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Gamma Company was trained with the help of the only two Spartan-IIIs from Beta Company who survived Operation: TORPEDO: [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]]. Lieutenant Commander Ambrose regarded Gamma Company as the finest of the SPARTAN-III companies. 330 candidates were selected, on average only six years old, and at Ambrose's request all 330 were approved for graduation. Every one of them survived the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentation procedures]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 96-120''</ref> Gamma Company received deployment orders only a few weeks after the [[Fall of Reach]] and most left Onyx before the [[Onyx Conflict]] occurred.<ref name="g139">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 139''</ref> Only fifteen Spartan-IIIs of Gamma Company remained on Onyx as they competed for top honors. Following the battle, seven had been killed in action. [[Team Saber]] was the only Gamma Company team to fight alongside the Spartan-II unit [[Blue Team]]. With the help of their older, more experienced counterparts, they successfully fought off a Covenant attack along with destroying a [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinel]] [[Sentinel manufacturing facility|manufacturing facility]]. Ultimately, the surviving Spartan-IIIs escaped to the [[Trevelyan|shield world]] at the core of Onyx.<ref name="Page 369">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 369-383''</ref> | Gamma Company was trained with the help of the only two Spartan-IIIs from Beta Company who survived Operation: TORPEDO: [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]]. Lieutenant Commander Ambrose regarded Gamma Company as the finest of the SPARTAN-III companies. 330 candidates were selected, on average only six years old, and at Ambrose's request all 330 were approved for graduation. Every one of them survived the [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentation procedures]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 96-120''</ref> Gamma Company received deployment orders only a few weeks after the [[Fall of Reach]] and most left Onyx before the [[Onyx Conflict]] occurred.<ref name="g139">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 139''</ref> Only fifteen Spartan-IIIs of Gamma Company remained on Onyx as they competed for top honors. Following the battle, seven had been killed in action. [[Team Saber]] was the only Gamma Company team to fight alongside the Spartan-II unit [[Blue Team]]. With the help of their older, more experienced counterparts, they successfully fought off a Covenant attack along with destroying a [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinel]] [[Sentinel manufacturing facility|manufacturing facility]]. Ultimately, the surviving Spartan-IIIs escaped to the [[Trevelyan|shield world]] at the core of Onyx.<ref name="Page 369">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 369-383''</ref> | ||
After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the main body of Gamma Company was integrated into the newly formed [[Spartan Operations]] branch, though some members were returned to non-combatant status.<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Catalog Interaction, Page 14'']</ref> The Spartan-IIIs on Onyx (having joined Blue Team) were later recovered by the Office of Naval Intelligence. They continued to serve with Blue Team until July 2553, when [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]] decided to reassign the three Gamma Company Spartans into a top-secret "[[Ferret]]" unit while officially listing them as KIA to prevent knowledge of their illegal enhancements.<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The Ferret team later worked with Blue Team again to [[Operation: RETRIBUTION|stop]] a [[bioweapon]] plot.{{Ref/Reuse|Retribution}} [[SPARTAN-G059]] remained in active service and was deployed on a mission to assassinate [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] on [[2558#January|January 2558]].<ref name="TSKB">'''Halo: Tales from Slipspace''', ''Knight Takes Bishop''</ref> In around | After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the main body of Gamma Company was integrated into the newly formed [[Spartan Operations]] branch, though some members were returned to non-combatant status.<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Catalog Interaction, Page 14'']</ref> The Spartan-IIIs on Onyx (having joined Blue Team) were later recovered by the Office of Naval Intelligence. They continued to serve with Blue Team until July 2553, when [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Margaret Parangosky]] decided to reassign the three Gamma Company Spartans into a top-secret "[[Ferret]]" unit while officially listing them as KIA to prevent knowledge of their illegal enhancements.<ref name="hll330">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 330-331'' (Google Play edition)</ref> The Ferret team later worked with Blue Team again to [[Operation: RETRIBUTION|stop]] a [[bioweapon]] plot.{{Ref/Reuse|Retribution}} [[SPARTAN-G059]] remained in active service and was deployed on a mission to assassinate [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] on [[2558#January|January 2558]].<ref name="TSKB">'''Halo: Tales from Slipspace''', ''Knight Takes Bishop''</ref> In around 2557, the Ferrets were declared [[Missing in action]] and presumed dead by the UNSC after all contact was lost with them. The Ferrets eventually resurfaced in October 2559 during [[Operation: WOLFE]] where it was revealed that they had been working deep undercover in the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]].{{Ref/Reuse|SoR}} | ||
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