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The '''ORION Project''', sometimes referred to as '''Spartan I''', was an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]] program, overseen by the [[Colonial Military Administration]], tasked with producing special advanced warfare squads to combat the [[Insurrection]]. They became experts in counter-insurgency operations, assassinations, raids, and eliminating high value targets (all considered black operations)<ref name="HCH">[[Halo: Contact Harvest]] Prologue</ref> | The '''ORION Project''', sometimes referred to as '''Spartan I''', was an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]] program, overseen by the [[Colonial Military Administration]], tasked with producing special advanced warfare squads to combat the [[Insurrection]]. They became experts in counter-insurgency operations, assassinations, raids, and eliminating high value targets (all considered black operations).<ref name="HCH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''' Prologue</ref> ORION Project personnel utilized [[HEV]] orbital drops, [[Hornets]], [[Armed Assault Boats]] (which were replaced by the HEV), and [[Pelican dropships]] to insert into mission areas. However, expectations for the new soldiers were not met, and the project was deactivated in 2506, and all members reassigned to other Special Operations units.<ref>[[Halo Wars Timeline Events|Halo Wars Timeline]]</ref> | ||
==CMA Project== | ==CMA Project== | ||
The precursor to the ORION Project was a set of bio-augmentations performed on soldiers by the Colonial Military Authority in the 24th century. Only a handful of candidates were "tested" before the program was declared ineffective and canceled.<ref>Halo Encyclopedia, page 80</ref> | The precursor to the ORION Project was a set of bio-augmentations performed on soldiers by the Colonial Military Authority in the 24th century. Only a handful of candidates were "tested" before the program was declared ineffective and canceled.<ref name="encyclopaedia">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', page 80/81</ref> | ||
==SPARTAN-I== | ==SPARTAN-I== | ||
Nearly a century later, in 2491, the UNSC decided to resurrect the Orion program in the form of the ORION Project. Marines were selected and given biological and mental enhancements. Originally there were sixty-five volunteers, but their numbers grew to three hundred at the project's height. These super soldiers were known as Spartans and were sent on covert missions against Rebel forces in the Outer Colonies. Eventually the project proved too costly to maintain and was canceled in 2506, despite the Spartans' obvious effectiveness. The surviving Spartans were then slowly filtered back into the military through special operations groups. Many of these survivors experienced side effects from their augmentations, which was covered up by ONI, who stated they had contracted "[[Boren’s Syndrome]]", supposedly caused by radiation exposure.<ref | Nearly a century later, in 2491, the UNSC decided to resurrect the Orion program in the form of the ORION Project. Marines were selected and given biological and mental enhancements. Originally there were sixty-five volunteers, but their numbers grew to three hundred at the project's height. These super soldiers were known as Spartans and were sent on covert missions against Rebel forces in the Outer Colonies. Eventually the project proved too costly to maintain and was canceled in 2506, despite the Spartans' obvious effectiveness. The surviving Spartans were then slowly filtered back into the military through special operations groups. Many of these survivors experienced side effects from their augmentations, which was covered up by ONI, who stated they had contracted "[[Boren’s Syndrome]]", supposedly caused by radiation exposure.<ref name="encyclopaedia"/> | ||
Two SPARTAN-Is had major roles during the Human Covenant War: Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne, becoming the first two [[Humans]] to face the [[Covenant]] in military combat (during the [[Skirmish Over Harvest]]), as well as during the subsequent [[First Battle of Harvest]]. It is known that Avery Johnson would rise to the rank of [[Sergeant Major]], as well as possibly being the last Human to die during the Human-Covenant War, while the fate of Nolan Byrne is unknown. | Two SPARTAN-Is had major roles during the Human Covenant War: Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne, becoming the first two [[Humans]] to face the [[Covenant]] in military combat (during the [[Skirmish Over Harvest]]), as well as during the subsequent [[First Battle of Harvest]]. It is known that Avery Johnson would rise to the rank of [[Sergeant Major]], as well as possibly being the last Human to die during the Human-Covenant War, while the fate of Nolan Byrne is unknown. | ||
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*[[Avery Junior Johnson]]<ref name="HCH"/><ref | *[[Avery Junior Johnson]]<ref name="HCH"/><ref name="encyclopaedia"/> | ||
*[[Nolan Byrne]]<ref name="HCH"/><small>(conjecture)</small> | *[[Nolan Byrne]]<ref name="HCH"/><small>(conjecture)</small> | ||
*[[James Lee]] | *[[James Lee]] | ||
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===Operation: CHARLEMAGNE=== | ===Operation: CHARLEMAGNE=== | ||
{{Main|Operation: CHARLEMAGNE}} | {{Main|Operation: CHARLEMAGNE}} | ||
'''Operation: CHARLEMAGNE''' was ORION's first special operation. Conducted against the [[Secessionist Union]], the operation marked the project's first successful deployment.<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]] | '''Operation: CHARLEMAGNE''' was ORION's first special operation. Conducted against the [[Secessionist Union]], the operation marked the project's first successful deployment.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''': Chapter Two, page 44/45</ref> | ||
===Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE=== | ===Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE=== | ||
{{Main|Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE}} | {{Main|Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE}} | ||
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===Operation: TANGLEWOOD=== | ===Operation: TANGLEWOOD=== | ||
{{Main|Operation: TANGLEWOOD}} | {{Main|Operation: TANGLEWOOD}} | ||
Presently, nothing is known about this operation.<ref | Presently, nothing is known about this operation.<ref name="encyclopaedia"/> | ||
===Eridanus Uprising=== | ===Eridanus Uprising=== | ||
The Eridanus Uprising saw the only deployment of a full unit of Spartan-Is. The Spartans recovered the sub-orbital station above Eridanus-II. In the process they lost only one soldier and were never observed.<ref | The Eridanus Uprising saw the only deployment of a full unit of Spartan-Is. The Spartans recovered the sub-orbital station above Eridanus-II. In the process they lost only one soldier and were never observed.<ref name="encyclopaedia"/> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||