Bravo-9 Division

The Bravo-9 Division, also known as the Division of Naval Special Warfare Military Intelligence - Sector One, is an intelligence division under the Office of Naval Intelligence's Section One assigned to FLEETCOM Sector One. The Division is known for collecting military-focused intelligence for special operation forces assigned to Sector One. Missions include Special Reconnaissance, Covert, and Clandestine Intelligence Gathering to enable Naval Special Warfare Command SOF forces deployed. The Division holds several nicknames and callsigns, but most notably known as the assigned name, Bravo-9 Division. The insignia of the division is a "Silver Trident".

Mission
Bravo-9 Division is assigned to Sector One to gather intelligence, information, and assist in conducting operations alongside the UNSC Special Operation Forces. The division is capable of embedding intelligence and operation teams to assist on-the-ground SOF units with both tasks. Also known for conducting their operations, the division has its special operations force to enable the personnel inside of the command to conduct missions in-house.
 * Special Reconnaissance
 * Information Operations
 * Counter-Terrorism
 * Counter-Insurgency
 * Counter-Intelligence
 * Cyberwarfare Operations
 * Operational Preparation of Battlefield
 * Espionage
 * Direct Action

Organization
The Division Commander is a Rear Admiral, a two-star flag officer rank that oversees all operations and activity within the division. The commander reports directly to the Section Chief and can to the Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence if required. The Bravo-9 Division is broken up into seven distinct groups that are led by a Captain, specializing in maritime, ground, air, and space. The other two include cyber warfare, psychological, and special operations group. The division holds its training center but shares military reservations and facilities with other UNSC units to help cross-train UNSC Armed Forces special operation soldiers. Subordinate commands such as Research and Development alongside the Tactic Development and Evaluation Unit perform tasks to assist the groups in performing to the best of their abilities.
 * Maritime Group
 * Ground Group
 * Air Group
 * Space Group
 * Cyber Warfare Group
 * Psychological Group
 * Special Operations Group
 * Bravo-9 Training Center
 * Research and Development Unit
 * Tactic Development and Evaluation Unit

Activation and Buildup
In 2360 on Luna, Section One for the Office of Naval Intelligence established the Bravo-9 Group of the Bravo-7 Division to focus on colonies being established in the Epsilon Eridani system. The Group became known as the Office of Epsilon Eridani Intelligence which ranged from environmental intelligence gathering, studying the crew of the civilians leaving for the system, and embedding an intelligence unit into the fleet. Throughout the next two years, the Bravo-9 Group grew and broke off from the Bravo-7 Division to create their division by 2363. Recruiting officers and enlisted personnel from other divisions within Section One, the division continued to increase their focus around the Epsilon Eridani system along with building a database of each traveler and their history.

During 2364, a liaison who traveled to Mars learned about a UNSC Marine Corps Orbital Drop Shock Troops Division known as the 105th Shock Troops Division, looking to set up in the Epsilon Eridani system. The division made friends within the command and worked together to push out into the colonies. Till 2366, Bravo-9 staff worked connections through the UEG Senate, UNSC HIGHCOM, and CMA to push the activation of the division while working to build their base on Reach. For the next four years, the Bravo-9 Division prepared to launch along with Task Force Voyager to settle on Reach and become one of the first ONI units stationed on a distant colony. In 2370, the majority of the staff and operatives deployed with the Task Force.

Task Force Voyager
Arriving at Reach in 2370, Bravo-9 began building SWORD Base as their new home. Before the construction, ONI Environmental Reconnaissance Teams scouted the area and marked it off for no one to trespass on. Along with SWORD Base, came a housing complex and a series of other facilities for the division to be up and running. By 2371, SWORD Base was functional for the division to begin their work and construction continued till 2373. Bravo-9 went to work on gathering intelligence on Reach, Tribute, and Circumstance, giving them valuable information without having to wait months for a ship.

Taking the unofficial name as the Division of Naval Intelligence - Epsilon Eridani System, ONI spent time mapping out the star system and locating possible areas for the UNSC Navy to construct shipping yards to house military vessels. Due to the small size of the population, the Division experimented with intelligence-gathering techniques throughout the 70s to improve their ability to detect, deceive, and dismantle enemy forces.

