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The SPARTAN-V program was a project initiated by the Office of Naval Intelligence in order to produce cheap and expendable super soldiers to fight as custodians across the Human Empire, mainly in the Rebel Skirmishes, but also to prepare for any other threat.

Introduction
The SPARTAN-V program was successor to the SPARTAN-IV program. Created and engineered by Scientists of the Office of Naval Intelligence, the SPARTAN-V soldiers were to be the next generation of super-soldiers. Unlike its previous generation which took on adult candidates from the UNSC, the fifth generation revolutionized as it mixed its older children subject and older subjects in to using 10-13 year olds that either volunteered or had nowhere else to go, mainly Orphans, lots of whom were survivors from rebel terrorist attacks.

Purpose
With a record amount of humans joining Rebel, Pirate and Terrorist organization, the UNSC commissioned the fifth generation of Spartans. They also authorized this as they knew they would be valuable in case of future war.

Alpha Company
On October 15, 2575, the SPARTAN-V project was authorized by the UNSC.

An unknown number of Alpha Company's members, deemed to match the criteria used in selecting the SPARTAN-II candidates, were hand-picked by Mendez and Kurt before Operation: PROMETHEUS and extracted from the company. These Spartans were assigned to other units, and given equipment on par with the Spartan-IIs, including the MJOLNIR armor, to make them equally efficient on the battlefield. By 2552, three of these Spartans served with Noble Team; Carter-A259, Jun-A266 and Emile-A239.

Beta Company
Beta Company was approved right after Operation: PROMETHEUS in 2537. 418 candidates were conscripted in 2539, but only 300 became Spartans. Kurt-051 was disheartened at the loss of his first Spartans, and trained this group in unit cohesiveness along with a tougher training program. Though they were even better trained than the previous Spartans, they were similarly massacred in Operation: TORPEDO in 2545. From the entire company, only two participants survived the battle.

As with Alpha Company, several members of Beta Company deemed too valuable to be wasted on suicide missions were pulled out of the unit before Operation: TORPEDO. Some of them were assigned to "non-combat roles" as a cover, much to Ackerson's dismay, as he wanted to have all Spartans in the field. Like the personnel extracted from Alpha Company, they were issued with special equipment such as the MJOLNIR. These included SPARTAN-B312 and Catherine-B320, both of which later served with Noble Team.

Gamma Company
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 to be the finest of the SPARTAN-III companies. 330 candidates were selected, on average only six years old, and at the request of Kurt, all 330 were approved. Every one of them survived the augmentation procedures. Gamma Company received deployment orders only a few weeks after the Fall of Reach, and most left Onyx before the Battle of Onyx. Only fifteen SPARTAN-IIIs remained on Onyx as they competed for top honors. Following the Battle of Onyx, seven had been killed in action. Teams Gladius and Katana were not present in the early stages of the battle, leaving only Team Saber. Team Saber was the only SPARTAN-III unit 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 Sentinel manufacturing facility. Ultimately, the surviving SPARTAN-IIIs escaped to the Shield World at the core of Onyx.

Delta Company
Delta Company was proposed, and Camp Currahee was being prepared for their arrival when the Battle of Onyx began on October 31, 2552. With the death of Kurt-051 and the disappearances of SCPO Franklin Mendez and Dr. Catherine Halsey, as well as the immediate concerns of the Battle of Earth and the disintegration of Onyx, it is highly unlikely that Delta Company will ever be trained.

Special-Purposed
A number of soldiers were specially selected and separated from their respective companies to fight in smaller fireteams.

Headhunters
Only SPARTAN-IIIs who have survived two or more specially assigned training missions can join the "Headhunters". These two-man teams of SPARTAN-IIIs go on missions far behind enemy lines and are typically expected to die in combat. The Headhunters' existence is secret even to their peers. Once selected, candidates for the program are separated from their fellow SPARTANs and are sent to specialist training camps on the far side of Onyx. The Headhunters are comprehensively evaluated in order to ensure an effective bond between the members of each team. A contingent of six two-man teams, as well as five additional Headhunters, is maintained at all times to ensure the program's numbers remain constant should one or both members of a team be lost. The Headhunters' SPI armor is more advanced than the suits issued to most SPARTAN-IIIs, as it includes energy shielding, motion trackers, and VISR technology, and can also support a prototype active camouflage module.

Noble Team
Noble Team is a special operations squad of the UNSC's Special Warfare Command. Unlike the Headhunter program, Noble Team is entirely separate from the SPARTAN-III program itself, being made up of SPARTAN-IIIs extracted from both Alpha and Beta Companies. Composed of five SPARTAN-IIIs and a SPARTAN-II, Noble Team employed special tactics and expensive but extremely advanced equipment such as a variant of the MJOLNIR armor, which is much more advanced than the cheaper Semi-Powered Infiltration Armor issued to most SPARTAN-IIIs. Their most notable combat deployment was during the Fall of Reach. The team was commanded by Carter-A259, with Catherine-B320 as his second in command. Although the entire unit, with the exception of Jun-A266, their sniper, was confirmed KIA, they were able to deliver a fragment of Cortana to the Pillar of Autumn, contributing to the survival of humanity.

Operational History
The operational history of the SPARTAN-III program has been marked by success and tragedy. Many of the operations undertaken by the soldiers were suicide missions, but were listed as successes by the UNSC.

2536 - 2537

 * Alpha Company is activated.
 * Alpha Company quells Insurrection at Mamore - Success.
 * Battle of New Constantinople - Success.
 * Operations in the Bonanza Asteroid Belt - Success.
 * Six other successful unnamed battles in which Alpha Company participated.
 * July 27, 2537 - August 2, 2537 - Operation: PROMETHEUS - Success, all participants confirmed KIA.

2539

 * Candidates for Beta Company are selected.

2545

 * July 3, 2545 - Operation: TORPEDO - Success, all but two participants confirmed KIA.

2545-2552

 * Candidates for Gamma Company are selected.
 * July 24 to August 30, 2552 - Noble Team participates in the Fall of Reach. All but Jun-A266 confirmed KIA.
 * September/October, 2552 - The majority of Gamma Company are sent out on an unknown mission.
 * October 31, 2552 - November 3, 2552 - Battle of Onyx.