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{{Quote|no=two|q1=I know better than to trust you.|Macer|q2=We wouldn't be doing our job if people trusted us.|Locke|[[Jameson Locke]] and [[Talitha Macer]] discuss the nature of ONI.}}<ref name="nightfall2">''Halo: Nightfall'', Chapter 2</ref> | {{Quote|no=two|q1=I know better than to trust you.|Macer|q2=We wouldn't be doing our job if people trusted us.|Locke|[[Jameson Locke]] and [[Talitha Macer]] discuss the nature of ONI.}}<ref name="nightfall2">''Halo: Nightfall'', Chapter 2</ref> | ||
[[File:Nightfall - Hundley and Gaines.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Two ONI agents, LTJG [[Mason Hundley]] and LT [[Jordan Gaines]], on their mission in [[Sedra City]].]] | [[File:Nightfall - Hundley and Gaines.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Two ONI agents, LTJG [[Mason Hundley]] and LT [[Jordan Gaines]], on their mission in [[Sedra City]].]] | ||
The Office of Naval Intelligence is responsible for UNSC [[Wikipedia:signals intelligence|signals intelligence]] (SIGINT), [[Wikipedia:Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)|human intelligence]] (HUMINT), counter-espionage, [[propaganda]], and top-secret research and development programs. The agency mostly operates independently of other UNSC branches, and at times it contravenes the law and UNSC protocol to complete top-secret missions. ONI's [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] (CINCONI), is [[Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]], successor and protegé to [[Margaret Parangosky]].{{Ref/Reuse|Expendable}} | The Office of Naval Intelligence is responsible for UNSC [[Wikipedia:signals intelligence|signals intelligence]] (SIGINT), [[Wikipedia:Human intelligence (intelligence gathering)|human intelligence]] (HUMINT), [[Wikipedia:Counterintelligence|counter-espionage]], [[propaganda]], and top-secret research and development programs. The agency mostly operates independently of other UNSC branches, and at times it contravenes the law and UNSC protocol to complete top-secret missions. ONI's [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|Commander-in-Chief]] (CINCONI), is [[Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]], successor and protegé to [[Margaret Parangosky]].{{Ref/Reuse|Expendable}} | ||
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> | ||
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;[[Strategic Response Unit]]: | ;[[Strategic Response Unit]]: | ||
:A major decision-making body of three key individuals within ONI, conferring during major crises such as [[First Battle of Harvest|the onset]] of the [[Covenant War]].<ref name="genesis">''Halo Wars: Genesis''</ref> | :A major decision-making body of three key individuals within ONI, conferring during major crises such as [[First Battle of Harvest|the onset]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="genesis">''Halo Wars: Genesis''</ref> | ||
;[[ONI Signal Corps|Signal Corps]]: | ;[[ONI Signal Corps|Signal Corps]]: | ||
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;[[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department|REAP-X]] and [[Xeno-Materials Exploitation Group|XEG]]: | ;[[Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department|REAP-X]] and [[Xeno-Materials Exploitation Group|XEG]]: | ||
:The Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department is tasked with developing advanced technologies from alien sources, both [[Covenant]] and [[Forerunner]].<ref name="Special Report">[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8efbd7b88156ac5f6faed8b69&id=4fdccf0da5&e=7be5970a3b ''Mega Bloks'', Special Report: ONI REAP-X]</ref> They receive unlimited funding and resources and are unknown outside the Office of Naval Intelligence.{{Ref/Reuse|Special Report}} The department was formed from many smaller groups created during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Like the Materials Group, it helped disseminate new weapons and shield technologies to UNSC forces as the war neared its end by way of firms such as [[Misriah Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|Special Report}} Their activities include weapon development, technology research and analysis, reapplication of alien technology, vehicle development, and research into [[hard light]] technology.{{Ref/Reuse|Special Report}} The REAP-X department's greatest breakthrough was the discovery of a working Forerunner [[slipspace drive]] used to complete the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, the post-war flagship of the UNSC Navy. The department utilizes many variants of standard military vehicles modified for special missions.{{Ref/Reuse|Special Report}} | :The Reverse Engineering and Prototyping–Xenotechnology department is tasked with developing advanced technologies from alien sources, both [[Covenant]] and [[Forerunner]].