Photos: Defense Intelligence Special Report

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta stands with Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael G. Vickers for the national anthem at the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence 10th anniversary celebration dinner Dec. 3, 2012, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta passes the flag from Army Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess Jr., left, to Army Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn during the change of directorship for the Defense Intelligence Agency on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., July 24, 2012. Burgess had served in the position since 2009. Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, right, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, participated in the ceremony. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jantael Brown, an intelligence analyst with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, looks through the photos on her camera aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 15, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Christopher Johns
  • U.S. Navy Capt. D.J. LeGoff, tactical networks program manager, Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence, draws a large crowd at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command exhibit at Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association West in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 25, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Rick Naystatt
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Sprockett, an intelligence analyst with the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, gives an intelligence briefing before an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft training mission Dec. 20, 2011, in Swanton, Ohio. Map plotting improves situational awareness for aircrew members during training and real-world missions. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Beth Holliker
  • U.S. Navy Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Verlin Finster stands watch aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Persian Gulf Dec. 17, 2011. The John C. Stennis was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Will Tyndall
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cristobal Galindo, a joint terminal attack controller with the 807th Expeditionary Air Support Squadron, prepares the radios in a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle before a mission in Afghanistan Oct. 12, 2011. JTACs embedded with and provided Army ground maneuver units expertise in planning and controlling combat air resources. Galindo provided ground commanders with direct communications to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and combat close air support aircraft. DOD photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen, U.S. Air Force
  • U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ryan Mills, an intelligence officer with the Paktia Provincial Reconstruction Team, talks to youth in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Sept. 26, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cammie Quinn
  • U.S. Navy Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Ross Massey stands on intelligence watch during the transit of the Strait of Hormuz aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while in the Strait of Hormuz, Sept. 20, 2011. John C. Stennis was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Offiicer 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Antonio Paz, left, a military intelligence officer within Special Operations Command Europe, goes through jumpmaster pre-inspection with Ukranian parachutists for a multinational fun jump during exercise Jackal Stone 2011 at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Sept. 15, 2011. Jackal Stone is an annual joint special operations exercise designed to enhance capabilities and interoperability amongst the participating special operations forces as well as to build mutual respect while sharing doctrinal concepts, training concepts and various tactics, techniques and procedures. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bethany Little
  • A South Korean survival, evasion, resistance and escape instructor with the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) Intelligence Training Squadron packs a parachute in Cheongju, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2011. The U.S. Air Force and the ROKAF performed jumps together, helping to improve relationships with one another. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen A. Douglas
  • A ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle aircraft (UAV) prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) in the Pacific Ocean Sept. 12, 2011. Scan Eagle was designed to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data, and battlefield damage assessment. Comstock was deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac