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[[File:Noble Team.png|thumb|300px|[[NOBLE Team]], consisting of five Spartan-IIIs and [[Jorge-052|one]] Spartan-II supersoldier.]]

{{Main|SPARTAN-IV program}}

Conceived by a SPARTAN-II "washout", [[Commander]] [[Musa-096]], the SPARTAN-IV program was activated in early [[2553]]. Like the original ORION Project, the SPARTAN-IV program uses only consenting adult volunteers, the augmentation of adults having been made possible by advancements in the technologies pioneered by the prior Spartan programs. Unlike the mainline SPARTAN-IIIs who were forced to use cheaper equipment due to budgetary constraints, all Spartan-IVs are equipped with MJOLNIR armor, now mass-produced by several private companies. The Spartan-IVs serve in a dedicated UNSC service branch known simply as [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]], whereas their forebears operated within other chains of command.<ref name="H4 Story"/> Unlike the other military branches, the Spartans lack a formal rank hierarchy altogether, instead employing a more malleable framework based on an individual Spartan's skills and specialization.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 33''</ref>

==Trivia==