Defense Intelligence Agency

Immediately after the September 11th terrorist attacks, DIA counterterrorism experts were hard at work supporting ongoing CT efforts. Listen to the #DIAConnections podcast as we reflect on this critical time for our Nation. https://lnkd.in/gGt3pd5w

This morning, we honored and remembered the lives lost in the September 11 terrorist attacks, including eight of our own teammates, during a wreath-laying ceremony in the Memorial Garden at DIA Headquarters.

Do you have expertise managing physical, technical and procedural security requirements for SCIFs and Special Access Program facility operations? DIA is looking for qualified security specialists to work out of our Reston, Virginia office. Join a team dedicated to protecting and safeguarding DIA officers, property, operations and information. Apply by Sept. 17. https://diajobs.dia.mil/

Joined by Rep. Dale Strong and the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Aaron Lukas, acting DIA Director Christine Bordine led Tuesday's groundbreaking on a military construction project at the Missile and Space Intelligence Center. The new Modeling Analysis and Computer Exploitation facility will strengthen the nation’s current and future global space and missile defense capabilities. Based at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, MSIC provides warfighters, weapons developers and policymakers with scientific and technical intelligence assessments of foreign weapons systems. This new facility will deliver a world-class supercomputing modeling and simulation capability to defeat complex future threat systems. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ei9bqzdg

Last week, DIA Director Lt. Gen. Jeff Kruse hosted the Senior Military Intelligence Officers Conference, an annual forum that brings together senior defense and intelligence leaders to discuss cross-cutting intelligence challenges and to develop solutions for improving support to joint operations, warfighter readiness, and national security decision-making. With participation from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, service intelligence chiefs, and senior leaders from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant command J2s, and Five Eyes community, the panel discussions focused on synchronizing and integrating IC capabilities to advance mission priorities.

DIA officers are combating the most devastating drug epidemic in U.S. history. On National Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Day, listen to #DIAConnections podcast episode, “The Fentanyl Fight,” to learn how we follow the money to drug cartels. https://lnkd.in/emEUeP6u

Last week, Lt. Gen. Patrick Hughes, DIA Director from 1996-1999, was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. All of us at DIA mourn his passing and celebrate his remarkable life of service. In 2023, we had the honor of interviewing Hughes about his 35+ years of service to the Nation. Over the course of his career, one principle remained constant — his dedication to the people who carry out the mission. "I cared about — and indeed still do — the people who...served the country day in and day out. I wasn't an easy guy, I know that, but I wasn't supposed to be.” Hughes enlisted in the Army in 1962 and transferred from Infantry to Military Intelligence in 1970. His extensive experience in MI positioned him to bring innovations to DIA and refocus defense all-source intelligence production, collection, and systems integration. During his tenure, the Agency broke ground for the Missile and Space Intelligence Center in Alabama, and the Defense Attaché Service established new offices in Cambodia, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Latvia, Rwanda and Slovenia. With Lt. Gen. Hughes at the helm, the Agency earned two Joint Meritorious Unit Awards. Learn more about Hughes' career and achievements: https://lnkd.in/ehhBvSs2

On Aug. 10, 1949, the National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense. So where does DIA fit in? As a combat support agency and the nation’s primary manager and producer of foreign military intelligence, DIA supports our warfighters and DoD partners around the world.

Happy birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard! Did you know that in addition to patrolling the U.S. coastline, the USCG also maintains security on the high seas? That’s how a USCG Sentinel-class fast-response cutter came to be featured on the cover of DIA’s report, “Seized At Sea: Iranian Weapons Smuggled to the Houthis.” https://lnkd.in/dWXpz3a #SemperParatus #USCG

Join us in observing Korean War Veterans Armistice Day and honoring all those who served in the war. To learn more about the negotiations that led to the armistice, visit the United States Department of Defense: https://lnkd.in/eUzZgmcf