may 21, 2547 - ONI Section Two publicly unveils the SPARTAN-II Program
Description:
in order to boost morale during the Human-Covenant war. Because each super solider is said to have killed thousands of Covenant troops, many consider the Spartans to be the "stuff" of legend, unless having encountered one. ONI Directive 930 also prevented any news of a Spartan's death to be released to the public. The existence of the SPARTAN-III Program remains confidentialAdded to timeline:
Date:
may 21, 2547
Now
~ 521 years later