Gamma Company

"They’re going to make mistakes. But if they, or the UNSC, don’t get themselves killed, I believe they’re going to turn into some of the finest Spartans we’ve ever seen."

- Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose

Gamma Company was the third and final class of the, a classified initiative by the of  to mass-produce cheap and expendable supersoldiers in response to the increasingly desperate. Identified in early 2544 when they were five years old on average, most of the three hundred and thirty candidates were chosen because they had been orphaned by the Covenant, though more exceptions to this rule existed in Gamma than either of the previous classes. Brought to Onyx in the, a planet which did not officially exist in databases, the recruits received seven years of the most advanced special forces training available before going through the augmentations of  in 2551, spending almost two years afterward recovering and acclimating to their new abilities before the Gammas were deployed in 2552. Instead of operating as a single unit like their predecessors, Gamma Company’s individual teams were distributed between many different theaters over the last months of the Human-Covenant War, with a handful staying behind to compete for top honors being caught in the, some taking part in operations against the , and the majority taking part in the across the planet. The company was never completely reunited, with many teams reassigned to organizations and branches they had fought with on Earth, and many more incorporated into the. While Gamma Company ceased to exist as a unit in 2553, many of its members retained their alphanumerical tags and still proudly referred to themselves as Gammas.

Augmentation
"They’re ready. I hope we are. We’re taking a hell of a risk."

- LCDR Ambrose, aboard the UNSC Hopeful.

Equipment

 * Developed specifically for the SPARTAN-IIIs, SPI Armor utilized to create an invisibility effect not quite as advanced as Covenant  technology, but also masked the wearer’s infrared signature, which active camo only amplified. The Mark II iteration refined this system and incorporated a camouflaged backpack and pouches while also improving on the liquid nanocrystal ballistics layer and integrated electronic software used for everything from ammunition counters to interior temperature control. While its hardened exterior plates couldn’t take nearly as much punishment as MJOLNIR Armor and lacked their, it was far more resilient than Marine or ODST BDUs. Every member of Gamma Company was trained in Mark II SPI, and while many later advanced to MJOLNIR, it served them all well in its time.
 * A more lightweight, cut-down variant of ’s assault rifle, the MA5K carbine was designed for special operations personnel, capable of single or automatic fire modes and compatible with a wide range of attachments suited to specific situations. The MA5Ks used standard-issue by the SPARTAN-III trainees were modified with photoreactive panels to match the camouflage technology of the SPI Armor, providing them with offensive capabilities while remaining completely undetectable.
 * Iconic as the armor worn by the renowned SPARTAN-IIs, many SPARTAN-IIIs later were granted their own suits of MJOLNIR during or after the Human-Covenant War, as their augmentations placed them among the few strong enough to wear them. Most of the Gammas were given the less-powerful GEN2 armor when they were assimilated into the SPARTAN-IV Program, but others managed to secure more powerful Mark V or even Mark VI armor left over after the deaths of so many Spartans at Reach just a month before the Great War’s end. It had many advantages over SPI, with a reverse-engineered personal energy shield being the most prominent.

Personnel
Members = Teams = Staff =
 * Officers
 * Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose – Project Leader
 * Lieutenant Erin Coney – Recruiting Consultant, Intelligence Instructor
 * Senior Chief Petty Officer – Head Drill Instructor
 * Enlisted
 * Staff Sergeant Pete Stacker – Drill Instructor
 * Petty Officer Second Class Tom-B292 – Drill Instructor
 * Petty Officer Second Class Lucy-B091 – Drill Instructor
 * Petty Officer Third Class Theodore-A399 – Drill Instructor
 * Hospital Corpsman Aspen-B145 – Medical Officer, Instructor
 * Civilians
 * Doctor – Chief Medical Officer
 * Professor – Child Psychiatrist
 * Artificial Intelligence Deep Winter – Support AI, Educational Instructor