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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> | 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> | ||