Project JAVELIN

"Before Project WORMHOLE or its SABRE Programme offshoot were completed, the Air Force appeared like a drain of resources; a bullet which needed the infrastructure provided by the Navy to function. Our victories was downplayed, and integration seemed imminent. The only reason we were independent for as long as we were could only be attributed to one thing: JAVELIN."

Project JAVELIN was a supersoldier program activated in 2536 by Brigadier General Ebba Churchill. The result of decades of independent research, the project was intended to produce a group of augmented commandos who can function equally-well as pilots. By combining training in these two fields with the reaction speed and capabilities of an augmented soldier, the Air Force hoped that they could field several squadrons of operatives which were able to capture a Covenant ship for reverse-engineering. Although an all-volunteer program, the project deliberately targeted soldiers and pilots between the ages of 18 to 22, who were put through an incredibly dangerous training period designed to remove all weaknesses and fears. Only then were the volunteers allowed to proceed through the augmentations.