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{{quote|I am going to give you a chance to learn how to fight, a chance to become the best soldiers the UNSC has ever produced, a chance to destroy the Covenant. I am giving you a chance to be like me: a Spartan.|[[Lieutenant]] [[Kurt Ambrose]]}} | {{quote|I am going to give you a chance to learn how to fight, a chance to become the best soldiers the UNSC has ever produced, a chance to destroy the Covenant. I am giving you a chance to be like me: a Spartan.|[[Lieutenant]] [[Kurt Ambrose]]}} | ||
'''Alpha Company''' was the first company of [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III supersoldiers]], initiated in [[2531]]. It was succeeded by [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] in [[2537]]. | '''Alpha Company''' was the first company of [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III supersoldiers]], initiated in [[2531]] and deployed in [[2536]].<ref name="active">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 81''</ref> It was succeeded by [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] in [[2537]].<ref name="g88">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 88''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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 of them became SPARTAN-IIIs.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 69''</ref> The children were orphaned by [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attacks on various colonies such as [[Jericho VII]], [[Harvest]], [[Biko]], and [[Eridanus II]]. When they were found, all of them joined to exact revenge on the Covenant. | 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 of them became SPARTAN-IIIs.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 69''</ref> The children were orphaned by [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attacks on various colonies such as [[Jericho VII]], [[Harvest]], [[Biko]], and [[Eridanus II]]. When they were found, all of them joined to exact revenge on the Covenant. | ||
From the moment they arrived on the planet [[Onyx]], they were tested. That night they were instructed to 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-051|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, Alpha Company was declared active in [[ | From the moment they arrived on the planet [[Onyx]], they 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-051|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, Alpha Company was declared active in late [[2536]].<ref name="active"/> | ||
They quelled an [[Mamore insurrections#2537|insurrection on Mamore]], participated at the [[Battle of New Constantinople]], the | They quelled an [[Mamore insurrections#2537|insurrection on Mamore]], participated at the [[Battle of New Constantinople]], battles in the [[Bonanza asteroid belt]] and the [[Far-gone colony platforms]], along with six other engagements.<ref name="active"/> However, nearly every single one of them died during [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]], although they destroyed a massive Covenant shipyard in the process.<ref name="g88"/> | ||
Before Operation: PROMETHEUS however, Kurt and Mendez hand-picked an unknown number of candidates that stood out from the rest and removed them from the company, assigning them to other units. They were also issued with more advanced equipment such as [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] to make their battlefield prowess comparable to that of the SPARTAN-IIs. These individuals included [[Emile-A239]], [[Carter-A259]] and [[Jun-A266]], but their overall number is unknown. These Spartans also later served 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> | Before Operation: PROMETHEUS however, Kurt and Mendez hand-picked an unknown number of candidates that stood out from the rest and removed them from the company, assigning them to other units. They were also issued with more advanced equipment such as [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] to make their battlefield prowess comparable to that of the SPARTAN-IIs. These individuals included [[Emile-A239]], [[Carter-A259]] and [[Jun-A266]], but their overall number is unknown. These Spartans also later served 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> | ||
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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
Following Alpha Company's activation in [[2531]], its members took part in several battles. | Following Alpha Company's activation in [[2531]], its members took part in several battles. After its deployment, Alpha Company quelled an [[Mamore insurrections#2537|insurrection on]] [[Mamore]]. At other points in its history, Alpha Company won the [[Battle of New Constantinople]] and performed successful operations in the [[Bonanza asteroid belt]] and the [[Far-gone colony platforms]]. Alpha Company also participated in six other battles during this time.<ref name="Page 83">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 81-83''</ref> | ||
===Operation: PROMETHEUS=== | ===Operation: PROMETHEUS=== | ||