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On [[ | On [[2532#December|December 27, 2532]], the first group of Spartan-IIIs, known as Alpha Company, was sent to [[Onyx]] to be trained at [[Camp Currahee]]. They were led by [[Kurt Ambrose]], a Spartan-II who had been abducted by ONI to administer the program. Of the 497 candidates who were conscripted, only 300 became Spartans.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 69''</ref> This class of Spartans all survived the augmentations and was activated in November of [[2536]]. Their record was at first exemplary, as they saw action at the [[Mamore insurrections#2536-2537|Mamore]], the [[Battle of New Constantinople|New Constantinople]], and the [[Bonanza Asteroid Belt]].<ref name="goo88">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 88''</ref> Nine months after activation, Alpha Company was deployed on [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]], a mission to destroy a Covenant shipyard on asteroid [[K7-49]]. All 300 Spartans deployed on the mission were killed.<ref name="Page 83"/> | ||
However, Ambrose and Mendez had extracted a number of Spartans from the general population of Alpha Company before Operation: PROMETHEUS. These Spartans were assigned to other units, sometimes within other branches of the military. Many were issued [[Mjolnir armor]]. At least seven of these Spartans remained active as of early [[2552]]: [[Carter-A259]], [[Jun-A266]], [[Emile-A239]], and [[Thom-A293]] (all of whom served on [[NOBLE Team]]) as well as [[Rosenda-A344]],<ref name="comm">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref> [[Hazel-A302]], and [[Kevin-A282]].<ref name="HFBS">'''Halo: Fractures''', ''Breaking Strain''</ref> | However, Ambrose and Mendez had extracted a number of Spartans from the general population of Alpha Company before Operation: PROMETHEUS. These Spartans were assigned to other units, sometimes within other branches of the military. Many were issued [[Mjolnir armor]]. At least seven of these Spartans remained active as of early [[2552]]: [[Carter-A259]], [[Jun-A266]], [[Emile-A239]], and [[Thom-A293]] (all of whom served on [[NOBLE Team]]) as well as [[Rosenda-A344]],<ref name="comm">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24040 '''Bungie.net''': ''Communique from Kurt to Mendez'']</ref> [[Hazel-A302]], and [[Kevin-A282]].<ref name="HFBS">'''Halo: Fractures''', ''Breaking Strain''</ref> | ||