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Defense intelligence is critical to the Defense Department's role in national security. Such information helps frame national security policies, and enables warfighters to plan and conduct successful military and security operations that protect America.

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Missile, Space Intelligence Center Saves Warfighter Lives

Engineers, scientists and analysts of the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center provide high-confidence assessments of foreign missile and space systems and other critical intelligence products that help to keep warfighters from harm. Story

Defense Intelligence Office Marks 10 Years of Progress

Ten years ago this month, an entry in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2003 created a position in the Defense Department that for the first time harnessed and focused the department's diverse intelligence assets. Story

Intel Official Calls Language 'Central' to New Strategy

Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael G. Vickers was pleasantly surprised Nov. 3 when he encountered his former Spanish instructor at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center here while observing a Spanish language class. Story

DOD Aggressively Pursues Intel Innovation, Vickers Says

The Defense Department is driving innovation across all defense intelligence functions, the Pentagon's intelligence chief said yesterday. Story

Medical Intelligence Center Monitors Health Threats

From a windowless building behind barriers and fences here, scientists, physicians and other experts monitor a range of intelligence and open-source channels for threats to the health of U.S. forces and the homeland. Story

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