Michael Stanforth

Vice Admiral Michael Stanforth (service number 00834-19223-MS) was a flag officer of the UNSC Navy. He served as the head of the Office of Naval Intelligence's Section Three, its clandestine operations group, in the early years of the Great War. Aiding with the planning and implementation of the SPARTAN-II program, Stanforth had command of all Spartan field operations early in the Great War. As the conflict continued, Stanforth left ONI to become the Commander of FLEETCOM Sector Three to aid in the defense of the Inner Colonies.