FRANKLIN MENDEZ

Franklin Mendez was the instructor for both the Spartan-II and Spartan-III programs.

HOMEWORLD: Sigma Octanus IV
BORN: March 21, 2492
DIED: N/A

SUMMARY

Senior Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez is a retired member of the UNSC, and was the lead trainer for both the Spartan-II and Spartan-III programs. He is highly decorated for his service, both during the Insurrection and the Human-Covenant War. He was known by all Spartan candidates as a very tough instructor, regularly putting his Spartan trainees in difficult scenarios that required them to discover what the trick of the situation was before they could successfully complete their mission.

While completing training of Spartan-III Gamma Company in 2552, Mendez, along with Kurt-051, Team Saber, Tom-B292, Lucy-B091, Catherine Halsey, and most of Blue Team became caught in the Onyx Conflict, where they managed to escape the Covenant by using a Forerunner slipspace bubble to travel to the Sarcophagus, albeit at the cost of Kurt-051’s life. The remaining Spartans, Halsey, and Mendez were eventually rescued by ONI covert unit Kilo-Five, though Halsey was arrested for her involvement with the Spartan-II program. Mendez retired after this, though he eventually returned to the Sarcophagus and became head of security for the research teams on the shield world.

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Jul 20

July 20, 2517 – March 30, 2525

Spartan-II Training Program

July 20, 2517 – March 30, 2525

The Spartan II program, led by Dr. Catherine Halsey, was a plan by the Office of Naval Intelligence to use children with superior genetic traits to create a group of super-soldiers in order to put an end to the ongoing Insurrection in the outer colonies.

July 20, 2517 – March 30, 2525

Spartan-III Alpha Company Training Program

Dec 27

December 27, 2531 – November 30, 2536

Spartan-III Alpha Company Training Program

December 27, 2531 – November 30, 2536

Spartan-III Alpha company was the first of three Spartan-III companies to be recruited, trained, and put into service.

December 27, 2531 – November 30, 2536

Spartan-III Beta Company Training Program

Jan 1

January 1, 2539 – January 1, 2545

Spartan-III Beta Company Training Program

January 1, 2539 – January 1, 2545

Spartan-III Beta company was the second of three Spartan-III companies to be recruited, trained, and put into service.

January 1, 2539 – January 1, 2545

Spartan-III Gamma Company Training Program

Jan 1

January 1, 2545 – October 24, 2552

Spartan-III Gamma Company Training Program

January 1, 2545 – October 24, 2552

Spartan-III Gamma Company was the last of three Spartan-III companies to be recruited, trained, and put into service.

January 1, 2545 – October 24, 2552

Oct 30

October 30, 2552 – November 3, 2552

Onyx Conflict

October 30, 2552 – November 3, 2552

The Onyx Conflict was a major engagement between UNSC, Covenant, and Forerunner forces on and around the planet of Onyx in the Zeta Doradus system in October and November 2552.

October 30, 2552 – November 3, 2552