Team Boson

"If I cannot bend the will of Heaven, I will move Hell."

- English translation of Virgil's Aeneid, book VII.312, quoting Hera, queen of Mt. Olympus. Unit Motto of Team Boson.

Team Boson, sometimes referred to as Fireteam Boson, was a unit of SPARTAN-III Commandos specializing in direct action and reconnaissance. Orphans inducted between the ages of four to seven, Team Boson was formed as part of the DELTA Initiative, a project to establish SPARTAN-III Delta Company.

Team Boson did not complete training till 2557, five years after the Human-Covenant War had ended along with their initial purpose. Boson was designed as a typical multi-purpose special operations team, meant to serve as a force multiplier in a conventional conflict. For Boson specifically, the individual Spartans were not trained in specialized roles for the exception of medicine which was provided to Emma-D107. Team Boson was meant to be a front line unit for Delta Company, one of the most expendable even with their higher level of capabilities in combat. Team Boson, due to their training, was trained with the goal of being operationally superior to other augmented individuals like the Spartan Branch and aliens like Brutes and Elites. Each Spartan was trained with the mindset of adaptation, together, their individual independence would hopefully help them survive the battlefield. Compared to other teams, Team Boson trained for unity but self-sufficiency above all else.

When the Office of Naval Intelligence discovered the rogue Delta Company, Team Boson was interrogated and inducted into the UNSC where they became an elite ONI security team, providing defense for military installations and research facilities. The gig remained only temporary before the Spartan team fragmented and ran for lawless space, seeking purpose more befitting of each themselves. Even if they went their separate ways, their paths would cross again - both as allies and adversaries.

Team Dynamic
"An unrefined close quarters fighter, an inexperienced explosives specialist, a field medic, a possible grenadier and a land navigator. In what good judgment made you want them all as marksmen and how do you expect that they will be successful?"

- Anonymous Delta Company DI.

Team Boson, while under active tenure with ONI and the UNSC, was used at first as a Ferret team but following difficulties with reigning the Spartan team in, they were benched and reassigned to Earth with the mission of protecting military and research installations. While these problems were not noted during training, their new tutelage with the UNSC changed a lot of what they understood about the world and their view on their place in the Universe.

Recruited in 2553 and loosed into ONI service by 2558 - the real world aas much different from the sheltered but tough life at Camp Ambrose. Primarily, the lack of the enemy they spent their entire childhood training to fight, the Covenant. Without their primary mission resolved, Team Boson and Delta Company was set on the Insurrectionists and the remnants of the Covenant Empire. Without the overhanging threat, Team Boson started to come to a collective agreement that their purpose was grossly overstated. It fueled an insubordination streak that would go on to cause their desertion of the UNSC and retreat to the colonial fringe.

During and after training, however, Team Boson was recognized as one of the highest performing fireteams in Delta Company. With a quiet but prodigal unit commander in Daniele-D003, they were force not to be easily challenged. The inner-functionality of Team Boson was built more on a sibling-family structure rather than a standard military unit. Similar to other Delta Company teams, Team Boson built an underlying trust in one another that promoted mutual independence. Team Boson's members treated each other like family, like blood siblings and trust for others outside a select few individuals was in short supply. For the team, friendliness was fine - trust was sacred.

Daniele's ability to get people to follow him with his confidence and experience was what melded Team Boson into the unit it is. His quietness mixed with Merlin's concern for the team built their family dynamic and promoted free thinking. Whereas in theory, Team Boson should not have worked together - it did. Upon leaving the fold of the UNSC though, their family apparatus remained but their loyalty to one another and a reason to stay together evaporated. They love each other like family, but Daniele's desertion became the catalyst for the unit's collapse.

Daniele-D003
"Child of unknown origin found living on the streets of San Diego as a thief. Shows great intelligence and quick wit, concerns have been noted of his existing criminal record. Further inquiry suggests a latent leadership capacity and already has experience in close quarters combat with knives. For a young boy, he's unusually quiet but talks enough to make himself known. While only one of first considerations for the Company, he is setting a high bar for recruitment. While premature, I do think it's possible he could be designated: Hyper-Lethal at some point in the near future."

- Remarks about Daniele-D003. Circa. 2552.

