Office of Naval Intelligence (Subtank)

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The Office of Naval Intelligence, often abbreviated as ONI (pronounced as /oʊni/), is the intelligence service of the UNSC Navy. It is also formally known as UNSC Military Intelligence Division.^[1] The Office of Naval Intelligence was established to "seek out and report" on the advancements in interplanetary systems, mostly in the outer colonies.

Contents 1 Divisions 1.1 Section Zero 1.2 Section One 1.3 Section Two 1.4 Section Three 2 Sources

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[edit] Section Zero

Section Zero was an autonomous command of the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence.

The most secretive section of ONI, almost no one knows that it even exists actually, let alone exactly what they do in the supposed high chain of command. From the records of an AI named Melissa, it is thought to be ONI Internal Affairs, charged with rooting out and eliminating illegal programs.^[2] This section has gained notoriety as the section that has sealed SPARTAN-I Program files, including Avery Johnson's.

[edit] Section One

The main intelligence-gathering section, and the foremost provider of electronic intelligence for the UNSC. Covenant ship movements and force deployment, evacuation notices for colonies, deletion of data for secrecy purposes, and much more are all done by Section 1.

[edit] Section Two

The propaganda branch of ONI. They handle communication to and from colonies to reduce the level of rumours and information that would cripple morale.^[3] They were responsible for going public with the SPARTAN-II program to boost morale through the UNSC ranks. Even after the release of this information to the public, the Spartans were still viewed as near-mythological figures. Most Marines and ODSTs didn't believe they even existed until they saw them for themselves. Section II feared the fact that the discovery of Spartans dying would cripple morale. Due to this, the Spartans are always listed as MIA or WIA instead of KIA upon death to keep morale up in the UNSC and maintain the belief that Spartans never die.

[edit] Section Three

The top-secret projects division of ONI. They are responsible for the SPARTAN-II project, the NOVA project, and many other "black op" programs. The secrets possessed by ONI are the key to Earth's continued survival, for the Covenant cannot be beaten with military forces alone. Though a few of Section III's programs are well known and prominent for their success and diverse victories, the Marines and brass of the UNSC treat most with contempt. This is especially true capability of the Spartans, who are generally regarded as "freaks" by the other Humans in the Armed Service of the United Nations Space Command. The Beta-5 Division is the sub-cell of Section III that operates the SPARTAN-III project. ^[4][5] They do have stealthy ships in their arsenal.

Underneath Section III is Naval Special Warfare/Naval Special Weapons, the section which coordinates special operations. Section III was also in charge of over looking the ORION Project.

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach
2. ↑ I Love Bees
3. ↑ Halo: First Strike, page 98: ONI Section Two had done a brilliant job of preserving the fiction that Earth forces held their own against the Covenant.
4. ↑ Halo: First Strike
5. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx