Office of Naval Intelligence

This article describes about the intelligence branch of the UNSC. For the music, see The Office of Naval Intelligence (song).

Office of Naval Intelligence
Active	Since 2178
Country	Unified Earth Government
Allegiance	UNSC
Branch	UNSC Navy
Type	Intelligence Service
Role	To provide intelligence for Naval forces Acquisition and development of military equipment
Motto	Semper Vigilans (Always Vigilant)
Battles	Insurrection Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE Operation: TREBUCHET Operation: TANGLEWOOD Human-Covenant war Many battles Operation: FIRST STRIKE Blooding Years (covert) First Battle of Requiem Second Battle of Requiem
Commanders	Admiral Margaret Parangosky (Prior to 2558) Admiral Serin Osman (By 2558)

The Office of Naval Intelligence, acronym ONI (pronounced as oʊni), is the intelligence service branch of the UNSC Navy. Its formal name is the UNSC Military Intelligence Division. Admiral Margaret Parangosky was the Commander in Chief of ONI until some point before 2558 at the latest, at which time her protege Serin Osman replaced her as Commander in Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence.

History

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The Office of Naval Intelligence was founded in 2174. One of the earliest projects undertaken by ONI was in 2321. This project, dubbed ORION, was an attempt to increase the effectiveness of Colonial Military Administration soldiers. However this initial run was eventually postponed.

In 2491, the Carver Findings were released and ONI began to use it as their approach to the Insurrectionists.

Duties

It is a division of the UNSC Navy that is responsible for counter-espionage and propaganda. Although it is under the jurisdiction of the Navy, ONI appears to report directly to HIGHCOM. It is responsible for intelligence matters across the UNSC. As such, ONI employs members of other military branches, and even civilians, to complete the Division's shadowy work.

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 by mainstream naval officers. ONI personnel, especially officers, are often referred to as "spooks". Agents appear to enjoy significant latitude in the discharge of their duties, often violating moral boundaries or acquiring vast amounts of UNSC resources to achieve their ends.

The Office of Naval Intelligence often operates independently of other UNSC branches. At times it contravenes the law and UNSC protocol to complete top-secret missions. It appears to have an unusually large amount of military equipment for an intelligence service, and has a strong fleet presence. The Office of Naval Intelligence possesses a destroyer-sized prowler-class starship, UNSC Point of No Return, which is used as a command vessel and a secure conference location. ONI also maintains the UNSC's Prowler fleet, a major source of Covenant deployment intelligence, under the auspices of the UNSC Prowler Corps. ONI also manages field intelligence with units such as ONI Recon 111 liaising with mainstream UNSC military units. ONI also has it's security, however it is under the jurisdiction of Naval Special Warfare.

Branches

Intra-ONI dynamics are often strained with intense competition amongst its own personnel. Agents operate under heavy scrutiny with mistakes often leading to demotion or death.

Known ONI Branches

• ONI Section Zero - Internal Affairs and investigations
• ONI Section One - Military Intelligence
• ONI Section Two - Propaganda and Information
• ONI Section Three - Special Projects branch
• UNSC Prowler Corps
• ONI Signal Corps
• ONI Retrieval and Acquistions

Assets

Units

• ONI Recon 111
• Kilo-Five
• Theta 2

Ships

Other Ship Classes

• STARS
• Calypso-class exfiltration craft (Retired)
• Black Cat-class subprowler
• Chiroptera-class stealth vessel (Retired)
• Stealth Cruiser

Personnel

ADM Margaret Parangosky ADM Serin Osman RDML Ned Rich CAPT Annabelle Richards CAPT Corinthia Hansen CAPT Lucius R. Jiron CAPT Moreland COL James Ackerson Col. Herzog CDR Hadley CDR Orez CDR Jerome G. Ortega LCDR Fhajad-084 LCDR Jack Hopper LCDR Jameson Locke Maj. Akio Watanabe Maj. Standish LT Demos LT Elias Haverson LT Wagner LT Carl Radeen 1st Lt. Richard Lionel Barclay WO Lawson Cpl. Jason Morelli Avi (Section 0) Connor Brien Mat Kowalski Josh Smith John Sullivan (Section II) Codename: COALMINER Codename: JACKBOOT Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS Echo23023 Field Officer 227-112b Field Officer 345-104b Field Officer 345-261b Mike44236 Special Officer 223-212a Unidentified officer (DD-933) Unidentified ONI Interrogator

Facilities

Main article: ONI Facilities

Trivia

• ONI's pre-Halo 3: ODST insignia features the all-seeing eye, a nod to ONI's line of work.
• The ONI insignia can be used as a multiplayer emblem in Halo 3: ODST, Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians.

Gallery

ONI Agents about to abduct Daisy-023 as a child for the SPARTAN-II Program.

Sword Base on Reach.

Alpha Site in New Mombasa.

Dr. Halsey's ONI security badge.

Pre-Halo 3: ODST ONI symbol.

Appearances

Halo 2 Halo 3 Halo Wars Halo 3: ODST Halo: Reach Halo: The Fall of Reach Halo: The Flood Halo: First Strike Halo Graphic Novel Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Halo: Uprising Halo: Contact Harvest Halo: The Cole Protocol Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe Halo Legends Halo: Glasslands Halo: The Thursday War Halo 4 Halo: Mortal Dictata Halo: Escalation