Merlin-D032
"Orphaned child of ONI officers; a real shame, the loss of his parents. He's a real catch. Originally overlooked due to proximity to the Office, within a few years, he disappeared into the paperwork. On first introductions, he proved highly perceptive, quickly identifying the recruitment team's intentions. He has a protective side, one that can be directed to other Spartans, if he can learn to trust them. He has an empathetic trait that makes him a bit of a people person, though a little introverted. He also has a strong physical memory. He definitely shows potential for the Company."

- Remarks about Merlin-D032. Circa. 2552.

Adrian-D111
"The single child of Roman Weaver, a known shipping tycoon. ONI has a history with the man for careless behavior in the account of the Cole Protocol. Born on Tribute but lived mostly on Reach, Adrian is a special case - he is one of the youngest recruits we have and one of the most emotional. He's tough but the death of his father is still fresh. When interviewing proved effective, he showed a strong self-reliance and a hot temper. Adrian definitely has the drive to kill the Covenant, we can use that anger. It may be a bit difficult to temper him but he shows promise and he means well. When in control, he's level-headed and a budding strategist. Definitely worth acquiring, also his family's company - could be of some use keeping tabs on."

- Remarks about Adrian-D111. Circa. 2552.

Andra-D054
"Andra is a genetic goldmine, has pretty much everything we hoped for. Born to a Signal Intelligence officer and an Army Engineer, she didn't seem much at first glance. Her mother died on Minab last year, and her father committed suicide months after. She's an emotional wreck, almost discouraging a recommendation because her psyche reports suggest she might be too fragile to be a Spartan. Her genetic profile is too valuable to pass up though, and from slow coaxing, we managed to get an eye at her capabilities - she has a strong athletic background: swimming and running. Her father's physical abuse, which she broke down after revealing, suggests she may have a high pain tolerance - more information would be required. She also knows her way around simple electronics, learning wiring and limited circuitry from her parents which could go into bomb design or electronics like radios. She's got her own abilities and it would be wrong to overlook her for recruitment."

- Remarks about Andra-D054. Circa. 2552.

Emma-D107
"Emma is a bit of an unknown. She comes from a farm family of five, she was the youngest of three siblings. We don't know what happened to her family, though they're presumed dead - Emma is one of those few orphans that have seen the Covenant and lived to talk about it. Speaking of talking, this girl loves to talk - always upbeat. There are some signs it is a mask to hide her internal pain, but, she didn't crack during the interview and her caretakers say she has always been like this. Might have a few screws loose, not that it matters as long as she is capable of being a Spartan. Though upon further inquiry, she proved she has a serious side and quite the stubborn streak. She should be able to tolerate the training regime. Also notable is her steady hands, she's got the precise motor control that could prove useful with medical equipment or a sniper rifle."

- Remarks about Emma-D107. Circa. 2552.

Team Photon
A fireteam made up of five SPARTAN-IIIs, Team Photon was assigned as bunk-mates with Team Boson during their half-decade residency at Camp Ambrose. Both teams shared Dormitory Hall 012, a single-room dorm with 10 hammocks and what little collectibles the two Spartans teams were allowed to hold onto.

Mika-D036, Itaru-D051, Elena-D101, Hector-D105, and their leader Mei-D214 made up Team Photon. Among some of the more tragic teams in Delta Company, much of the events that befell Team Photon created shock waves for Team Boson, including two separate incidents that led to the deaths of Elena and Mika.

Outside Team Boson, trust for other Spartans was highly selected and in short supply. Friends were rare, especially with the early training regime maintained by the DELTA Initiative. Team Photon was in this close circle of trustees, however, with their hiccups such as the mutual dislike between Merlin-D032 and Hector-D105.

The loss of Elena and Mika strained both Boson's and Photon's standing in Delta Company but, at their graduation, both teams went their separate ways. Team Photon was informed of Team Boson's desertion late, for fear that a similar incident would occur for the former bunk-mates. This never occurred, however, instead, Team Photon was among the teams recommended to track them down instead.

Team Anion
Team Anion was one of the teams that Team Boson had a known and lengthy history with, both during training and following it - even after Boson fled the UNSC into colonial space.

Andra-D054 was temporarily shifted into Team Anion in a swap for said team's own Shima-D011. This was partially brought on by the concern of the poorer combat scores first noted during the early assignments of the Spartan teams; while an excellent sniper - Shima was not good at much else. Due to Merlin-D032 and Andra-D054 being close friends, DIs considered separating the two in an attempt to break the reliance the girl had on her teammate. The experiment failed to produce many results and the teams were reshuffled back into their final setup with Andra back in the folds of Team Boson and Shima back with Team Anion.

