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Spartan-III Alpha Company was the first company of Spartan-III to be trained. This group originally had 497 trainees recruited between the age of four, five, and six | Spartan-III Alpha Company was the first company of Spartan-III to be trained. This group originally had 497 trainees recruited between the age of four, five, and six years old.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 69</ref> The childern were orphaned by [[Covenant]] attacks on various colonies including [[Jericho VII]], [[Harvest]], and [[Biko]]. Only 300 made it to bevome full Spartan-IIIs in active engagement service. They were tested on the night they were sent, and are instructed to paradrop to the designated pickup location.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 71</ref> They then started training at [[Camp Currahee]] on [[Onyx]] by [[SPARTAN-051|Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose]], a [[SPARTAN-II]], on December 27, [[2531]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 67</ref> They went active in November of [[2536]]. They faught at [[The Insurrection of Mamore]], the [[Battle of New Constanople]], in the [[Bonanza Astroid Belt]], and the [[Far-gone Colony Platforms]], among other ingagemnets.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 81</ref> However, every single one of them died during [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]], but halted a massive Covenant shipyard in the process.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 88</ref> | ||
==SPARTAN-III's in Alpha Company== | ==SPARTAN-III's in Alpha Company== | ||
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*[[SPARTAN-051|SPARTAN-051 "Kurt"]] | *[[SPARTAN-051|SPARTAN-051 "Kurt"]] | ||
*[[Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] | *[[Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:33, June 30, 2007
Spartan-III Alpha Company was the first company of SPARTAN-IIIs.
Summary
Spartan-III Alpha Company was the first company of Spartan-III to be trained. This group originally had 497 trainees recruited between the age of four, five, and six years old.[1] The childern were orphaned by Covenant attacks on various colonies including Jericho VII, Harvest, and Biko. Only 300 made it to bevome full Spartan-IIIs in active engagement service. They were tested on the night they were sent, and are instructed to paradrop to the designated pickup location.[2] They then started training at Camp Currahee on Onyx by Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose, a SPARTAN-II, on December 27, 2531.[3] They went active in November of 2536. They faught at The Insurrection of Mamore, the Battle of New Constanople, in the Bonanza Astroid Belt, and the Far-gone Colony Platforms, among other ingagemnets.[4] However, every single one of them died during Operation: PROMETHEUS, but halted a massive Covenant shipyard in the process.[5]
SPARTAN-III's in Alpha Company
Team Wolf Pack
Leaders of Alpha Company
References
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 69
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 71
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 67
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 81
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 88