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{{Quote|no=two|Emile-A239|Kat-B320|q1=Kat, you read his file?|q2=Only the parts that weren't covered in black ink.|[[Kat-B320]] remarks on ONIs censorship of [[SPARTAN-B312]]'s file.<ref>[[Halo Reach]] [[Noble Actual]] "I've seen your file. Even the parts the ONI censors didn't want me to", [[Carter-A259]]</ref>}} | {{Quote|no=two|Emile-A239|Kat-B320|q1=Kat, you read his file?|q2=Only the parts that weren't covered in black ink.|[[Kat-B320]] remarks on ONIs censorship of [[SPARTAN-B312]]'s file.<ref>[[Halo Reach]] [[Noble Actual]] "I've seen your file. Even the parts the ONI censors didn't want me to", [[Carter-A259]]</ref>}} | ||
The '''Office of Naval Intelligence''' ('''ONI''', commonly pronounced phonetically as [[Wikipedia:Help:IPA for English|/oʊni/]]) is the intelligence service of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Overtly, the agency is merely the information gathering and analysis division of the [[UNSC Naval Command]]. In reality, the operations of the Office of Naval Intelligence are far broader than simple intelligence gathering.<ref name="enc67">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 67 (2011 edition)</ref> | The '''Office of Naval Intelligence''' ('''ONI''', commonly pronounced phonetically as [[Wikipedia:Help:IPA for English|/oʊni/]]) is the intelligence service of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Overtly, the agency is merely the information gathering and analysis division of the [[UNSC Naval Command]]. In reality, the operations of the Office of Naval Intelligence are far broader than simple intelligence gathering.<ref name="enc67">''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', p. 67 (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
ONI has become known for their preeminent role in the acquisition and leveraging of military intelligence. The agency is widely known for using subterfuge, deception, and manipulation in defense of [[human]]ity in order to accomplish its goals. Additionally, the Office of Naval Intelligence employs numerous special projects, such as the [[SPARTAN programs]], [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Project: MJOLNIR]], and the investigation of [[Forerunner]] sites—the most notable of which is [[Trevelyan]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ONI has become known for their preeminent role in the acquisition and leveraging of military intelligence. The agency is widely known for using subterfuge, deception, and manipulation in defense of [[human]]ity in order to accomplish its goals. Additionally, the Office of Naval Intelligence employs numerous special projects, such as the [[SPARTAN programs]], [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|Project: MJOLNIR]], and the investigation of [[Forerunner]] sites—the most notable of which is [[Trevelyan]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
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===Pre-Covenant war=== | ===Pre-Covenant war=== | ||
In [[2491]], the [[Carver Findings]] were released and ONI began to use it as their approach to the [[Insurrectionist]]s.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 44</ref> | In [[2491]], the [[Carver Findings]] were released and ONI began to use it as their approach to the [[Insurrectionist]]s.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', p. 44</ref> | ||
In [[2517]], candidates for the new [[SPARTAN-II program|Generation II ORION Project]] were kidnapped and brought to [[Reach]] for training.{{Ref/Reuse|tforunknown}} | In [[2517]], candidates for the new [[SPARTAN-II program|Generation II ORION Project]] were kidnapped and brought to [[Reach]] for training.{{Ref/Reuse|tforunknown}} | ||
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As it is responsible for intelligence matters across the UNSC, ONI employs members of other military branches, and even [[civilian]]s, to complete the division's shadowy work. Many of its functions and subdivisions, like the [[Beta-5 Division]] and the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] programs, are enigmatic, and its personnel are regarded as mysteries by mainstream naval officers.<ref name="tfor18">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 18 (2001)</ref> | As it is responsible for intelligence matters across the UNSC, ONI employs members of other military branches, and even [[civilian]]s, to complete the division's shadowy work. Many of its functions and subdivisions, like the [[Beta-5 Division]] and the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] programs, are enigmatic, and its personnel are regarded as mysteries by mainstream naval officers.<ref name="tfor18">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 18 (2001)</ref> | ||
