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|unit_name=Office of Naval Intelligence

|image=[[Image:ONI emblem.jpg]]

|dates= Unknown, probably after [[2164]]

|country=  

|allegiance=[[United Nations Space Command]]

|type= Intelligence Service

|role= To provide intelligence for Naval forces.

|nickname=

|motto= ''Semper Vigilans'' (Always Vigilant)<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 49</ref>

|colors=

|colors_label=

*[[Insurrection]]

**[[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]]

**[[Operation: TREBUCHET]]

**[[Operation: TANGLEWOOD]]

**Many battles

**[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]

|commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret O. Parangosky]]

|notable_commanders=

The '''Office of Naval Intelligence''', often abbreviated as '''ONI''' (pronounced as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English /oʊni/]), is the intelligence service of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. It's formal name is the '''UNSC Military Intelligence Division'''.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Chapter 1</ref>

The '''Office of Naval Intelligence''' is a division of the [[UNSC Navy]] that is responsible for UNSC intelligence, including electronic intelligence, naval intelligence, counter-espionage, and propaganda.

Although it is under the jurisdiction of the Navy, ONI appears to report directly to [[HIGHCOM]], and is responsible for intelligence matters that are handled across the UNSC and are not restricted solely to the Navy. As such, ONI employs members of other military branches, or even civilians.

Many of its functions and subdivisions, like the [[Beta-5 Division]] and the [[SPARTAN-III Program]], are enigmatic, and its personnel are regarded as mysteries to mainline naval officers, who often refer to ONI personnel as "spooks". ONI personnel appear to enjoy a significant amount of liberty in their duties, oftentimes violating moral boundaries to achieve their ends or acquiring a vast amount of UNSC resources.

==Operations==

The '''Office of Naval Intelligence''' is often isolated from other [[UNSC]] branches and often carries out its operations in isolation. However, they appear to have a surprisingly large amount of military equipment for an intelligence service, and have a strong fleet presence, possibly because of ONI's association with the Navy. The Office of Naval Intelligence possesses a destroyer-class prowler starship, the {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}}, which is used as a command vessel and a secure conference location. ONI also maintains the UNSC's force of [[UNSC Prowler|Prowler]] craft, a major source of Covenant deployment intelligence, under the [[UNSC Prowler Corps]]. ONI also operates field intelligence, with units such as [[ONI Recon 111]] liaising with mainstream UNSC military units.<ref>''[[Halo 3 Epsilon]]'', ''[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>

However, intra-ONI dynamics are often tense with severe competition amongst its own personnel. Personnel are oftentimes heavily scrutinized by their commanding officers and are given notably low room for errors under intense pressure of demotion or otherwise.

The most secretive section of ONI. Almost no one knows that it even exists actually, let alone exactly what they do in the supposed high chain of command. From the records of an [[AI]] named [[Melissa (AI)|Melissa]], it is thought to be ONI Internal Affairs, charged with rooting out and eliminating illegal programs.<ref>''[[I Love Bees]]''</ref> They are very secret in their work.

 

This section has gained notoriety as the section that has sealed [[ORION Project|SPARTAN-I]] Program files, including [[Avery Johnson|Avery Johnson's]].

The main intelligence-gathering section, and the foremost provider of electronic intelligence for the [[UNSC]]. Covenant ship movements and force deployment, evacuation notices for colonies, deletion of data for secrecy purposes, and much more are all done by Section 1.{{fact}}

[[Image:ONI PC.jpg|thumb|A [[Photographer (character)|civilian contractor]] works with Section Two to make battlefield imagery look less intimidating.]]

