Definition of defense intelligence agency Defense intelligence agency
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| defense intelligence agency - an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition | ||
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| military intelligence agency, military intelligence information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations | ||
| united states intelligence agency an intelligence service in the United States | ||
| defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense, defense the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 | ||
| ic, intelligence community, national intelligence community, united states intelligence community a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence | ||
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- The Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, is a major producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 11,000 military and civilian employees worldwide. The Defense Intelligence Community is headed by the DIA, through its Director (who chairs the Military Intelligence Board), and coordinates the activities of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force intelligence components. The DIA and DIC provide military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners within the Department of Defense and the United States Intelligence Community, in support of U.S. military planning and operations and weapon systems acquisition. DIA, designated in 1986 as a Defense Department combat support agency, was established in 1961 as a result of a decision by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, under President John F. Kennedy. The Department of Defense created DIA with the publication of Directive 5105.21, "Defense Intelligence Agency" on 1 August, effective 1 October 1961. DIA was preceded by the Counter Intelligence Corps.