Another incident involving a clash between Merlin-D032 and Sergei-D167 in the winter led to a bigger scuffle between Team Boson and Team Anion. An act never officially documented, Merlin-D032 managed to break the Camp Ambrose plumbing facility to the Spartan recruit dormitories. While the facility staff was never able to attribute it to Merlin's hand, but, Sergei in his infinite wisdom took a gander that Merlin was responsible. Two incidents later, Team Boson and Team Anion clashed using simulation firearms that wounded several other recruits and DIs during the clash. Both teams were reprimanded heavily for it.

When Team Boson went rogue, Team Anion was among the teams designated to hunt rogue Delta Company teams such as Team Boson.

Team Hadron
Not much is known about relations between Team Boson and Team Hadron. While there were certainly early connections during the induction stage of Delta Company as several members of both teams were designated shared rooms for a period of time, it did not go anywhere notable.

Data records from DELTA Initiative are still being salvaged for proper cataloging. In a similarity between the two teams, both would turn rogue from the UNSC following Delta Company's dissolution and reassignment.

Team Emergence
While not directly tied in any way to each other, Team Emergence and Team Boson had a mutual history of interaction during their training days on Argus V. Early reports suggested a kinship between the sibling Spartans, Marcellus-D070 and Marcus-D005, with that of Daniele-D003 who shared a room with the latter early in training.

An incident with Team Photon that involved the extreme injury of Marcus-D005 by one Elena-D101 during a training incident put Team Boson in Delta Company's socio-political cross-hairs, being Team Photon's bunk-mates.

Later on, Team Emergence would be central witnesses to Team Boson's desertion and the ensuing hunt for rogue Delta Company Spartan teams. Such a relationship has suggested any contact between the two units would turn hostile quickly, given the brief history and mindsets both units uniquely have as their own.

Team Quasar
Team Boson and Team Quasar did not interact much between each other's units. With how large Delta Company was, easily the size of a small battalion, not everyone was going to be close friends or acquaintances. Team Boson's interactions with Team Quasar was limited to typical interactions: competition, the rare run-in, gossip, and rumors. Quasar was infamous for what was considered one of the least respected Spartans in Delta Company, and eventually, an infamous rogue in Daiki-217.

Merlin-D032 had some respect for Daiki as a Spartan, a minor exception to the Company's opinions on the young Japanese Spartan often assumed to be something of a runt and comparable to stories of another Spartan from Gamma. In a parallel to Team Boson and Team Hadron, Team Quasar was known for producing a rogue Spartan, though never to the same failure. Whereas Daiki was a singular rogue, Team Boson's and Team Hadron's entire roster abandoned the service.

Later connections to Team Quasar came in the form of Daiki-D217 becoming an employed element of the criminal organization known as LEGION. While not direct members, Daniele-D003 and Adrian-D111 were both on-and-off members with the subsidiary of LEGION, the Cortez Cartel, a former competitor with LEGION that was eventually absorbed. All three of these Spartans were employed by this group on separate instants unrelated from one another, for the most part.

Operational History
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Recruitment & Acquisition
"Have you heard of the Spartans?"

- Question used during the DELTA Initiative interviewing process.

SPARTAN-III Team Boson, before becoming members of the secretive and illegal project that became Delta Company, were individual orphans living very different lives and having in common, the loss of parental figures and a sudden awakening to the horrors of adult life and the ensuing alien conglomerate at their doorstep. Mankind was being propelled into extinction and to many, as the Covenant drew ever closer to the Inner Colonies and Earth, the citizens of the UEG either found common ground or a new pest living on their lands.

To many, these war orphans were wastes of space - they were too young to become anything for themselves and they were unable to provide for themselves in any meaningful way, with everything being thrown into the war effort. They were leeches, living off what little society could muster to keep them float along with themselves. Most people would not care if these children disappeared off the streets, which often happened. What the citizens did not know was that some of them became Spartan super soldiers. Towards the end of the Human-Covenant War, the DELTA Initiative discovered five children that would become Team Boson. They were Daniele Veracruz, Merlin Boyd, Andra Bradford, Emma Savage, and Adrian Weaver. Each child, previously having lived separate lives. The oldest, Daniele, designated Spartan D003, was a war orphan with a foggy past - not much was known about him before he popped up in the UEG's active roster of recorded war orphans. He was an unknown vector except for several police reports on Earth involving several accounts of petty theft and one act of attempted homicide.

