Editing Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence

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[[File:Serin Osman.jpg|200px|thumb|right|CINCONI [[Serin Osman]]]]

The '''Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence''' (or '''CINCONI''') is the leading flag officer of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (ONI) who serves as the command's administrative and operational director.<ref name="HG4">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''Chapter 4''</ref> 

==Background==
While ONI remains a major subordinate command under the [[UNSC Navy]], CINCONI sits on the [[UNSC Security Council|Security Council]] with equal stature and privilege to their parent service's chief, the [[Chief of Naval Operations]].<ref name="HE1">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue 1''</ref> Unlike their colleagues on the council, however, CINCONI's role is inherently operational by nature. CINCONI oversees the day-to-day operations of the command and deploys its assets. Under CINCONI's command exists a microcosm of the UNSC's warfighting capability with its various direct action and covert special operations units, security forces, and warships.

The Office of Naval Intelligence takes full advantage of a level of independence no other major command in the UNSC is given. CINCONI's political charge under the former emergency government of the United Nations Space Command was greatly expanded from the pre-war era, and despite complete transfer to civilian control with the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], their power and influence still remains. The former intelligence gathering agency of the [[Colonial Administration Authority]], the [[Department of Colonial Security]] (DCS), reports directly to the office of CINCONI.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 199''</ref>

CINCONI's office is located in [[Core 5]], a section of [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] on [[Earth]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 43''</ref>

==History==
[[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] served as CINCONI throughout the [[Insurrection]], the Human-Covenant War, and into the post-war era.<ref name="HG4"/> She was eventually succeeded by her protégé, Admiral [[Serin Osman]], a former [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] candidate and field agent, by [[2557]] during the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]].<ref name="HE1"/>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{C|First identified as Commander-in-Chief}}
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''

==Sources==
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