bio-engineered soldiers to fight the growing [[Insurrection]] in the [[Outer Colonies]] over sixty years earlier. Coincidentally, the Spartan-IVs would come to serve in a similar capacity, fighting resurgent colonial rebellions.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
[[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]], the [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence]] who had previously authorized the second and third Spartan generations, approved of the new program, particularly because of its moral transparency in comparison to the previous iterations.<ref name="GL 434"/> Originally Parangosky planned to give command of the SPARTAN-IV program, and ultimately the Spartan branch, to Colonel Ackerson. Serving under him, presumably in a scientific role to enhance the augmentation procedures and spearhead new technologies, would be Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], matriarch of the SPARTAN-II program.<ref name="GL 147">'''Halo: Glasslands,''' ''page 147''</ref> However, neither would come to serve the project; Ackerson was executed as a [[prisoner of war]] aboard the [[Covenant]] [[CCS-class battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]'' following his [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum|defeat]] on [[Mars]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]],<ref name="Uprising">'''[[Halo: Uprising]]''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref> while Halsey became trapped within the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Trevelyan]] and was later exiled to [[Ivanoff Station]] orbiting [[Installation 03]] and then onboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} by Parangosky.<ref name="GL 341">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 341''</ref> | [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]], the [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence]] who had previously authorized the second and third Spartan generations, approved of the new program, particularly because of its moral transparency in comparison to the previous iterations.<ref name="GL 434"/> Originally Parangosky planned to give command of the SPARTAN-IV program, and ultimately the Spartan branch, to Colonel Ackerson. Serving under him, presumably in a scientific role to enhance the augmentation procedures and spearhead new technologies, would be Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], matriarch of the SPARTAN-II program.<ref name="GL 147">'''Halo: Glasslands,''' ''page 147''</ref> However, neither would come to serve the project; Ackerson was executed as a [[prisoner of war]] aboard the [[Covenant]] [[CCS-class battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]'' following his [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum|defeat]] on [[Mars]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]],<ref name="Uprising">'''[[Halo: Uprising]]''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref> while Halsey became trapped within the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Trevelyan]] and was later exiled to [[Ivanoff Station]] orbiting [[Installation 03]] and then onboard {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} by Parangosky.<ref name="GL 341">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 341''</ref> | ||
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[[File:Initiation - Musa's declaration.jpg|thumb|250px|Musa declaring the branch's autonomy.]] | [[File:Initiation - Musa's declaration.jpg|thumb|250px|Musa declaring the branch's autonomy.]] | ||
{{Quote|As of today Spartans stand on their own. Not as Navy or ONI assets. We are our own branch. As of now.|Commander Musa Ghanem, to a council of high-ranked officers at HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6<ref name="init3"/>}} | {{Quote|As of today Spartans stand on their own. Not as Navy or ONI assets. We are our own branch. As of now.|Commander Musa Ghanem, to a council of high-ranked officers at HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6<ref name="init3"/>}} | ||
On [[2553#January|January 7, 2553]], the first class of Spartan-IVs was selected, consisting of 145 candidates.<ref name="universe"/> Spartan-III [[Jun-A266]] was selected as the recruiter for the program, and Jun continued recruitment for the first class until [[2553#February|February 15, 2553]].<ref name="nb50"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/699269947944382464 '''Twitter''': ''Today in Halo 2/15/2553'']</ref> Although subsequent classes of Spartan-IVs were desirable, the initial class was required to prove itself effective.<ref name="nb50"/> The first class of Spartans began training at several [[War Games]] sites, particularly aboard UNSC ''Infinity''.<ref name="universe"/> In January of 2553, five Spartan-IVs of the program's first class were aboard UNSC ''Infinity'' when Admiral [[Mattius Drake]]'s [[New Colonial Alliance]] [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|boarded]] the ship in the [[Sol system]]'s [[Oort cloud]] and | On [[2553#January|January 7, 2553]], the first class of Spartan-IVs was selected, consisting of 145 candidates.<ref name="universe"/> Spartan-III [[Jun-A266]] was selected as the recruiter for the program, and Jun continued recruitment for the first class until [[2553#February|February 15, 2553]].<ref name="nb50"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/699269947944382464 '''Twitter''': ''Today in Halo 2/15/2553'']</ref> Although subsequent classes of Spartan-IVs were desirable, the initial class was required to prove itself effective.<ref name="nb50"/> The first class of Spartans began training at several [[War Games]] sites, particularly aboard UNSC ''Infinity''.<ref name="universe"/> In January of 2553, five Spartan-IVs of the program's first class were aboard UNSC ''Infinity'' when Admiral [[Mattius Drake]]'s [[New Colonial Alliance]] [[Raid on UNSC Infinity|boarded]] the ship in the [[Sol system]]'s [[Oort cloud]] and brief commandeered the [[warship]]; the hijacking was led by the [[Ilsa Zane]], a turncoat soldier who was rendered unstable due to experimental Spartan-IV augmentations. The Spartans' repelling of the takeover attempt also exposed Admiral Drake as a traitor. Following the incident, Musa Ghanem announced the establishment of the Spartans as their own distinct branch to a board of UNSC Navy officers at [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]].<ref name="init3"/> | ||
