User blog comment:Dr Mutran/Mass Effect 3 in VGA 2012/@comment-1786741-20121116213729/@comment-1786741-20121116234455

Still, it's four years after the Covie war, I'm sure a few people like Del Rio would rather focus on the effort of the UNSC military itself rather than the Spartans as a form of self-deluded pride. Also, by the time of Spartan Ops after the events of New Phoenix Del Rio was relieved of his position and Lasky was made captain of the Infinity.