Defense Intelligence Agency (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Defense Intelligence Agency is a member of the Intelligence Community and produces military intelligence in support of planners, policymakers and warfighters.
- The Defense Intelligence Agency was established in 1961 to provide military intelligence to the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- The Defense Intelligence Agency is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and has major operational activities at the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center.
- The Defense Intelligence Agency is responsible for analyzing and disseminating foreign military intelligence information to the Department of Defense and other government agencies.
- The Defense Intelligence Agency also manages a network of service attaches at US embassies around the world to collect human intelligence on foreign militaries.