Daniele Veracruz, born 2544, and the eldest of what was to become Team Boson, was a war orphan acquired by the Office of Naval Intelligence in the coastal city of San Diego on Earth. In 2552, Daniele was seven years old and working as an enforcer and lieutenant for a child-run thieving ring. While quiet and quite young, among the other orphans who tended to be of ages between twelve and fourteen, Daniele proved himself as a brutally efficient and clever thief on the streets. He often carried a wide assortment of used knives and a stun baton taken from police, it wasn't until police forces enacted a major sting operation that the boy of South African and Hispanic descent was caught and processed. He spent two weeks in juvenile detention followed by a foster care center, months later, he would be abducted by ONI recruiters.

His acquirement was quiet, almost submissive. His recruiter noted that this behavior was likely a sign of acceptance and a drive to improve himself.

Similarly, Spartan D054, born Andra Bradford in 2545, was acquired by ONI recruiters in 2553. While one of the last considered trainees for Delta Company, she was one of its early acquisitions. Born with just the right genetic markers, she was considered a good find, though, the circumstances that made her an orphan were tragic and a little concerning that she almost got overlooked. In 2551, Minab, a Human colony world was glassed, killing a large number of the residents and defenders including an Army Engineer named Specialist Carly Bradford, Andra's mother. While still too young to understand her mother's death, her father Richard Bradford, a junior officer in signals intelligence, turned to alcoholism to drown out his sorrows. While not a completely violent drunk, Richard Bradford tended to balance between violent fits of rage and regretful spells of crying sleep. The sudden mood swings terrified Andra who became a recluse, attempting her best to avoid her father. Naiya Ray, a subordinate of her father and who Andra considered an aunt, would occasionally visit the Bradford residence to check on Andra's condition. On those visits, Andra hid the signs of drunken abuse well, still loving her father even in his drunken and primal state.

Richard Bradford would commit suicide by a cranial gunshot wound three months later. Two years later, Andra was recruited by the Office of Naval Intelligence for the DELTA Initiative while still in mourning. Andra agreed, though hesitantly to joining the Spartan ranks. Her reclusive personality and emotional distress marked her as a potential, early washout for the program.

The boy, Merlin Boyd, was inducted under controversial pretenses. He was overlooked on many occasions, mostly due to his close connections to the Office of Naval Intelligence. Born in 2545 to an ONI Section II officer and a Prowler security specialist, Merlin had been a rare catch for the DELTA Initiative from having most of the sought after genetic markers of Spartan recruits, but also, his early psyche and school reports were readily available as a child of ONI personnel. In two separate incidents in 2549, Merlin lost his parents to Covenant forces. The mother, Rebecka Boyd, was killed during the Battle of Paris IV attempting to help in evacuation efforts from an ONI Section II facility. Merlin's father, Cedric Ljang, died aboard an ONI Prowler that was detected by Covenant forces during the Fall of Arcadia. By the time of his interview and recruitment to Delta Company, Merlin had seemed to accept the loss of his parents. He had no memory of them and the news of their death as he put it, seemed like a distant memory. When asked to join the Spartans, Merlin agreed, mostly out of boredom - wanting to escape his foster home. In 2552, Merlin Boyd disappeared off the face of all public records.

His connection to the Office of Naval Intelligence was expunged with the death of his parents on far-flung, glassed worlds. He would be designated Spartan D032.

Emma Savage, the only daughter in a family of three siblings, was born in 2545 in a rural farming community. UEG records, especially colonial records and what ONI could put together, were sketchy. Not much is known what happened to the Savage family, their farming community, or how Emma survived but she seemingly came out the only survivor. Not even the girl, when interviewed, could answer the inquiry. Emma was acquired by ONI recruiters after some concern on her potential commitment to the cause. She didn't seem entirely certain whether she wanted to be involved with the military, much less a secret government project. She eventually agreed, with some determination, after her interviewer appeared to become uncertain of her attitude.

Emma was notably upbeat around her recruiters and just about everyone else she came across - in another situation, she might've been called insane. Based on analysis of Emma, she is just a very upbeat person, able to look at the positive aspects in most dark situations. It isn't known how she got through the disappearance of her family, but her positive personality did not falter, even through the future riggers of boot camp. She would become Spartan D107.