<ref name="Special Report">[http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8efbd7b88156ac5f6faed8b69&id=4fdccf0da5&e=7be5970a3b ''Mega Bloks'', Special Report: ONI REAP-X]</ref> They receive unlimited funding and resources and are unknown outside the Office of Naval Intelligence.{{Ref/Reuse|Special Report}} The department was formed from many smaller groups created during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Like the Materials Group, it helped disseminate new weapons and shield technologies to UNSC forces as the war neared its end by way of firms such as [[Misriah Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|Special Report}} Their activities include weapon development, technology research and analysis, reapplication of alien technology, vehicle development, and research into [[hard light]] technology.{{Ref/Reuse|Special Report}} The REAP-X department's greatest breakthrough was the discovery of a working Forerunner [[slipspace drive]] used to complete the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, the post-war flagship of the UNSC Navy. The department utilizes many variants of standard military vehicles modified for special missions.{{Ref/Reuse|Special Report}} | ||
;[[Physical and Technical Security Office]] | |||
:Charged with the security of UNSC military bases and information depots.{{Ref/Game|Id=HI1|HI|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Security - Helmet Description|Quote=Defending information depots and military sites remains a critical task for Spartans detached for assignment with ONI's Physical and Technical Security Office.}} | |||
;[[ONI Security]]: | ;[[ONI Security]]: | ||
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;Unknown location | ;Unknown location | ||
*[[ONI Ilex Facility|Ilex Facility]] | |||
*[[Midnight Facility]] | *[[Midnight Facility]] | ||
*''[[Argent Moon]]'' {{C|destroyed}} | *''[[Argent Moon]]'' {{C|destroyed}} | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of ONI personnel}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of ONI personnel}} | ||
*In reality, the [[Wikipedia:Office of Naval Intelligence|Office of Naval Intelligence]] is an agency of the United States Navy that was established in 1882. | *In reality, the [[Wikipedia:Office of Naval Intelligence|Office of Naval Intelligence]] is an agency of the United States Navy that was established in 1882. There is also an Australian intelligence agency known as the [[Wikipedia:Office of National Intelligence|Office of National Intelligence]] that was established in 2018 and shares the same acronym. | ||
*ONI's motto, "''Semper Vigilans''",{{Ref/Reuse|fs49}} is also the motto of the United States [[wikipedia:Civil Air Patrol|Civil Air Patrol]]. The phrase is Latin for "Always vigilant." | *ONI's motto, "''Semper Vigilans''",{{Ref/Reuse|fs49}} is also the motto of the United States [[wikipedia:Civil Air Patrol|Civil Air Patrol]]. The phrase is Latin for "Always vigilant." | ||
*''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' refers to ONI as the UNSC Military Intelligence Division.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 19</ref> This name has never been mentioned in subsequent media, though the reference remains in the 2010 re-release of the book. Presumably, this is a production mistake rather than an alternate in-universe name; ONI had not yet been firmly integrated within canon so the Military Intelligence Division may have been a real-world working title for the group. | *''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' refers to ONI as the UNSC Military Intelligence Division.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 19</ref> This name has never been mentioned in subsequent media, though the reference remains in the 2010 re-release of the book. Presumably, this is a production mistake rather than an alternate in-universe name; ONI had not yet been firmly integrated within canon so the Military Intelligence Division may have been a real-world working title for the group. | ||
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File:Halo Reach - Sword Base 01.jpg|[[SWORD Base]] on Reach | File:Halo Reach - Sword Base 01.jpg|[[SWORD Base]] on Reach | ||
File:The Olympic Tower 2.jpg|[[Olympic Tower]], ONI's Reach headquarters | File:The Olympic Tower 2.jpg|[[Olympic Tower]], ONI's Reach headquarters | ||
File:H2A Terminals ONIHall.jpg|A hallway within an ONI facility | |||
File:H2A Terminals - ONICouncil.jpg|[[Frederic-104]] and [[Linda-058]] before an ONI council | File:H2A Terminals - ONICouncil.jpg|[[Frederic-104]] and [[Linda-058]] before an ONI council | ||
File:HtT MC-photo modifications-required.jpg|Benjamin Giraud's photo being altered by ONI Section II | File:HtT MC-photo modifications-required.jpg|Benjamin Giraud's photo being altered by ONI Section II | ||
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*''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]'' | *''[[Halo Infinite: Memory Agent]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||