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* '''Intelligence Officer''': at the bottom of the totem pole, is the Intelligence Officer. The Intelligence Officer is the bare-bones of any intelligence operation, specializing in either communications intelligence, human intelligence, or intelligence analysis.  
* '''Intelligence Officer''': at the bottom of the totem pole, is the Intelligence Officer. The Intelligence Officer is the bare-bones of any intelligence operation, specializing in either communications intelligence, human intelligence, or intelligence analysis.  
** A '''Communications Intelligence Operator''' (or COMINT for short) would be stationed at the operational command centre, receiving and interpreting intelligence and relaying it to his or her section leader.  
** A '''Communications Intelligence Operator''': (or COMINT for short) would be stationed at the operational command centre, receiving and interpreting intelligence and relaying it to his or her section leader.  
** The '''Human Intelligence Operator'' (or HUMINT for short) is generally the person gathering intelligence in the field or providing overwatch for security and other intelligence operators; this position entails: the collection of intelligence from behind enemy lines through interpersonal contact, counter-intelligence, and infiltration and extraction
** The '''Human Intelligence Operator''': (or HUMINT for short) is generally the person gathering intelligence in the field or providing overwatch for security and other intelligence operators; this position entails: the collection of intelligence from behind enemy lines through interpersonal contact, counter-intelligence, and infiltration and extraction
** An '''Intelligence Analyst'' is an officer who receives intelligence from COMINT or HUMINT sources and extracts the information containing operational relevance in order to formulate a plan of action, or to predict future events. Intelligence analysts are the unit’s professionals whose research, analysis, and presentation of findings provide the most complete possible intelligence picture.
** An '''Intelligence Analyst''': is an officer who receives intelligence from COMINT or HUMINT sources and extracts the information containing operational relevance in order to formulate a plan of action, or to predict future events. Intelligence analysts are the unit’s professionals whose research, analysis, and presentation of findings provide the most complete possible intelligence picture.


* '''Section Leader''': Sometimes called Deputy Directors, Section Leaders are the senior most Intelligence Officers on board a ship or space station and report directly to the commanding officer. Their job is to receive either raw information from COMINT or HUMINT sources, or to receive intelligence reports and analysis from analysts. The Section Leader then relays this information to the Commander Officer, or Operation Commander, depending on the location and context, in a perspicuous manner.
* '''Section Leader''': The senior most Intelligence Officers on board a ship or space station and report directly to the commanding officer. Their job is to receive either raw information from COMINT or HUMINT sources, or to receive intelligence reports and analysis from analysts. The Section Leader then relays this information to the Commander Officer, or Operation Commander, depending on the location and context, in a perspicuous manner.
 
* '''Deputy Director''': A Deputy Director can be assigned to a starship but is usually assigned to a major starbase or on a planet. The Deputy Director is responsible for all Intelligence Operations in an area of space, usually limited to one sector. The Deputy Director reports to the Chief of Intelligence or the head of Starfleet Operations in that sector.
 
* '''Director''': A Director is not a position which is held within the normal chain of command in Starfleet Intelligence, instead a Director is the head of a Division of Starfleet Intelligence, such as Internal Affairs.
 
* '''Deputy Chief of Intelligence''': A Deputy Chief is the next in line to the Chief of Intelligence, and is usually in charge of all the administrative duties.
 
* '''Chief of Intelligence''': At the very top of the Intelligence totem pole is the Chief of Intelligence. He or she is ultimately in charge of Intelligence Operations throughout all of Federation space and beyond. The Chief of Intelligence reports directly to the Commander, Starfleet and the President of the UFoP.


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