Here is an important document that details what role the DIA has. Department of Defense Directive 5105.21 (March 18, 2008)
The United State’s Department of Defense (DoD) has its very own Intelligence Agency. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is not a common household name, and rarely receives much press. Their function (from wikipedia):
DIA’s mission is to provide timely and objective military intelligence to warfighters, policymakers, and force planners. It is considered to be a member of the Intelligence Community. The director of DIA is the main adviser to the United States Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters related to military intelligence.
Peter Gilboy was once a DIA operative. His book OPERATION FANTASY PLAN details his involvement and how closely intertwined the CIA and DIA are.
The DIA Seal (from DIA site):
The initial letters of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) also comprise the Greek word “dia,” which means divided into two parts. In this instance, the flaming torch and its gold color represent knowledge, i.e., intelligence, “lighting” the way of the “known” light blue-green world against the darkness or unknown symbolized by the dark background —“the area of the truth” still sought by the worldwide mission of the Agency. The two red atomic ellipses symbolize the scientific and technical aspects of intelligence today and of the future. The 13 stars and the wreath are adopted from the Department of Defense (DoD) seal and identifies the Agency as a DoD organization.
The DoD’s FOIA Handbook is available online. The DIA’s FOIA Page has a reference to the DoD’s handbook.
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March 25th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Good Lord, Thank Heaven, there’s more than the huge FBI and CIA.
You know this just gave me some faith in the ‘Alphabet.’