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{{Quote|Make the units better with new technology. Make more of them. And make them cheaper.|[[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]]<ref name="Page 44">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 44-48''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Make the units better with new technology. Make more of them. And make them cheaper.|[[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]]<ref name="Page 44">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 44-48''</ref>}} | ||
The '''SPARTAN-III program''' was a top-secret project initiated by the [[Beta-5 Division]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence | The '''SPARTAN-III program''' was a top-secret project initiated by the [[Beta-5 Division]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Office of Naval Intelligence's]] [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]] in order to produce cheap and expendable supersoldiers to stem the tide of the [[Covenant]]'s onslaught against the [[Outer Colonies]].<ref name="Page 44"/> In active service between [[2536]] and [[2552]], the Spartan-IIIs turned the tide of several critical battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. After the war, the remaining Spartan-III personnel were given the opportunity to join the newly formed [[Spartan Operations]], supplementing the numbers of the [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]].<ref name="SIV">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 435''</ref> | ||
The SPARTAN-III project was both a successor and supplement to the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. Created and engineered by [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]] of the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Spartan-IIIs were to be the next generation of supersoldiers. Composed primarily of vengeful orphans from fallen [[Human colonies|colonies]],<ref name="Page 70">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 70''</ref> they would be cheaper to arm, train, and produce; being chosen from a wider pool of candidates, they would also be more numerous than their Spartan-II predecessors. They would rely more heavily on teamwork and sheer numbers than advanced technology and equipment to achieve effectiveness.<ref name="Page 44"/> | The SPARTAN-III project was both a successor and supplement to the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. Created and engineered by [[James Ackerson|Colonel James Ackerson]] of the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Spartan-IIIs were to be the next generation of supersoldiers. Composed primarily of vengeful orphans from fallen [[Human colonies|colonies]],<ref name="Page 70">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 70''</ref> they would be cheaper to arm, train, and produce; being chosen from a wider pool of candidates, they would also be more numerous than their Spartan-II predecessors. They would rely more heavily on teamwork and sheer numbers than advanced technology and equipment to achieve effectiveness.<ref name="Page 44"/> | ||