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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Halo TFoR Amphitheater.jpg|250px|thumb | [[File:Halo TFoR Amphitheater.jpg|250px|thumb|The Spartan-II recruits are conscripted.]] | ||
On September 23, 2517, [[John-117|John]] and 74 other recruits where brought to the secure amphitheater of the complex where they were conscripted into the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II program]] by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in accordance with [[Naval Code 45812|UNSC protocol]]. The children were then escorted by their handlers to the facility's barracks where they had a meal and went to bed. The following day, the Spartans were awoken by CPO [[Franklin Mendez]] who took them out for morning calisthenics and then led them to Reach's Naval Officer's Academy to be taught by [[Déjà]]. They kept a similar daily routine at the complex for many years.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''Chapter 4''</ref> | On September 23, 2517, [[John-117|John]] and 74 other recruits where brought to the secure amphitheater of the complex where they were conscripted into the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II program]] by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] in accordance with [[Naval Code 45812|UNSC protocol]]. The children were then escorted by their handlers to the facility's barracks where they had a meal and went to bed. The following day, the Spartans were awoken by CPO [[Franklin Mendez]] who took them out for morning calisthenics and then led them to Reach's Naval Officer's Academy to be taught by [[Déjà]]. They kept a similar daily routine at the complex for many years.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''Chapter 4''</ref> | ||
In 2525, following their recovery from the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures]], the Spartans could no longer be trained at the complex due to complications that arose. On their first day back at the base, three trainers were accidentally killed during hand-to-hand combat exercises. The Spartans were relocated to the abandoned titanium mine shafts in the nearby mountains where their trainers donned [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mark I]] [[Powered exoskeleton|exoskeletons]] in order to protect themselves from the Spartans' newly enhanced strength. | In 2525, following their recovery from the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|augmentation procedures]], the Spartans could no longer be trained at the complex due to complications that arose. On their first day back at the base, three trainers were accidentally killed during hand-to-hand combat exercises. The Spartans were relocated to the abandoned titanium mine shafts in the nearby mountains where their trainers donned [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Mark I]] [[Powered exoskeleton|exoskeletons]] in order to protect themselves from the Spartans' newly enhanced strength. | ||
On November 2, the Spartans gathered once more inside the secure briefing room of the UNSC military complex. There they were briefed by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth|Stanforth]] and | On November 2, the Spartans gathered once more inside the secure briefing room of the UNSC military complex. There they were briefed by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth|Stanforth]] and the AI [[Beowulf]] on a new threat. Communication with the outer colony world [[Harvest]] had been lost and scout ships sent to investigate found the planet reduced to ash by an alien hegemony that called itself the [[Covenant]]. The Covenant proclaimed humanity's annihilation by broadcasting the transmission "''Your destruction is the will of the gods...and we are their instrument''" in the English language. With the UNSC's mobilization to [[Second Battle of Harvest|retake Harvest]] underway, the Spartans were to begin the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|next phase]] in their training. Before exiting the chamber, John spoke one last time with Chief Mendez who was being reassigned to train the next class of Spartans. Before parting ways, Mendez returned a [[Quarter|quarter]] which had been confiscated from John when he was first inducted into the program.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HTFoR11|HTFoR|Chapter=11}} | ||
On August 27, 2552, all available SPARTAN-II's gathered inside the amphitheater of the compound for a third and final time. There they were briefed on their [[Operation: RED FLAG|next mission]]: to acquire a Covenant vessel, infiltrate the Covenant [[High Charity|homeworld]], and return with a captured Covenant [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]] in an attempt to broker a truce and bring an end to the war.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 26''</ref> | On August 27, 2552, all available SPARTAN-II's gathered inside the amphitheater of the compound for a third and final time. There they were briefed on their [[Operation: RED FLAG|next mission]]: to acquire a Covenant vessel, infiltrate the Covenant [[High Charity|homeworld]], and return with a captured Covenant [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]] in an attempt to broker a truce and bring an end to the war.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''Chapter 26''</ref> | ||
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File:TFoR AS AmphitheaterWireframe.jpg|Wireframe render of the amphitheater. | File:TFoR AS AmphitheaterWireframe.jpg|Wireframe render of the amphitheater. | ||
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=== | ===Illustrations=== | ||
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File:FoR_-_ReachMilCplx.png|The complex, seen from a distance. | File:FoR_-_ReachMilCplx.png|The complex, seen from a distance. | ||