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In 1890, one year after Rodgers' departure from ONI, the office was transferred from the [[Bureau of Navigation (U.S. Navy)|Bureau of Navigation]] to the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]], solidifying its key role in the Navy's growth and development. ONI's emergence as a proper naval [[military intelligence|intelligence]] arm began in earnest with the [[Spanish–American War]] of 1898. Naval operations were critical in the conflict, and ONI was responsible for protecting Navy personnel, providing tactical support, and implementing counter-intelligence measures. Nevertheless, weaknesses in its intelligence gathering were revealed.
In 1890, one year after Rodgers' departure from ONI, the office was transferred from the [[Bureau of Navigation (U.S. Navy)|Bureau of Navigation]] to the [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]], solidifying its key role in the Navy's growth and development. ONI's emergence as a proper naval [[military intelligence|intelligence]] arm began in earnest with the [[Spanish–American War]] of 1898. Naval operations were critical in the conflict, and ONI was responsible for protecting Navy personnel, providing tactical support, and implementing counter-intelligence measures. Nevertheless, weaknesses in its intelligence gathering were revealed.


ONI grew in prominence under President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], a former [[Assistant Secretary of the Navy]] and naval enthusiast. His [[Big Stick Policy|expansionist foreign policy]] — and the central role the U.S. Navy played therein — made maritime intelligence more crucial. The sailing of the "[[Great White Fleet]]" around the world between 1906 and 1907, which included sixteen newly constructed steel [[battleships]], showcased new-found American seapower and validated ONI's efforts. By 1911, the U.S. was constructing [[super-dreadnought]]s at a pace that would eventually become competitive with Britain's [[Royal Navy]].<ref>{{cite book |last=O'Brien |first=Phillips P. |title=British and American Naval Power: Politics and Policy, 1900–1936 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gf1_mPYBwS8C&pg=PP1 |pages=7, 154–156 |year=1998 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-275-95898-5}}</ref>
ONI grew in prominence under President Theodore Roosevelt, a former [[Assistant Secretary of the Navy]] and naval enthusiast. His [[Big Stick Policy|expansionist foreign policy]] — and the central role the U.S. Navy played therein — made maritime intelligence more crucial. The sailing of the "[[Great White Fleet]]" around the world between 1906 and 1907, which included sixteen newly constructed steel [[battleships]], showcased new-found American seapower and validated ONI's efforts. By 1911, the U.S. was constructing [[super-dreadnought]]s at a pace that would eventually become competitive with Britain's [[Royal Navy]].<ref>{{cite book |last=O'Brien |first=Phillips P. |title=British and American Naval Power: Politics and Policy, 1900–1936 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gf1_mPYBwS8C&pg=PP1 |pages=7, 154–156 |year=1998 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-275-95898-5}}</ref>


American entry into the [[First World War]] in 1917 marked a turning point in the office's history. President [[Woodrow Wilson]] was an exponent of the importance of a strong navy to U.S. defense.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/famous-navy-quotes.html |title=Famous Navy Quotes: Who Said Them&nbsp;... and When |publisher=[[Naval History & Heritage Command]] |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727135050/https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/famous-navy-quotes.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Under his administration, Congress authorized ONI's first major increase in personnel and funding, and expanded its role to include domestic security operations — namely the protection of U.S. ports, harbors, and maritime facilities from enemy infiltration and sabotage. ONI's mandate often entailed partnering with the departments of State, War, Justice, Commerce, and Labor. Due to the increasingly sensitive nature of its work, ONI also began to censor radio and mail communications, which further marked its development as a major intelligence office.
American entry into the [[First World War]] in 1917 marked a turning point in the office's history. President [[Woodrow Wilson]] was an exponent of the importance of a strong navy to U.S. defense.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/famous-navy-quotes.html |title=Famous Navy Quotes: Who Said Them&nbsp;... and When |publisher=[[Naval History & Heritage Command]] |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-date=27 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727135050/https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/famous-navy-quotes.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Under his administration, Congress authorized ONI's first major increase in personnel and funding, and expanded its role to include domestic security operations — namely the protection of U.S. ports, harbors, and maritime facilities from enemy infiltration and sabotage. ONI's mandate often entailed partnering with the departments of State, War, Justice, Commerce, and Labor. Due to the increasingly sensitive nature of its work, ONI also began to censor radio and mail communications, which further marked its development as a major intelligence office.
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According to its official website, ONI's organizational structure is specifically designed to "strengthen the Navy's conventional and irregular war fighting capacities, and to expand our foresight into new technologies, future platforms, weapons, sensors, [[Command and control#Derivative terms|C4ISR]] and cyber capabilities".<ref>{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.oni.navy.mil/This-is-ONI/Who-We-Are/Office-of-Naval-Intelligence|website=Office of Naval Intelligence|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>
According to its official website, ONI's organizational structure is specifically designed to "strengthen the Navy's conventional and irregular war fighting capacities, and to expand our foresight into new technologies, future platforms, weapons, sensors, [[Command and control#Derivative terms|C4ISR]] and cyber capabilities".<ref>{{cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.oni.navy.mil/This-is-ONI/Who-We-Are/Office-of-Naval-Intelligence|website=Office of Naval Intelligence|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>