The final and youngest member of Team Boson, Adrian Weaver, was the only son of a somewhat well-known businessman of UEG's wealthy class, living among the high-rises of Earth's and Reach's grandest cities. He was a rich boy, born in 2546 on the colony world of Tribute to Roman Weaver and an unidentified ex-wife or girlfriend. Roman was a single father, not often there to teach his son every important life lesson, but, enough to help him get by and still remain level-headed in a world of riches and the surface of a seedy underworld on the colonial fringe.

The Human-Covenant War was distant, not often being brought up. Roman Weaver's company was well-known for being involved in the supply transport business and commonly moved equipment including weapons of the Misriah Corporation for the UNSC's war efforts against the Covenant.

There is some evidence that the Weaver shipping company had a hand in causing the destruction of a couple human colony worlds early in the conflict, primarily due to the blatant disregard for the civilian section of the Cole Protocol. In 2552, Roman Weaver died in a collapsing building during the destruction of New Alexandria on Reach. The death of Roman Weaver forced Adrian into state custody during the evacuation of Reach and sent the Weaver corporation into a downward tumble. Adrian would be acquired by ONI recruiters a year later hoping to get revenge against the Covenant for the death of his father, his designation, Spartan D111. Secretly, the Weaver Corporation was among the bankrupt companies that the DELTA Initiative acquired as a front for funding of the DELTA Initiative.

All acquired near the end of the Human-Covenant War, all five children knew the taste of war and what the Covenant were, though, in their own ways. Only Emma among them had actually seen a Covenant glassing and an alien massacre in person. Without knowing, following their acquisition and following information blackout, they were not immediately informed that the Great War had ended on March 3rd, along with their initial purpose.

Induction Phase
"Now...now this is the law of the jungle, as true and as old as the sky...the wolf that keeps it shall prosper, the wolf that shall break it must die."

- Andra-D054, misquoting "The Law for the Wolves" by Rudyard Kipling.

Argus V was an temperate world similar to Earth. Since the destruction of Onyx and the loss of Reach, the torchbearer for the next generation of Spartans was one chosen at the edge of Human Space, the world of Argus V with a population near zero. Covered in mostly temperate weather and lush greens, the world was something of a callback to the terrain and geography of Reach and Onyx. Argus V, just like its predecessors, was a place for the creation of Spartans.

Upon the arrival of Delta Company's first acquisition of recruits, fifty or so children, they were introduced to the incomplete but intact structures of their new training facility, Camp Ambrose - named for the famous SPARTAN-III trainer, Kurt Ambrose, better known as Kurt-051. While many of the facilities of the camp had yet to be completed, the walls of the facility were the first to come up.

The security walls were tall and imposing, but the terrifying design was less of an intentional design but a necessity in function - to keep the mud and wildlife out of Camp Ambrose, high walls were created to bolster against the planet's unseen threats and to keep the children from considering running off. It wasn't perfect but it served its purpose, it, however, had the unintentional side effect of terrifying the new Spartan inductees upon their arrival. For some of the Camp staff, this would become a boon in their training regime, for others, it would be an obstacle in bringing out the best of the children - one of many to come. Of all the SPARTAN-III programs, Delta Company would be one of the worst affected by budget cuts and circumstantial obstacles that would test the conception of a new generation of post-Great War Spartans.

Of the first collected batch, Daniele-D003, Merlin-D032, and Andra-D054 were among to first set foot on Argus V. They would not be the last. Upon their arrival, indoctrination training quickly set in. Avoiding the use of physical condition giving the concerns of creating an unfair and unbalanced training environment for the rest of the Company yet to be acquired, the Camp Ambrose DIs in charge, mostly military veterans from the Human-Covenant War, focused on education and mental conditioning of the new Spartan inductees.

The education before Spartan boot camp began focused on basic education - teaching the children to speak and write English, the UNSC's preferred language. Other activities include pushing the stress levels of inductees - teaching them to deal with excessive chores, constant confusion, and the spontaneous appearance of problems to solve. They were pushed to mature emotionally and mentally fast to prepare them for the eventual difficulties they would face when the rest of the trainees would arrive.

Other activities taken by camp staff included the introduction of cryogenic freezing and medical inspections to guarantee the health and safety of the trainees. If any major condition or physical imperfection was found, the child was usually washed out of the program - never to be seen again by the rest of the other children. Even before Spartan boot camp had begun, the mental games and the dropouts began to amount. Some Spartans of note nearly washed out early on, such as Andra-D054 who's personality was earmarked an early hazard due to her emotional fragility.

During their time of indoctrination, the children were also introduced to the ancient history of the Spartans and their modern legacies including a few key battles. The Spartan Classic, the Battle of Thermopylae and modern battles by Spartans from the Insurrections to the Human-Covenant War. They also explored contemporary military history - the Roman Empire, Sun Tzu, the Mongols, Prussians, the British Empire, Napoleon and Clausewitz, the German war machine, World War One and Two, the Soviet Union and the United States, and much more.

Some lessons would have very far reaching effects later into training like the concept of teamwork developed through the teaching of the Jungle Book and the introduction of "real" law of the jungle that the book popularized, a poem by the nineteenth-century poet Rudyard Kipling called "The Law for the Wolves." Many Spartans would be able to recite the poem years after completion of their training.

The batches that followed would repeat and join in the same experiences as their predecessors, including other future members of Team Boson, Emma-D107, and Adrian-D111. The last to arrive would have less time to adapt but in the end, all would go into boot camp with the same experience.

What really defined in the induction phase, before Boot Camp for the Spartan trainees was their interactions with their camp staff and among themselves: the relationships that developed in the induction phase would carry with them through boot camp and through life long after. Some for the better and others for the worse.

Daniele-D003 proved to be an early standout among Delta Company's recruits, while not highly talkative, had a way with the few words he spoke and the air he gave off - he seemed to be a born leader. Among the oldest Spartan recruits, he became a dominating figure in the social-political apparatus of Delta Company's recruits. Based on previous reports taken from his time on Earth, Daniele's experience in the San Diego slums gave him experience for leading Spartans.

During induction, Daniele spent a lot of time being a favorite for the DIs, he did most things right, spoke little, and responded efficiently. When not involved in activities led by the camp staff, he was often seen taking charge of his younger recruits and breaking up fights or shutting down would-be challengers to his leadership and what he considered to be troublemakers in what could be described as "his flock." One Marine described the situation as watching "a warlord taking charge of his kingdom." Daniele was not the only upstart leaders in Delta Company, but, he was one of the most prolific upon his arrival.

Other Spartan recruits, such as Andra-D054 and Merlin-D032, were more toward the quiet side, preferring to keep to themselves. Both recruits were seen spending time together early into the induction phase. While it was an early development and the tough mental conditioning enacted by DIs quickly shut down any close interactions the children may have explored. It seems that Merlin's intuition picked up on the fragility of Andra's character when they briefly interacted. Sticking to herself, still mourning the passing of her parents a year and a half later, Andra was not one to seek out the company of others.

A personal curiosity and concern for the girl's well-being were what likely drove Merlin-D032 to seek out her presence. She wasn't the only one the boy sought out, but she was the first he was in contact with. Their brief interactions may have spawned an early friendship as they were often seen in the Camp Ambrose cafeteria quietly chatting during dinner.

Other Spartan recruits such as Adrian-D111 and Emma-D107 would experience similar difficulties to acclamation as their fellow Delta Company recruits. While attempts were made to quell disciplinary issues in the SPARTAN-IIIs, problems would continue to persist into boot camp such as the anger tantrums spawned from Adrian-D111.

Adrian-D111 was a startup recruit with behavioral problems from his arrival. The loss of his father was still fresh and his inability to relate to his fellow recruits early on meant he was much more of a hassle than was previously expected. His behavior as a Spartan would not improve till after boot camp.

First Day
"This is just a bad dream..."

- Aonymous Delta Company Recruit

Building Boson
"What's a 'God Particle?' And where do I get some?"

- Merlin-D032, learning about the Higgs Boson.

Graduation & Discovery
"From this day forward. You are all Spartans."

- Anonymous Delta Company DI.

In Navy Employ
"Team Boson?"

- Team Boson's Mission Handler. [REDACTED].

Ferret Team
"What can you do with a group of children that look like they just graduated college? Still trying to figure that out."

- ONI Section III Report on Delta Company operators.

Bench Warmers
"Team Boson exhibits clear signs of insubordination. Strange coming from one of the rogue DELTA Initiative's primary combat teams. More information required but said unit has been grounded from further tasking."

