Office of New Republic Intelligence

"We're here to do all the dirty work, all the stuff that spineless politicians and narrow-minded civvies can't even dream about without wetting themselves."

- ARC-1442 "Miles"

The Office of New Republic Intelligence, often abbreviated as ONRI, is the intelligence-gathering branch of the New Democratic Republic's Ministry of Defense(MoD). It is also known informally by military personnel as "Spook Division".

Introduction
The Office of New Republic Intelligence is the Ministry of Defense's main source of intelligence, including electronic intelligence, field intelligence, espionage and counter-espionage, and propoganda. ONRI reports directly to the head of the MoD, and incorporates members both military and civilian, despite being a military organization technically watched over by the Navy.

Operations
ONRI is isolated from the other branches of the military, but appear to have a surprisingly large amount of hardware. They also have a strong presence within the Navy, controlling several vessels including two Venator II-Class Star Destroyers. These vessels are a primary source of information on the movements of the Imperial Navy, and the two Star Destroyers act as mobile bases from which raids by commandos can be launched. Field intelligence comes mainly from Advanced Recon Commando units like Seventh Squad who liaise with mainstream military units.

Section One
Section One, also abbreviated as Sec1, is ONRI's Internal Affairs section. While the rest of ONRI is tasked with watching the Empire, Section One's sole task is to monitor the Republic for any sign of double-agents, traitors or any other Imperial influence in both the military and the civilian government. It has the authority to arrest or even assassinate anyone who is proven to be an internal enemy.

Katthi Company
Also known as K2 Company, it is ONRI's equivalent of the GAR's Covert Ops troopers, although Katthi's activities are a little more benign that their predecessor's and they no longer kill AWOL troopers who are not a threat to Republic security. K2 Company is responsible for the assassination of internal enemies, and consists of a hodge-podge of ARC troopers, commandos and non-clone ex-special forces soldiers. K2 Company's activities are still highly illegal by the Constitution, and its existence is a closely guarded secret.

Section Two
Section Two, or Sec2, is responsible for electronic intelligence, surveillance and electronic warfare. It is notable for having the most civilian personnel. Sec2 also handles the encryption of top-secret data and transmissions.

Section Three
The top-secret projects division of ONRI, Section Three, or Sec3, is responsible for all of ONRI's "black-ops" projects as well as ARC and Republic Commando deployments. Vessels used by ONRI belong to Section Three. Sec3 is perhaps more well-known than the others, as ARC and RC units regularly interact with the mainstream military. Some of the most famous units of Sec3 are Omega Squad, Delta Squad and Seventh Squad.

Kukri Company
Also known as K1 Company, Kukri is like Katthi, except that Kukri's existence is more of an open secret than Katthi. Kukri is also more organized than Katthi, and all of its members are clone commandos. Omega and Delta Squad are part of Kukri. Kukri's duties include sabotage and reconnaissance, among various other duties. When deployed, Kukri operates from NRSD Allegiance.

Sima Company
Also called S Company, Sima consists of ARC troopers. Seventh Squad is part of S Company. Sima's duties include field intelligence and assassination, and their snipers are generally regarded to be the best in the military. Sima operates from NRSD Guarlara.

Raksas Company
Also called R Company, Raksas consists entirely of clone assassins. As one might imagine, assassination is their main duty, but they also go deep into enemy territory to gather vital intelligence. Unlike the other companies in Sec3, they do not operate from any particular ship and rarely deploy in groups larger than two.

Allegiance Battalion and Guarlara Battalion
These two battalions operate from their respective namesake vessels and consist of clone troopers from the New Republic Marine Corp (NRMC). They stay on stand-by in case an ARC or Commando unit is in trouble and needs a lot of support for evacuation.

Third Special Operations Group
3rd SOG is the small fleet within the GNNR operated by ONRI. They operate a fairly large number of vessels, including two Venator II-Class Star Destroyers: Allegiance and Guarlara.

Section Four
The most secretive section, Sec4 is responsible for espionage and counter-espionage. They also operate double-agents and informants in enemy organizations.

Behind the scenes

 * Katthi and Kukri are both Indian words meaning "dagger" and "sword", respectively. Sima is taken from Simha, another Indian word meaning "lion".