ORION Project

The ORION Project was the UNSC Navy's first effort to create a special forces unit of biochemically augmented supersoldiers. Under the operational control of Naval Special Warfare Group One, the project was created to combat the growing Insurrection throughout the human Outer Colonies. The project enjoyed limited success but was ultimately disbanded after several years; however, its legacy lived on in the form of the subsequent SPARTAN programs.
== Personnel ==
* Sergeant Major Avery Johnson — Served throughout the Insurrection and Great War. Died on Installation 08 on December 11, 2552.
*Nolan Byrne — Served throughout the Insurrection and Great War. Died during the Battle for Earth in October, 2552.
* Gunnery Sergeant Gladys Wilson — Retired from the Marine Corps following the Eridanus campaign.
* Gillian Danvers — Discharged following the end of the ORION project. Married James Lee, with whom she had a daughter, Janissary.
* James Lee (later James James) — Discharged following the end of the ORION project. Married Gilly, with whom he fathered Janissary. Died in 2552.
* Cameron Morales — Discharged following the end of the ORION Project. Father of Kevin.
* Michelle Blazkowicz (later Michelle Gray) — Discharged following the end of the ORION Project. Mother of Nathan and Stephanie Gray. Died during the First Battle of Harvest in 2525.
* Staff Sergeant Marvin Mobuto — Served throughout the Insurrection and Great War. Died on Installation 04 in November, 2552.
* ORION candidate 047 — Seemingly killed during augmentation due to dioxin poisoning.
*Nathan Gray — Unofficial, illegally augmented during childhood to counteract accelerated telomere degeneration.