Bravo-9 helped build up the Department of Colonial Security around the Epsilon Eridani System by sharing information and tactics. While the DCS began focusing more on the population, Bravo-9 continued to put together a report about the possibility of the UNSC Navy making Reach a UNSC Fortress in the Inner Colonies. In 2386, the report had reached UNSC High Command and was approved for the UNSC Navy to begin establishing more bases around Reach. Known as Operation: EPSILON ERIDANI MIGRATION, the UNSC began working on moving more military units towards the Epsilon Eridani system while the Bravo-9 Division highlighted key areas for the UNSC Navy to establish themselves.

Epsilon Eridani Conflicts
In the lead up to the Epsilon Eridani Conflicts, Bravo-9 was conducting Strategical Intelligence and putting together responses for the UNSC Navy in response to the environmentalist movements across the system. The division's command staff met with HIGHCOM two months prior to the conflicts and requested more support. Failing to receive support from HIGHCOM, Bravo-9 embedded intelligence fusion teams of targeting officers and analysts with the DCS to track and monitor high-value targets. Also, the unit was placed under the command of SPECWARCOM and not NAVSPECWAR, causing them many issues in the years to come. By 2394, Bravo-9 was assigned to conduct intelligence for Reach alongside the UNSC Army, Aerospace Force, and Marine Corps. Frustrations between the military intelligence units grew with an overlap of missions, assigned regions, and a lack of cooperation between the units. In 2395, Bravo-9 and the 95th Marine Corps Intelligence Brigade to create a joint project where the two units shared intelligence.

Bravo-9 placed HUMINT, SIGINT, Cyber Warfare, and Target Analysis personnel to support Expeditionary Targeting Forces deploying across Reach. The units from Bravo-9 worked alongside special reconnaissance, field intelligence, and interrogator teams to produce reliable and actionable targets for UNSC military units to hit. The joint project worked on ironing out the details of the essential hostile leaders to capture and the network of terrorists. Bravo-9 was assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Reach to oversee space and high-orbital intelligence, forcing them to satellite intelligence. Despite the setback, Bravo-9 battled against an Aerospace Force intelligence wing to conduct satellite intelligence for the UNSC Navy fleet. Producing tactical intelligence for the Navy, Bravo-9 succeeded in creating a targeting profile to hunt down ships carrying terrorists and deploying Space Assault teams to capture the targets aboard. By 2398, the division was battling against other Section One divisions in the area for missions and caused them to be reassigned.

The division returned to helping the DCS and supporting intelligence operations with the CMA along with conducting satellite intelligence around the Babd Catha Ice Shelf. For the next four years, Bravo-9 struggled to get targets and missions while other units were hunting elsewhere on the planet. Meeting with the NAVSPECWAR officer in charge of Reach, Bravo-9 was able to get out of the SPECWARCOM mission and conduct NAVSPECWAR backed operations. They embedded Intelligence and Target Acquisition teams made up of intelligence and scout snipers from the Marine Corps to track down targets for NAVSPECWAR. From there, they enabled orbital strikes, airstrikes, and high-value target apprehension for the Navy. Bravo-9 also formed relationships within Section Two to conduct better psychological operations and launched propaganda missions against the enemy. Once with NAVSPECWAR, Bravo-9 took off by conducting strategical and operational intelligence to deny the enemy from making more moves. Their efforts ultimately led to two of the three major leaders on Reach being captured.

In the wake of the Epsilon Eridani Treaty in 2307, Bravo-9 had made enemies with the staff at SPECWARCOM but also made friends within NAVSPECWAR. The division was frustrated with HIGHCOM's decision to assign them to the wrong command. Regardless, the Bravo-9 Division was recognized for its efforts to adapt and excel through their mishandling to come out as an excellent military intelligence unit. As a result, Bravo-9 began working exclusively for NAVSPECWAR and served as their premier intelligence-gathering unit after displaying their capabilities to the UNSC Navy. In a conference, the chief of Section One realized the overlap of intelligence missions within ONI and offered Bravo-9 to conduct a commission report to figure out what they needed. Working alongside NAVSPECWAR and creating Analysis teams, Bravo-9 conducted its first commission report to figure out what they needed to support NAVSPECWAR missions.

