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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Creation and training=== | ===Creation and training=== | ||
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 would graduate to form the final Alpha Company.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 69''</ref><ref group="note">300 Spartans (the entirety of the final roster of Alpha Company) participated in Operation: PROMETHEUS. Since several candidates were extracted from the company to form separate special force teams, this | 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 would graduate to form the final Alpha Company.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 69''</ref><ref group="note" name="numbers">300 Spartans (the entirety of the final roster of Alpha Company) participated in Operation: PROMETHEUS. Since several candidates were extracted from the company to form separate special force teams, this must have occurred before the final company of 300 was formed, with the extracted Spartans being drawn from the 197 trainees who ostensibly failed the program.</ref> The children were orphaned by [[Covenant]] attacks on various colonies such as [[Jericho VII]], [[Harvest]], [[Biko]], and [[Eridanus II]]. Navy recruiters would visit the children in orphanages with the promise that they would be allowed to exact revenge on the Covenant if they joined.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 72''</ref> | ||
From the moment they arrived on the planet [[Onyx]], | From the moment they arrived on the planet [[Onyx]], the Alpha Company candidates were tested. That night they were instructed to [[Falcon Wing aerial descent unit|paradrop]] to the designated pickup location.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 71''</ref> On [[2531#December|December 27, 2531]], they then began their training at [[Camp Currahee]] on Onyx, instructed by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]]; in reality, Ambrose was Kurt-051, a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] who had been kidnapped in order to oversee the SPARTAN-III program.<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, Ambrose and Mendez were able to train them into effective soldiers and Alpha Company was declared active in late [[2536]].<ref name="active"/> | ||
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''</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 89''</ref> | ||
Before Alpha Company's deployment, Kurt and Mendez hand-picked a small number of Spartans that stood out from the rest and removed them from the company, assigning them to special duties such as elite fireteams and [[Headhunter]] pairs.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/carter-a259 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Carter-A259'']</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jun-a266 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Jun-A266'']</ref> These Spartans were also issued more advanced equipment such as [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] to make their battlefield prowess comparable to that of the Spartan-IIs. Three of these individuals — [[Emile-A239]], [[Carter-A259]], and [[Jun-A266]] — would later serve 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> | |||
===Combat deployments=== | ===Combat deployments=== | ||
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{{Main|Operation: PROMETHEUS}} | {{Main|Operation: PROMETHEUS}} | ||
In late July 2537, Alpha Company was sent to the Covenant-controlled asteroid [[K7-49]] to disable as many reactors possible so that the liquid contents of the facility would solidify and permanently clog their capacity to produce the metal. Initial resistance to the Spartans were light, and they managed to disable two reactors before the [[Covenant]] could properly arrange a proper counterforce. The counterforce was neutralized, and the Spartans managed to destroy thirteen more reactors. By then, Covenant had sent in a massive army from orbit. The Spartans were cut off from their extraction craft, which caused the death of all of them. PROMETHEUS was a bittersweet success, the facility was permanently disabled, but all participating members of Alpha Company were completely wiped out.<ref name="active"/> | In late July 2537, Alpha Company was sent to the Covenant-controlled asteroid [[K7-49]] to disable as many reactors possible so that the liquid contents of the facility would solidify and permanently clog their capacity to produce the metal. Initial resistance to the Spartans were light, and they managed to disable two reactors before the [[Covenant]] could properly arrange a proper counterforce. The counterforce was neutralized, and the Spartans managed to destroy thirteen more reactors. By then, Covenant had sent in a massive army from orbit. The Spartans were cut off from their extraction craft, which caused the death of all of them. PROMETHEUS was a bittersweet success, the facility was permanently disabled, but all participating members of Alpha Company were completely wiped out.<ref name="active"/> | ||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