- Mission Status Report on Team Boson.

Seeking Freedom
"You're mistake is seeing Spartans as military hardware... are Humanity's next step, our destiny as a species. Do not underestimate them..."

- Chosen excerpts from an interrogation of Dr. Catherine E. Halsey. Circa. Unknown.

Service Record
"They are not Spartans. They're children playing make-believe. Even with a successful combat record, I fail to express confidence in their performance."

- Anonymous ONI Section I Mission Handler.

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"CODENAME: PRETTYPENNY"
PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS EVALUATION: Of an unknown upbringing, his past is mostly shrouded in mystery. Daniele-D003 was discovered in the slums of Earth but was born on Skopje. His full childhood sob story remains mostly a mystery, but the trail of blood and the impression he left on the people he's met say a lot about the kind of person and the kind of Spartan he is. A born leader, even as a toddler, he could get older kids to do as he wanted. He had an existing criminal record when he was acquired by Delta Company. He was a trained knife fighter, though haphazardly, even before coming to the Spartans. He's an impressive close quarters specialist and there is still controversy on whether he is a tier above the majority of his fellow Delta recruits in terms of combat and command proficiency. For whatever reason, he doesn't like to talk but yields a high level of charisma that makes people gravitate toward him. He's a strong and accomplished leader, with the bite to back up his command. He's easily the perfect Spartan to lead a team like Team Boson, they've taken a liking to his leadership and he knows how best to use their capabilities. Daniele gives little away in how he thinks and has proven many times over, he will get the job done. There is very little that he lacks as a fine warrior.
 * FULL NAME: VERACRUZ, DANIELE
 * SERVICE #: D003
 * UNIT: NAVSPECWAR/SPARTAN-III DELTA COMPANY/TEAM BOSON
 * ENLISTMENT DATE: CLASSIFIED
 * LOCATION: UNKNOWN
 * STATUS: ACTIVE
 * GENDER: M
 * BIRTHPLACE: PORT KALE, SKOPJE
 * BIRTH DATE: 02/26/2544

"CODENAME: CALIBURN"
PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS EVALUATION: A Spartan of some questionable reputation, Merlin-D032 is probably known more for the trouble he unintentionally started compared to both all the good and bad he has done intentionally. Behind his rough Spartan exterior, a mask, to be honest, Merlin is a softy. He cares for his team like family and tends to the well-being of anyone he feels tied empathetically to. He's driven to helping others but dislikes the spotlight which reflects his introverted personality. Besides his soft personality, he has produced above average combat scores. Some that could rival his teammates in some places, even surpass; his constant one-sided brawls in Camp should be withheld on gauging assumptions on his capabilities. His talents as a soldier are impressive; he probably has the best physical memory among Delta Company with some outstanding combat skills - it makes him an excellent scout, spotter, and marksman. He often serves as the team spotter for Spartan D054 and has unparalleled land navigation skills. If Spartan D003 wasn't the team leader, Merlin would have been the runner-up. He's a fighter even if his personality doesn't suggest it - Merlin is a defining example of the latent and untapped potential, if he ever to let go of all restraint, it's hard to tell what kind of Spartan he would become. Deadly comes to mind.
 * FULL NAME: BOYD, MERLIN
 * SERVICE #: D032
 * UNIT: NAVSPECWAR/SPARTAN-III DELTA COMPANY/TEAM BOSON
 * ENLISTMENT DATE: CLASSIFIED
 * LOCATION: UNKNOWN
 * STATUS: ACTIVE
 * GENDER: M
 * BIRTHPLACE: VALLEJO, BALLAST
 * BIRTH DATE: 10/23/2545