With the creation of the branch, most of the surviving Spartan-III supersoldiers were requested by Admiral Parangosky and Naval Intelligence for reassignment to Spartan Operations in early 2553. The active Spartan-IIs were given the choice of "pulling together" the remaining Spartan-IIIs and integrating them into the SPARTAN-IV program.<ref name="glass435">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 435''</ref> At least Spartan-II [[Blue Team]] continued to operate outside the branch, within [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]] operational control, as of most recent knowledge. Their operations remained highly secretive.<ref name="catalog">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/spoilers-john-117-is-no-longer-blue-leader/00e462e3-9293-42ac-8f61-12c0dcc878df/posts?page=1#post16 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''John-117 is no longer blue leader (Catalog's answer)'']</ref> On [[2554|January 3, 2554]], after the critical success of the first class, a second class of Spartan-IVs was created for the branch and Jun launched a new recruiting drive. With increased funding, Spartan Operations was able to include a larger amount of candidates, though continued to ensure that all were of high quality with strong loyalties to the UEG and UNSC.<ref name="nb105">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 105-107'' (Google Play edition)</ref> However, [[Rudolf Schein]] of the [[United Rebel Front]] managed to infiltrate the branch and attempted to destroy the [[space station]] hosting the entire second class, as well as several members of the branch's leadership and administrative staff. However, this attempt was foiled by Jun and Musa. The incident was kept a secret, with Musa fearing that the event would compromise the Spartan branch's independence.<ref name="nb139"/> | With the creation of the branch, most of the surviving Spartan-III supersoldiers were requested by Admiral Parangosky and Naval Intelligence for reassignment to Spartan Operations in early 2553. The active Spartan-IIs were given the choice of "pulling together" the remaining Spartan-IIIs and integrating them into the SPARTAN-IV program.<ref name="glass435">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 435''</ref> At least Spartan-II [[Blue Team]] continued to operate outside the branch, within [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare Command]] operational control, as of most recent knowledge. Their operations remained highly secretive.<ref name="catalog">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/spoilers-john-117-is-no-longer-blue-leader/00e462e3-9293-42ac-8f61-12c0dcc878df/posts?page=1#post16 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''John-117 is no longer blue leader (Catalog's answer)'']</ref> On [[2554|January 3, 2554]], after the critical success of the first class, a second class of Spartan-IVs was created for the branch and Jun launched a new recruiting drive. With increased funding, Spartan Operations was able to include a larger amount of candidates, though continued to ensure that all were of high quality with strong loyalties to the UEG and UNSC.<ref name="nb105">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 105-107'' (Google Play edition)</ref> However, [[Rudolf Schein]] of the [[United Rebel Front]] managed to infiltrate the branch and attempted to destroy the [[space station]] hosting the entire second class, as well as several members of the branch's leadership and administrative staff. However, this attempt was foiled by Jun and Musa. The incident was kept a secret, with Musa fearing that the event would compromise the Spartan branch's independence.<ref name="nb139"/> | ||
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{{Quote|Word was that Musa had used the incredible success of the first class of Spartan-IVs to divorce the program from the Navy and, more specifically, Naval Intelligence. While the SPARTAN program worked in concert with both of those groups—and recruited heavily from them—the Spartans became their own branch of the UNSC's military. That gave them a lot more leeway with their missions, and it meant they weren't under anyone's thumb.|Spartan Edward Buck<ref name="nb130">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 130'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | {{Quote|Word was that Musa had used the incredible success of the first class of Spartan-IVs to divorce the program from the Navy and, more specifically, Naval Intelligence. While the SPARTAN program worked in concert with both of those groups—and recruited heavily from them—the Spartans became their own branch of the UNSC's military. That gave them a lot more leeway with their missions, and it meant they weren't under anyone's thumb.|Spartan Edward Buck<ref name="nb130">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 130'' (Google Play edition)</ref>}} | ||
[[File:Halo Loot crate Apollo.jpg|250px|thumb|A Spartan-IV fireteam.]] | [[File:Halo Loot crate Apollo.jpg|250px|thumb|A Spartan-IV fireteam.]] | ||
