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

The '''Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence''' ('''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>  

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 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 [[United Nations Space Command]]'s former emergency government 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]], reports directly to the office of CINCONI.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 199''</ref>

[[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] served as CINCONI throughout the [[Insurrection]], the Human-Covenant War, and into the post-war era.<ref name="HG4"/> By [[2557]] she had been succeeded by her protégé, Admiral [[Serin Osman]], a former [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] candidate and field agent.<ref name="HE1"/>