The propaganda branch of ONI. They handle communication to and from colonies to reduce the level of rumors and information that would cripple morale.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 98: ''ONI Section Two had done a brilliant job of preserving the fiction that [[Earth]] forces held their own against the [[Covenant]].''</ref> They were responsible for going public with the [[SPARTAN-II program]] to boost morale through the [[UNSC]] ranks. Even after the release of this information to the public, the [[Spartans]] were still viewed as near-mythological figures. Most [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and [[ODST]]s didn't believe they even existed until they saw them for themselves.{{fact}} Section II feared the fact that the discovery of Spartans dying would cripple morale. Due to this, the Spartans are always listed as [[Missing In Action|MIA]] or [[Wounded in Action|WIA]] instead of [[Killed In Action|KIA]] upon death to keep morale up in the UNSC and maintain the belief that Spartans never die.<ref>''Halo First Strike'', page 249</ref>

The top-secret projects division of ONI. They are responsible for the SPARTAN-II project, the [[NOVA Bomb|NOVA project]], and many other "black ops" programs. The secrets possessed by ONI are the key to Earth's continued survival, for the Covenant cannot be beaten with military forces alone. Though a few of Section III's programs are well known and prominent for their success and diverse victories, the Marines and brass of the UNSC treat most with contempt. This is especially true capability of the Spartans, who are generally regarded as "freaks" by the other Humans in the Armed Service of the United Nations Space Command. The Beta-5 Division is the sub-cell of Section III that operates the [[SPARTAN-III]] project. <ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref>The Spartan III project was even kept secret from the vast majority of section 3. This is not particularly rare, as section 3 is a large division with various production cells. We can see this, as some groups were tasked with [[MJOLNIR]] and others with the actual Spartan II program.

Underneath Section III is [[Naval Special Warfare]] (abbreviated NavSpecWar)/Naval Special Weapons (NavSpecWep), the section which coordinates special operations. Section III was also in charge of over looking the [[ORION Project]].{{fact}}

==[[UNSC Prowler Corps]]==

The ONI branch that handles the [[UNSC Prowler|Prowlers]] and their electronic intelligence gathering.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref>

==[[ONI Signal Corps]]==

The Signal Corps is tasked with broadcasting radio signals in order to confuse [[Covenant Fleet]] and troop movements, diverting attention from UNSC Colonies who are evacuating.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050308074743/www.totalvideogames.com/pages/articles/?article_id=7042&page=3 TVG Chats To The ILoveBees Operator]</ref>

==Oni==

ONI is also a reference to and older Bungie game, Oni. This game is fixed upon a plot in the year 2038, in which

Konoko, a female agent of the TCTF (Technology Crimes Task Force) must defeat Muro, the villain bent on poisoning

the atmosphere, killing anybody who does not join him in unleashing the Chrysallis, an organism that enters

the body and, over time, gives the host superhuman strength.

*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Margaret O. Parangosky]]

*[[Rear Admiral]] [[Rich]]

*[[Josh Smith]]

*[[STARS]]

*[[UNSC Prowler]]- Flagship

*{{Class|Chiroptera|Stealth Vessel}} - Retired

*[[ONI Medical Facility]]

*[[HIGHCOM Armory Omega]]

===[[Onyx]]===

*[[Zone 67]]

*[[Camp Currahee]]

===[[Earth]]===

*[[Chawla Base]]<ref>''[[I Love Bees]]''</ref>

*[[B5D]]

*[[ONI Recon 111]]<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]]</ref>

===[[UNSC Special Forces|NavSpecWar]]===

*[[Beta-5 Division]]

*[[Spartan-II]]

*[[Spartan-III|Spartan-III Battalion]]

*The Office of Naval Intelligence is a real life existing organization within the U.S. [[Navy]].

*ONI operatives are referred to as "spooks".

*An [[wikipedia:Oni (folklore)|Oni]] is a demon, devil, ogre or troll in Japanese folklore.

*ONI's motto, "''Semper Vigilans''", is also the motto of the United States Civil Air Patrol Air Force Auxiliary.

==Related Links==

*[[Wikipedia:Office of Naval Intelligence|United States Office of Naval Intelligence on Wikipedia]]

 

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