SPARTAN-A061

Commander James Harrison Lombardi (SN: 85573-84095-JL), also known by his Spartan Tag, SPARTAN-A061, was a SPARTAN-IV Supersoldier. He served throughout the entirety of the Human-Covenant War, and joined the SPARTAN-IV program after returning from Installation 00.
==Childhood==
James Harrison Lombardi was born on December 19, 2506 in Gladsheim, Harvest. After moving with his family to the rural areas of Harvest nearly a year later, he spent half of his childhood unaware of the Insurrection, due to his parent's pacifistic beliefs and sheltering. In 2515, he met with his paternal grandfather, who would be taking care of him for a week, Master Sergeant Garry S. Lombardi, and his life took a turn. He learned of the Insurrection's full crimes, and heard some of the retired Marine's stories. For the next ten or so years, he took an interest in military service, much to his parent's disapproval, and on December 19, 2524 enlisted in the Harvest Colonial Militia.
==Colonial Militia==
"...We're screwed if there's more of these."
:Colonial Militia Recruit James Lombardi on the first encounter with the Covenant
On January 2, 2525, James Lombardi began training with other CMA recruits, and formed several bonds which would last through the Human-Covenant War. He became a friend of Chief Warrant Officer Carter Thompson, another CMA recruit at the time, who later would become SPARTAN-A046. He also managed to become friends (Against UNSC Protocol 19-432-84 Section III) with both of his instructors, Staff Sergeant Avery Junior Johnson (SN: 48789-20114-AJ) and Staff Sergeant Nolan Byrne (SN: 36358-85930-NB), although the recruit ensured that he was trained the exact same as his fellow recruits, earning the respect of not just the instructors, but the Marine in charge, Captain [REDACTED] Ponder (87457-78107-NP). 
A month into his training, on February 3, 2525, Lombardi learned along with his other fellow recruits of the Covenant and their imminent arrival for communications. Lombardi was assigned as a Squad Leader for One-Charlie Squad, which namely contained Recruit Carter Thompson and Recruit Osmo.
== The War ==
== SPARTAN-IV Service ==
"You think you're special because you've survived?"-Warrant Officer Michael Derbetson to Lombardi