"CODENAME: ANGLER"
PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS EVALUATION: Coming into Camp Ambrose as a child, Andra-D054 was expected to fail out of the program. She showed all the early signs of a dropout, and yet, she pulled through training and became one of Delta Company's most accomplished Spartan sharpshooters. Her early personality included excessive shyness, interruptive disinterest, and ill-productive avoidance toward fellow recruits and instructors alike. Andra lacked any redeeming qualities early on and had an unhealthy reliance on her fellow Spartan, D032. Even after her experiences at Camp Ambrose, she is still an oddity, remaining quiet and reserved toward anyone outside her unit or small circle of trustees. Except, within these small groups, she has shown signs of life she usually lacks. A healthy degree of aggression, often vibrant in character defined with a bit of snark, many traits that she might have gained from being exposed to D032's presence. Reports suggest she protective of those she cares about and highly aggressive in that pursuit. This lack of trust and heavy reliance on her team could be looked at as unhealthy, more data is required before an education opinion can be determined. Andra-D054's combat scores were some of the most impressive we saw from Delta Company, showing a natural talent toward marksmanship that guided her into a sniper role. Andra also developed a personal hobby for tinkering with electronics as training advanced into its later years for Delta Company; this interest eventually drifted into bomb-making and explosives ordnance disposal. With her interest in bomb construction and skill as a sniper, Andra is an unorthodox Spartan, having more in common with an insurgent than a warfighter. Her abilities and her place in Delta Company today, are a testament to Andra's hidden potential and proves she was made to be a Spartan.
 * FULL NAME: BRADFORD, ANDRA
 * SERVICE #: D054
 * UNIT: NAVSPECWAR/SPARTAN-III DELTA COMPANY/TEAM BOSON
 * ENLISTMENT DATE: CLASSIFIED
 * LOCATION: UNKNOWN
 * STATUS: ACTIVE
 * GENDER: F
 * BIRTHPLACE: ENFIELD, SIGMA OCTANUS IV
 * BIRTH DATE: 11/06/2545

"CODENAME: BULLSHARK"
PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS EVALUATION: Easily one of the most aggressive Spartans to graduate from Delta Company, Adrian-D111 somehow managed to find a comfortable place within the laid back apparatus of Team Boson. Adrian is the former child of a shipping tycoon, not that he remembers it well. His father's company was acquired by subsidiaries of the Delta Initiative during their less-than-legal methods to fund their illegal Spartan Program, to avoid incurring Adrian's rather, this fact has been kept in the dark. Adrian's personality is best described as demanding, blunt, and openly aggressive. Spartan D111 doesn't require the emotional rush of being in command to feel fulfilled, instead he's proven to enjoy himself the most in open conflict - picking fights against anyone he considers a potentially enjoyable fight. When first introduced to his team, it was noted that Adrian nearly beat the daylights out of Spartan D032; these kind of incidents are starting to become a running gag, to be honest. Adrian is a skilled close quarters fighter, not to the degree of D003, but accomplished. Adrian is an accomplished weapons smith and takes pride in knowing the ins-and-outs of weapons, primarily exotic alien weapons and heavy ordnance. While having a grudge against the Covenant species, to the point that it has become a primary driving force, Adrian has a fascination for their technology. This hobby has been explained as a way for the young man to find better ways to destroy his foes. If the Great War wasn't over, he would be in his element, but his relegation to side operations has left him bitter. If any Spartan was born to fight the Covenant, it's D111. It's disappointing to see him lose that opportunity. Only if he had been born a few years earlier...
 * FULL NAME: WEAVER, ADRIAN
 * SERVICE #: D111
 * UNIT: NAVSPECWAR/SPARTAN-III DELTA COMPANY/TEAM BOSON
 * ENLISTMENT DATE: CLASSIFIED
 * LOCATION: UNKNOWN
 * STATUS: ACTIVE
 * GENDER: M
 * BIRTHPLACE: CASBAH CITY, TRIBUTE
 * BIRTH DATE: 03/21/2546

"CODENAME: SMILEDOG"
PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS EVALUATION: Born in a rural upbringing on Reach, Emma-D107 is something of an oddity in personality. Friendly, upbeat - not your typical Spartan. Her positive personality kept kicking through Camp Ambrose and was marked as a serious motivation booster during training that helped Team Boson excel as one of the top-performing Spartan teams in Delta Company. Though performing with average skills among the Spartan recruits, her notably steady hands have marked her as an impressive medic and surgeon among the Spartan ranks. With half-impressive marksmanship scores, she is a decent shooter. While not the most impressive Spartan file, she still makes an impressive soldier.
 * FULL NAME: SAVAGE, EMMA
 * SERVICE #: D107
 * UNIT: NAVSPECWAR/SPARTAN-III DELTA COMPANY/TEAM BOSON
 * ENLISTMENT DATE: CLASSIFIED
 * LOCATION: UNKNOWN
 * STATUS: ACTIVE
 * GENDER: F
 * BIRTHPLACE: VISEGRAD, REACH
 * BIRTH DATE: 04/11/2545