Inner Colony Wars - Yakovna Report
Following the end of the Inner Colony Wars, the Office of Naval Intelligence, Section One launched a comprehensive review on how the colonial divisions responded to the conflicts in Epsilon Eridani. Out of all of the division, Bravo-9 received high praise for their work. However, Rear Admiral Alisa Yakovna submitted a report for the entire Division to be reworked. Her goal was to create a Naval Special Warfare Intelligence Division to support missions in Sector One. Several other divisions in the Epsilon Eridani were conducting the same naval intelligence-gathering missions as Bravo-9, which led to competition among the commands. Bravo-9 received the most attention due to their hands-on work with the 105th Shock Troops Division and 174th Ranger Division. With the establishment of Unified Special Warfare Command, Sector One, the Rear Admiral realized the command needed a dedicated naval intelligence unit to support special operations. In 2411, the division was reassigned as a naval special warfare intelligence division and became known as the Division of Naval Special Warfare Military Intelligence - Sector One.

In the wake of the rebranding, the division reworked their groups to include Maritime, Ground, Space, Air, and Cyberwarfare. ONI officers and enlisted personnel attended ODST and Ranger Training Programs to build a level of trust and friendship between the units. The command also worked on developing new technologies to identify, track, and engage enemy targets after conducting reviews of their actions during the Epsilon Eridani Conflicts. Bravo-9 began recruiting liaison officers from the Army, Aerospace Force, Navy, and Marine Corps to assist with building special warfare ready units to assist the UNSC in combat operations within the near future.

Operation: ODYSSEY TURBULENCE
In the wake of the Inner Colony Wars, Bravo-9 worked on developing a database to store information on terrorist leaders and formulating plans to take them down. The project to collect information became known as the Inner Colonies Economic Report where leaders were cataloged along with their movements. The division deployed field teams known as Economic Research Teams to move around the colonies and gather intelligence. They became notable for setting up orbital intelligence satellites to constantly track and locate enemies. Working with Shock Troop Divisions, Bravo-9 participated in the Counter-Terrorism Tracking Force as the premier intelligence unit to enable Shock Troops Regiments. They also provided intelligence to the Prowler Corps and assigned teams to the vessels to gather information for NAVSPECWAR.

By 2440, Bravo-9 and the DCS worked together to track down paramilitary leaders who were operating terrorist cells within the Inner Colonies. The operations were known to be covert and relied on the DCS to provide the personnel to Find, Fix, and Finish targets. Successful missions that reached the public had the recognition given to the DCS while Bravo-9 continued to work from the shadows. The action teams often consisted of DCS, Bravo-9, ODST, and Ranger personnel to carry out the raids. The joint efforts lead to the destruction of many terrorist cells living undercover along with rooting out any attempt of attacks. Their efforts were quietly rewarded even though the terrorist movements remained at-large in the Outer Colonies.

Throughout the rest of the 40s, Bravo-9 launched missions with Shock Troop Divisions to root out sanctuary cities in the border colonies between the Inner and Outer sectors. The division deployed field teams and infiltrated them into the cities to gather actionable intelligence along with figuring out the network of such cities. They were able to provide crucial information about what buildings to hit and who to capture at what time. Bravo-9 was known to withhold information from the DCS due to fears of the operation's cover being blown. It brought tension between the DCS and Bravo-9 to where the units slowly began working against each other. Despite the political issues, the Bravo-9 Division was successful in locating and identifying critical infastructure for the ODSTs to hit and capture. Following the many succcessful raids, Bravo-9 was creditted to driving down the casualities cost and preventing many firefights due to their spot-on intelligence.

Operation: FREQUENT TUNDRA
The Bravo-9 Division began launching missions into the Outer Colonies alongside Shock Troops Divisions to conduct intelligence-gather for NAVSPECWAR. Teams ran cyberwarfare, counterintelligence, electronic warfare, and psychological missions in the Chi Eridani and 68 Eridani system. Other teams included operational preparation of the battlefield and setting up covert listening posts to monitor activity. Many Non-Offical Cover personnel were used to infiltrate the local governments to understand their organization and who were the major players. Bravo-9 also spent time working alongside ODST Reconnaissance Platoons and helped with snatch-and-grab missions. The Air Group became notable for using stealth technology to bypass radar and allow NAVSPECWAR insight on how to scramble enemy radars with electronic warfare. Bravo-9 formed a joint network group to establish a presence within the homegrown intelligence networks created in the Outer Colonies.