ONI is technically subordinate to the [[UNSC Naval Command]]. In practice, however, ONI's activities extend far beyond intelligence gathering, and often receives mandates and directives from [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]] itself.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''</ref> It is also not unheard of for ONI to operate without HIGHCOM's knowledge or official authorization, as was the case with [[Kilo-Five]]'s mission; indeed, CINCONI is often considered to hold significant power within the UNSC<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 44</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|mdic199}} and even the [[Unified Earth Government]] as a whole.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} All other competing intelligence services have been snuffed out long ago to ensure ONI's supremacy; according to the ONI AI [[Black-Box]], ''"...there are no rival agencies. We castrated them all. Left them cowering in our shadow"''.<ref>''Halo: Glasslands'', Chapter 17</ref> | ONI is technically subordinate to the [[UNSC Naval Command]]. In practice, however, ONI's activities extend far beyond intelligence gathering, and often receives mandates and directives from [[UNSC High Command|HIGHCOM]] itself.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]''</ref> It is also not unheard of for ONI to operate without HIGHCOM's knowledge or official authorization, as was the case with [[Kilo-Five]]'s mission; indeed, CINCONI is often considered to hold significant power within the UNSC<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 44</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|mdic199}} and even the [[Unified Earth Government]] as a whole.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} All other competing intelligence services have been snuffed out long ago to ensure ONI's supremacy; according to the ONI AI [[Black-Box]], ''"...there are no rival agencies. We castrated them all. Left them cowering in our shadow"''.<ref>''Halo: Glasslands'', Chapter 17</ref> | ||
ONI has an unusually large amount of military equipment for an intelligence service, and has a strong [[UNSC fleet|fleet]] presence. For example, ONI maintains joint control of the Navy's postwar [[flagship]], {{UNSCShip|Infinity}},<ref>''Halo: The Thursday War'', p. 46</ref> and holds considerable sway over her crew.{{Ref/Reuse|Expendable}} ONI also maintains the UNSC's [[prowler]] fleet, a major source of [[Covenant]] deployment intelligence, under the auspices of the [[UNSC Prowler Corps]]. The Office of Naval Intelligence possesses a stealth cruiser, {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}}, which is used as a command vessel and a secure conference location. ONI also manages field intelligence with units such as [[ONI Recon 111]] liaising with mainstream UNSC military units.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Tsavo Highway]]</ref> | ONI has an unusually large amount of military equipment for an intelligence service, and has a strong [[UNSC fleet|fleet]] presence. For example, ONI maintains joint control of the Navy's postwar [[flagship]], {{UNSCShip|Infinity}},<ref>''Halo: The Thursday War'', p. 46</ref> and holds considerable sway over her crew.{{Ref/Reuse|Expendable}} ONI also maintains the UNSC's [[prowler]] fleet, a major source of [[Covenant]] deployment intelligence, under the auspices of the [[UNSC Prowler Corps]]. The Office of Naval Intelligence possesses a stealth cruiser, {{UNSCShip|Point of No Return}}, which is used as a command vessel and a secure conference location. ONI also manages field intelligence with units such as [[ONI Recon 111]] liaising with mainstream UNSC military units.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Tsavo Highway]]</ref> | ||
ONI exerts virtually complete control over the flow of information across the territories under UEG control. Over the course of humanity's [[human colonies|colonial era]], a number of scattered alien artifacts built by a long-vanished civilization later to be known as the [[Forerunner]]s were discovered. ONI secretly concealed all of these findings and maintained a monopoly on [[xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeological]] research into them;<ref name="enc43">''Halo Encyclopedia'', p. 43</ref> any civilian scientists studying the artifacts would be drafted by ONI.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', "[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]"</ref> In order to prevent information from leaking to the public, ONI is capable of initiating system-wide data purges which erase all information on a given subject. A noted example of this is [[Onyx]], originally surveyed as an ideal world for human settlement but erased from all UEG databases by ONI due to the alien technology discovered there.<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 124</ref> | ONI exerts virtually complete control over the flow of information across the territories under UEG control. Over the course of humanity's [[human colonies|colonial era]], a number of scattered alien artifacts built by a long-vanished civilization later to be known as the [[Forerunner]]s were discovered. ONI secretly concealed all of these findings and maintained a monopoly on [[xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeological]] research into them;<ref name="enc43">''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', p. 43</ref> any civilian scientists studying the artifacts would be drafted by ONI.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', "[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]"</ref> In order to prevent information from leaking to the public, ONI is capable of initiating system-wide data purges which erase all information on a given subject. A noted example of this is [[Onyx]], originally surveyed as an ideal world for human settlement but erased from all UEG databases by ONI due to the alien technology discovered there.<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 124</ref> | ||
==Divisions== | ==Divisions== | ||