Spartan (branch)

"Just a collection of Newbies all in one basket."

- Jenkins-115 on the SPARTAN-IVs

The Spartan Operations, also known as the Spartan Corps, Spartan branch, simply as Spartans with other nicknames being "Awoken Knights," "Reborn Spartans of Rome," "Roman SPARTANs," is a branch of the United Nations Space Command founded by former SPARTAN-II candidate Musa-096.

The branch conducts reconnaissance, security and patrol, counter insurgency, military police duties, high value asset retrieval, and frontline combat.

Organization
Formed by Musa, the Spartan branch gained its independence after he announced the establishment of the Spartan Operations as its own branch rather than serving under the UNSC Navy or ONI.

Rank structure
All Spartans, excluding surviving SPARTAN-IIs and some SPARTAN-IIIs, under the Spartan Operations branch ranked equally as Spartan. The branch didn't have any formal ranking structure. However, Spartan Sarah Palmer was an exception who ranked as Spartan Commander.

Known fireteams

 * Fireteam Castle
 * Fireteam Crimson
 * Fireteam Majestic
 * Fireteam Mountain
 * Fireteam Osiris
 * Fireteam Rose
 * Fireteam Sword
 * Fireteam Sydney
 * Fireteam Wolf