Halo 4

No, this isn’t a spoiler concerning a Halo 4 game, or even the ground basis for the long expected (and just as long delayed) Halo movie. The image on the left is that of the O.N.I. or rather, the Office of Naval Intelligence. Does the eye look familiar? Classical Free-Masonic art from the Enlightenment. Now the question arises, is there more to this than meets the ‘eye?’ lol Now, the Office of Naval Intelligence is responsible for certain programs such as the Spartan Programs, which are none other genetic engineering experiments with men to create a ’super-soldier.’ Which is, of course, an act condemned by Catholic Teaching. And aside from the Spartan program, the O.N.I. is responsible for Propaganda Services. Who of all people would trust a government which lies to them? Check it out for yourself below:

The Office of Naval Intelligence

The Office of Naval Intelligence is a division of the UNSC Navy that is responsible for UNSC intelligence, including electronic intelligence, naval intelligence, counter-espionage, and propaganda.

Although it is under the jurisdiction of the Navy, ONI appears to report directly to HIGHCOM, and is responsible for intelligence matters that are handled across the UNSC, and are not restricted solely to the Navy.

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 to mainline naval officers, who often refer to ONI personnel as “spooks”. ONI personnel appear to enjoy a significant amount of liberty in their duties, oftentimes violating moral boundaries to achieve their ends or acquisitioning from a large number of UNSC resources.

 

Operations

The Office of Naval Intelligence is often isolated from other UNSC branches, and often carries out its operations in isolation. However, they appear to have a surprisingly large amount of military equipment for an intelligence service, and have a strong fleet presence, possibly because of ONI’s association with the Navy. The Office of Naval Intelligence possesses a destroyer-class prowler starship, the UNSC Point of No Return, which is used as a command vessel and a secure conference location. ONI also maintains the UNSC’s force of Prowler craft, a major source of Covenant deployment intelligence, under the UNSC Prowler Corps. Surprisingly, ONI also operates field intelligence, with units such as ONI Recon 111 liasoning with mainstream UNSC military units.

However, intra-ONI dynamics are often tense with severe competition amongst its own personnel. Personnel are oftentimes heavily scrutinized with commanding officers, and are given notably low chances for error under pressure of demotion or otherwise.

Sections

• Section 0 - The most secretive section of ONI. Almost no one knows exactly what they do, let alone know that it even exists. From the records of an AI named Melissa, it is thought to be ONI Internal Affairs, charged with rooting out and eliminating illegal programs.

• Section 1 - 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.

• Section 2 - The propaganda branch of ONI. They handle communication to and from colonies to reduce the level of rumors and information that would cripple morale. They were responsible for going public with the SPARTAN-II program. 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. Because of the low morale among the colonies, the Spartans are always listed as Missing In Action or Wounded in Action instead of Killed In Action upon death. This gives the illusion that SPARTANs cannot and do not die.

• Section 3 - 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 3’s programs are well known for their success, most are treated with contempt by the Marines and brass of the UNSC, especially the SPARTANs, who are generally regarded as “freaks”. Extreme intra-UNSC security. The Beta-5 Division is the subcell of Section 3 that operates the Spartan-III project.

• UNSC Prowler Corps - The ONI branch that handles the Prowlers and their electronic intelligence gathering.