S-III
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S-III was a folder on Colonel James Ackerson's computer at CASTLE Base on Reach. When Dr. Halsey hacked the computer, she discovered two folders, S-III and KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN.[1][2]
CPOMZ
Contained in the S-III folder was a file called "CPOMZ", which contained star charts. Halsey used the CPOMZ star chart to locate the Spartan-IIIs and the planet Onyx.[3] The letters CPOMZ are also an acronym for: Chief Petty Officer Mendez (CPOMZ), the man who trained the SPARTAN-IIs at a young age. This lead Halsey to believe that Chief Petty Officer Mendez was somehow mixed up with Ackerson.
Spartan-IIs
In the folder were also extensive records of the SPARTAN-II Program and its members. This indicated that Ackerson had knowledge of and an interest in the supposed top secret Spartan-II program.[4]
Sources
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 128: "Kalmiya, please retrieve the data file and show me the contents of Colonel Ackerson's directory."
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 129: The folders and files winked away, and only two folders remained floating over Dr. Halsey's desk: S-III and KING UNDER THE MOUNTAIN.
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 130: There was one last file in the S-III folder. As Dr. Halsey tapped it open, Kalmiya said, "That is only a fragment. It had been erased, but I managed to reconstruct it from trace ionization in the memory crystal." Dr. Halsey examined its contents. There was only CPOMZ followed by a 512-character alphanumeric string. "This longer portion is a star chart reference," she whispered.
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 129: She tapped on the first one and it opened, revealing hundreds of separate files. Dr. Halsey examined them--there were medical files on each of her Spartans: complete records from their preindoctrinated origins; their childhood vaccinations; their parents; their extensive injuries and treatments during their training; even the experimental procedures used to enhance their strength, agility, and mental resiliency.