Spartan Operations is an independent, and the most recently established, branch of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]]. As is the state of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], the Spartan branch is organized under both the [[Unified Ground Command]] and [[UNSC Naval Command]], specifically [[UNSC Fleet Command|Fleet Command]].<ref name="lootcrate1">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #1]]''</ref> Although originally under the jurisdiction of the [[UNSC Navy]], particularly the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], Spartan quickly evolved into an organization of its own,<ref name="11th hour"/> until then-[[Commander]] [[Musa Ghanem]] went before a board of naval officers and proposed the branch's autonomy.<ref name="init3"/> The success of the first class of Spartan-IVs led to UNSC leadership accepting Musa's proposal. The branch's independence offers them more freedom with its operations.<ref name="nb130"/> Spartan Operations, while technically autonomous, maintains close relationships and often works in collaboration with the Navy and other branches when needed, most often in administrative capacities.<ref name="universe"/> Because of this and the [[SPARTAN programs]]' history, the Spartans are still commonly viewed as a "Navy project" by the UNSC armed forces at large.<ref name="Infinity Briefing">'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''</ref> ONI has the ability to requisition the service of Spartan personnel for specific, high-importance [[operation]]s.<ref name="HitD78">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 78-79''</ref> For example, when [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] | Spartan Operations is an independent, and the most recently established, branch of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Armed Forces|Armed Forces]]. As is the state of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], the Spartan branch is organized under both the [[Unified Ground Command]] and [[UNSC Naval Command]], specifically [[UNSC Fleet Command|Fleet Command]].<ref name="lootcrate1">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #1]]''</ref> Although originally under the jurisdiction of the [[UNSC Navy]], particularly the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], Spartan quickly evolved into an organization of its own,<ref name="11th hour"/> until then-[[Commander]] [[Musa Ghanem]] went before a board of naval officers and proposed the branch's autonomy.<ref name="init3"/> The success of the first class of Spartan-IVs led to UNSC leadership accepting Musa's proposal. The branch's independence offers them more freedom with its operations.<ref name="nb130"/> Spartan Operations, while technically autonomous, maintains close relationships and often works in collaboration with the Navy and other branches when needed, most often in administrative capacities.<ref name="universe"/> Because of this and the [[SPARTAN programs]]' history, the Spartans are still commonly viewed as a "Navy project" by the UNSC armed forces at large.<ref name="Infinity Briefing">'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''</ref> ONI has the ability to requisition the service of Spartan personnel for specific, high-importance [[operation]]s.<ref name="HitD78">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''pages 78-79''</ref> For example, when [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] became absent-without-leave, Spartan [[Fireteam Osiris]] was placed under the Navy's [[Logistical Operations Command]] operational command when deployed to retrieve the Spartan-IIs.<ref name="H5GLtd"/> The branch is headed by the [[Chief of Staff (Spartan)|Chief of Staff]] of Spartan Operations; the office is currently held by [[Jun-A266]].<ref name="memories of reach"/> As of [[2558]], Spartan Operations does not hold a seat on the [[UNSC Security Council]], unlike the other four branches of the Armed Forces and even ONI.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref> The branch also maintains the [[Spartan Training and Education]] department.<ref name="lootcrate1"/> | ||
Spartan personnel are typically organized into [[fireteam]]s, consisting of five or four Spartans, led by a Spartan designated as team leader.<ref name="universe"/> Most Spartan combat units are composed of personnel which would complement each other's skillsets and abilities, mitigating any individual deficiencies.<ref name="osiris"/> Some Spartans operate in smaller or even individual units. All detachments of Spartans operate under a Spartan Commander.<ref name="universe"/> Although most Spartan-IVs are attached to the Spartan branch, several still serve directly under the Office of Naval Intelligence's divisions, such as the [[Delta-6 Division]]<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 171''</ref> or the [[Asymmetrical Action Group]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', ''Legendary visor description''</ref> The Spartan branch has a dedicated facility on [[Mars]], where personnel undergo their [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations]].<ref name="nb113">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 113-120'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | Spartan personnel are typically organized into [[fireteam]]s, consisting of five or four Spartans, led by a Spartan designated as team leader.<ref name="universe"/> Most Spartan combat units are composed of personnel which would complement each other's skillsets and abilities, mitigating any individual deficiencies.<ref name="osiris"/> Some Spartans operate in smaller or even individual units. All detachments of Spartans operate under a Spartan Commander.<ref name="universe"/> Although most Spartan-IVs are attached to the Spartan branch, several still serve directly under the Office of Naval Intelligence's divisions, such as the [[Delta-6 Division]]<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 171''</ref> or the [[Asymmetrical Action Group]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', ''Legendary visor description''</ref> The Spartan branch has a dedicated facility on [[Mars]], where personnel undergo their [[SPARTAN-IV Augmentation Program|augmentations]].<ref name="nb113">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 113-120'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||