ONI is based in the National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC), located on the grounds of the Suitland Federal Center in Suitland, Maryland. It is collocated with its five specialized subcommands, known as "Centers of Excellence" – the Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center, Farragut Technical Analysis Center, Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, the Hopper Information Services Center, and the Brooks Center for Maritime Engagement. Since 2009, the facility has been designed to facilitate 24-hour-a-day coordination, collaboration, and analysis of maritime intelligence among ONI's subcommands, as well as its counterparts in the Marine Corps and Coast Guard. This integration is intended to offer both comprehensive and rapid intelligence to a broad range of stakeholders.
ONI is based in the [[National Maritime Intelligence Center]] (NMIC), located on the grounds of the Suitland Federal Center in Suitland, Maryland. It is collocated with its five specialized subcommands, known as "Centers of Excellence" – the Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center, Farragut Technical Analysis Center, Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center, the Hopper Information Services Center, and the Brooks Center for Maritime Engagement. Since 2009, the facility has been designed to facilitate 24-hour-a-day coordination, collaboration, and analysis of maritime intelligence among ONI's subcommands, as well as its counterparts in the Marine Corps and Coast Guard. This integration is intended to offer both comprehensive and rapid intelligence to a broad range of stakeholders.


ONI is led by a commander, formally known as the Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence (COMONI), who also serves as Director of the [[National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office]] (NMIIO), the national intelligence community center for maritime issues under ODNI. The COMONI's functions including fulfilling the national maritime intelligence duties required by the Navy, Department of Defense (DoD), and wider intelligence community.
ONI is led by a commander, formally known as the Commander, Office of Naval Intelligence (COMONI), who also serves as Director of the [[National Maritime Intelligence-Integration Office]] (NMIIO), the national intelligence community center for maritime issues under ODNI. The COMONI's functions including fulfilling the national maritime intelligence duties required by the Navy, Department of Defense (DoD), and wider intelligence community.
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===Farragut Technical Analysis Center===
===Farragut Technical Analysis Center===
 
{{Main|Farragut Technical Analysis Center}}
Named for Admiral [[David Farragut]], the Farragut Technical Analysis Center is the U.S. Navy's Center of Excellence for strategic scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) analysis of foreign technologies, sensors, weapons, platforms, combat systems, C4ISR, and cyber capabilities.  In addition to its all-source capabilities, the Farragut Center conducts ONI's foreign materiel exploitation, signal intelligence analysis, modeling and simulation, and is home to the National Maritime Acoustic Intelligence Laboratory.
Named for Admiral [[David Farragut]], the Farragut Technical Analysis Center is the U.S. Navy's Center of Excellence for strategic scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) analysis of foreign technologies, sensors, weapons, platforms, combat systems, C4ISR, and cyber capabilities.  In addition to its all-source capabilities, the Farragut Center conducts ONI's foreign materiel exploitation, signal intelligence analysis, modeling and simulation, and is home to the National Maritime Acoustic Intelligence Laboratory.


===Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center===
===Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center===
{{Main|Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center}}
Named for President John F. Kennedy, the Kennedy Center provides support to Navy Special Warfare and Navy Expeditionary Combat Command forces by providing intelligence on potential threats posed by [[asymmetrical warfare]]. Analysts are often called upon to perform other tasks and duties within this specialized area.
Named for President John F. Kennedy, the Kennedy Center provides support to Navy Special Warfare and Navy Expeditionary Combat Command forces by providing intelligence on potential threats posed by [[asymmetrical warfare]]. Analysts are often called upon to perform other tasks and duties within this specialized area.


===Hopper Information Services Center===
===Hopper Information Services Center===
{{Main|Hopper Information Services Center}}
Named for Rear Admiral [[Grace Hopper]], the Hopper Center provides information services that support global maritime and intelligence operations. Its staff consists of more than 850 information technology specialists based in 42 locations in 11 countries. The center also assists in the integration, testing, fielding, and maintenance of advanced technologies utilized by ONI and its centers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oni.navy.mil/commands/Hopper.html|title=Office of Naval Intelligence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023020914/http://www.oni.navy.mil/commands/Hopper.html|archive-date=23 October 2015|access-date=10 February 2015}}</ref>
Named for Rear Admiral [[Grace Hopper]], the Hopper Center provides information services that support global maritime and intelligence operations. Its staff consists of more than 850 information technology specialists based in 42 locations in 11 countries. The center also assists in the integration, testing, fielding, and maintenance of advanced technologies utilized by ONI and its centers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oni.navy.mil/commands/Hopper.html|title=Office of Naval Intelligence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023020914/http://www.oni.navy.mil/commands/Hopper.html|archive-date=23 October 2015|access-date=10 February 2015}}</ref>


===Brooks Center for Maritime Engagement===
===Brooks Center for Maritime Engagement===
{{Main|Brooks Center for Maritime Engagement}}
Named for Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks, a former director of Naval Intelligence, the Brooks Center was established on 13 July 2016.{{cn|date=April 2021}}
Named for Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks, a former director of Naval Intelligence, the Brooks Center was established on 13 July 2016.{{cn|date=April 2021}}


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